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Ile-de-France. Les D épartements. Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-et-Marne Seine-Saint-Denis Val-d’Oise Val-de-Marne Yvelines. L’ école Polytechnique. Versailles. Geography. La Seine Northwestern France
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Les Départements • Essonne • Hauts-de-Seine • Paris • Seine-et-Marne • Seine-Saint-Denis • Val-d’Oise • Val-de-Marne • Yvelines L’école Polytechnique Versailles
Geography • La Seine Northwestern France • The Seine starts near Dijon in northern France flows through Paris and into the English Channel. • Limestone Plains • Paris Basin- lowland area around Paris
Tourist Attractions Le Louvre -One of the world’s most visited and famous museums -Mona Lisa L’arc de Triomphe “Ici repose un soldat français mort pour la patrie 1914-1918’ • La Tour Eiffel • -Tallest structure in France, • Gustave Eiffel • 1887-1889
Someone Famous…. • Simone de Beauvoir • 1/9/1908 - 4/14/1986 • Attended La Sorbonne • French author and philosopher • Le deuxième sexe (1949)
Foods/Products of the Region • Wheat • Barley • Corn • Sugar beets • Dairy Cattle • Brie (Seine-et-Marne)
Paris-Brest Ingredients *1 quantity choux pastry (1 Lb 2 oz) *1 egg, lightly beaten *1 tablespoon flaked almonds *1 quantity crème pâtissière *Dusting of confectioner’s sugar Praline *1/2 cup caster (superfine) sugar *1 cup flaked almonds