![]() ![]() Mountains: the Alps (located along the Southeastern border, the western part of the great alpine chain), the Pyrenees (located along the southwestern border, forms a natural border between France and Spain)ģ. Cities: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, NiceĢ. The text should be well-defined and bolded for the first maps and then become translucent for the rest of the maps (the cities are a possibel exception).ġ. These are the features I would like to be present on every map. Instructions to artist (including "legend / key") La France d’outre-mer i s a term used to describe a number of islands in the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean that have been formally incorporated in to France. From that point the borders of continental France have been stable. Alsace and Lorraine were again formally incorporated into France in 1919 when the Treaty of Versailles was signed. The great wars of the 20th Century resulted in gains an losses on the eastern and north-eastern frontier. In 1814, Napoleon was definitely defeated and the national borders of Europe and France received a new and more enduring definition at the Congress of Vienna. The effects of the Revolution led to turmoil throughout France, turmoil that was not brought under control until Napoleon seized power and began a systematic attempt to expand French control throughout western Europe. The French Revolution marked the end of the monarchy and resulted in the creation of the first French Republic. The Old Order in France collapsed in 1789. ![]() Through this period the borders of France varied, but generally moved toward the lines we now observe. Under Louis XIV, France participated in many wars against many of the established European powers. Religious toleration was introducted by the Edict of Nantes was later revoked by Louis XIV, famously known as the Sun King. In the 16th century, that unity was challenged by the wars of religion that raged across western Europe. Conflicts with England especially during the Hundreds Year War, resulted in territorial integrity and a sense of national identity under the monarchy. The division of Charlemagne's Frankish kingdom set the stage for the formation of France and other European nations. The dynasties however undermined such order treating their territory as private property and dividing it among their descendants. The breakdown of the Roman Empire (5th Century) was followed by phases of barbarian invasions and attempts to construct an enduring order along the lines of Germanic kingship. The lack of a natural 'border' on the north and north-east (Picardy and Lorraine) complicated the process of national formation. The geography of borders of modern France, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean coastlines to the west and south, are complemented by the line of the Vosges, Jura and Alps to the east and the the Pyrennies to the south-west. ![]() It is mostly surrounded by water, but in the Southwest it borders Spain and in the East runs along the coveted Rhone Valley. Located along the Atlantic Coast of Western Europe, France has a unique geography. France has faced periods of great triumph as well as times of turmoil from its beginnings as a disunified Frankish Empire to the more recent tragedy that struck during the great wars in the former half of the 20th century. ![]()
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