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France 3
France 3
Launched December 31, 1972
Owned by France Télévisions
Audience share 13. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. France Télévisions (fʁɑ̃s televiʒjɔ̃ is the French public national television broadcaster 4% (April 2008, [2])
Country Flag of France France
Formerly called La Troisième Chaîne de l'ORTF (Couleur 3)
(1972-1975)
FR3 (France Régions 3)
(1975-1992)
Sister channel(s) France 2
France 4
France 5
France Ô
Website www.france3.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
SECAM Channel 3
TNT Channel 3
Satellite
Atlantic Bird Channel 3
CanalSat Channel 3
TPS Channel 3
Cable
MC Cable Channel 5

France 3 is the second largest French public television network and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française ( ORTF) was the national agency charged between 1964 and 1974 with providing public radio and television in France Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) France 2 is the largest French public Television network It is part of the France Télévisions group along with France 3, France 5 France 4 is a French public television network featuring Arts, including Music. France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group Réseau France Outre-mer ( RFO) is a network of radio and Television stations operating in France 's overseas departments and territories TNT (Télévision Numérique Terrestre is the national digital terrestrial service for France. CanalSat is a French digital satellite and DSL pay television service owned by Canal+ Group MC Cable is an cable television company for the Principality of Monaco ans is owned by Monaco Telecom. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic France Télévisions (fʁɑ̃s televiʒjɔ̃ is the French public national television broadcaster France 2 is the largest French public Television network It is part of the France Télévisions group along with France 3, France 5 France 4 is a French public television network featuring Arts, including Music. France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group Réseau France Outre-mer ( RFO) is a network of radio and Television stations operating in France 's overseas departments and territories

It is made up of regional television stations and the program is slightly different depending on the broadcasting region, with only the national news being presented from Paris, followed by Regional News provided by each regional broadcaster. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The name used to be FR3 or France Régions 3 (France Areas 3) until the beginning of the 1990s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

Prior to the establishment of RFO, it also broadcast to the various French overseas territories. Réseau France Outre-mer ( RFO) is a network of radio and Television stations operating in France 's overseas departments and territories It still exists with the TPS channels which are due to be switched off in 2008.

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History

La Chaine Couleur (1972-1974)

The Third Channel (Channel 3) started its broadcasts on the 31st December 1972, called 'Couleur 3'. Its Programme Directeur General (PDG) at the time Jean-Louis Guillaud decided to call on the regional television stations of the ORTF and aspiring young television editors to join the new network, which was to be broadcast in colour, without advertisements and continuity announcers.

At the start of its life, Couleur 3 only broadcasted for three hours every day and only covered 26% of the population, its transmissions primarily covering Paris, the 'Ile-de-France' and 'Nord' regions. Its coverage improved and became national at the end of the decade.

Autonomous from the state (1974-1999)

7 October 1974 saw a law reform which saw the ORTF broken up into six separate state-owned companies, one of which was the Société nationale de programme de télévision France Régions 3 (FR3). FR3 was given the responsibility of managing and developing regional television and radio centres:

FR3 was launched on 6 January. Its PDG Claude Contamine decided to orient the channel towards film (examples being 'Cinéma de Minuit' and 'Cinéma 16 1976'), televised discussion and local opt-out programming. 22 March 1975 saw local programming being broadcast daily. One example of such programming- 'Les Jeux de 20 heures'- allowed each region in turn to be showcased nationally, in the format of a presenter in the Paris studio speaking to a presenter in a given regional station. After this programme was aired the State understod the importance of the régions and very slowly undertook measures to decentralise the country administratively and economically, including the regional centres of FR3.

21 October 1981 FR3 broadcast for the first time the ministers questions from the National Assembly. In January 1983 advertising was introduced to the network. In 5 September, its 12 centres of production were producing 3 hours daily of regional programmes. The American drama series Dynasty had its French airing every Saturday in 1984. In 1985 popular children’s show The Disney Channel aired on FR3 every Saturday night and ran for five seasons. (Not to be confused later with Disney Channel). A new regular time for national and local news- 'le 19|20' was broadcast for the first time in 1986 at 7pm until 8pm (or 19h to 20h).

Privatisation. . . almost (1986-1989)

However in 1986 the then government of Jacques Chirac propsed that one of the three public television companies be privatised. The original suggestion was to turn FR3 into a private body, however the final decision was that of TF1. The broadcasting authority at the time, the CNCL appointed Rene Han to be programme controller of FR3, with the result that the networked programmes took an even more cultural direction. For example Thalassa- le magazine de la mer gained a second weekly programme on Friday nights and an televisied opera aired every Wednesday nights.

Popular quiz show Questions pour un champion made its broadcasting début in November 1998 and La Classe, an entertainment programme which replaced Les Jeux de 20 heures and followed 19|20.

Making the public sector stronger (1989-1990)

The French television landscape at the end of the decade was comprised of a strong private sector in the TF1 and Canal+ channels and a fragmented public sector (Antenne 2 and FR3), so faced with that, the State, through its public body the CSA (Conseil Supérieure de l’Audiovisuel) decided that to reinforce the public broadcasting sector, FR3 would join Antenne 2 under a new public corporation.

In 1990 France 3 gave airtime on Saturday afternoons to the emerging educational network La Sept where it broadcasted until midnight. Saturday mornings were home to its own current affairs programmes Continentales and L’Eurojournal, both presented by Alex Taylor.

The public union (1990-present)

Starting the 7th September 1992 FR3 became France 3 and together with France 2 (ex Antenne 2) formed France Télévisions. France 2 is the largest French public Television network It is part of the France Télévisions group along with France 3, France 5 France Télévisions (fʁɑ̃s televiʒjɔ̃ is the French public national television broadcaster In 1998 in a partnership with TPS launched a satellite station called Régions

Between 2000 and 2005 the following public channels La Cinquième, RFO (together with RFOsat, now called France Ô) and then France 4 joined France 2 and 3 under the France Télévisions corporate umbrella. France Ô is a French public television network featuring programing from the French Overseas departments and collectivities in Metropolitan France France 4 is a French public television network featuring Arts, including Music. France Télévisions (fʁɑ̃s televiʒjɔ̃ is the French public national television broadcaster

Under the direction of 'France Télévisions' président Patrick de Carolis and Director of Channels Patrice Duhamel, in October 2006 a new daily cultural programme called 'Ce soir (ou jamais !)' presented by Frederic Taddei marked the new cultural direction given to the programmes of France 3. Also the evening news programme Soir 3 was given a fixed hour – at 11pm. Soir 3 is the late-night newscast of the French public television network France 3.

At present (2005- )

The channel is home to a diverse range of programming, from the soap operas (Plus belle la vie) to the cookery programmes (Bon appétit bien sûr) and from the cultural (Des racines et des ailles) to the quiz shows (Des chiffres et des lettres).

Another part of the channel is a great emphasis is on the celebration of the country as a whole and on the different regions which make up France (for example Plus belle la vie , a popular soap opera is set in Marseille. Some of its well known programmes can also be seen as part of the schedules of TV5 Monde. TV5MONDE (formerly known as TV5) is a global Television network broadcasting several channels of French language programming

France 3 is now received by Digital Terrestrial Television (fr. - la television terrestre francaise) in % of French homes, each receiving a digital version of the traditional analogue signal.

Mission

France 3 is a general entertainment channel which has missions to deliver domestic and regional programming, offering cultural and educational avantages. Its local and regional vocation has been assured by its new mission statement. (« Elle doit privileger l’information décentralisée et les événements régionaux »)Translated it reads:

'It must promote local news and regional events and to introduce and familiarise the different regions of France and Europe and « to give space to our lively spectacles ». '

Headquarters

France 3 was based at 13-15 rue Cognacq-Jay in Paris, which housed the television services of the former Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF).

Since TF1 was made independent from the ORTF, FR3 was based at the Maison de la Radio in the XVIe arrondissement in Paris, its editorial base was at 28 Cours Albert 1er in the VIIIe arrondissement. The 8th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts of the capital city of France.

In 1998 France 3 moved to a new base at 7 Esplanade Henri de France in the XVe arrondissement. This also houses the rest of France Télévisions operations. The headquarters is accessible by taking the RER Line C at Boulevard Victor.

Programmes

France 3 has less audience constraints when compared to sister channel France 2, with France 2 being the flagship public channel. This allows the channel to concentrate on cultural programming.

Journal télévisé (News bulletins)

12|13

12|13 is broadcasted every day at 11. 45am Central European Time with the following schedule:

Le 12|13 is presented by Stephane Lippert (weekdays) and Catherine Matausch (weekends).

19|20

The main evening bulletin, 'le 19|20' broadcasts every day between 6. 35pm and 8pm with the following schedule:

The national portion is presented by Audrey Pulvar (weekdays) and Catherine Matausch (weekends)

Soir 3

Soir 3 broadcast around the 11pm mark with national and world news, presented by Marie Drucker (weekdays) and Francis Letellier (weekends).

NB. Note that in the United Kingdom some France 3 news items can be seen on ITV Channel Islands programme Rendez-vous dimanche with local news items sourced from France 3 Ouest. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Channel Television is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television (ITV contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962 In Belgium the local programmes offered by France 3 Nord Pas de Calais Picardie had at times in history twice the amount of viewers than in its intended target area. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those [1]

Children's shows

Regional structure

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Region Name Area Served Centres of production
1. France 3 Alsace Alsace Strasbourg
2. France 3 Alsace is one of the 13 regional stations of France 3, broadcasting in the Alsace region from its headquarters is Strasbourg. Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région France 3 Aquitaine Aquitaine Bordeaux
3. Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate France 3 Bourgogne Franche-Comté Bourgogne & Franche-Comté Dijon, Besançon
4. Bourgogne ( English: Burgundy is one of the 26 regions of France. Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy Dijon ( diʒɔ̃ is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or departement and of the Bourgogne region Besançon (bəzɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ in French and Arpitan; German: Bisanz) is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté France 3 Corse Corsica Ajaccio
5. Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily Ajaccio ( Adiacium Ajaccio; Aiacciu; Aiaccio) is a commune in France. France 3 Lorraine Champagne-Ardenne Lorraine & Champagne-Ardenne Nancy, Reims
6. Lorraine (Lothringen is one of the 26 régions of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance Metz and Nancy Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 26 regions of France. history and geogaphyChampagne-Ardenne is a region located in the northeast of France bordering Belgium Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern France 3 Méditerranée Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille
7. France 3 Méditerranée is one of the 13 regional stations of France 3, broadcasting in the Côte d'Azur region from its headquarters is Marseilles Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA ( Provençal Occitan: Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur in classical norm or Prouvènço-Aup-Costo d'Azur in Mistralian Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ France 3 Nord-Pas-de-Calais Picardie Nord-Pas de Calais & Picardie Lille, Amiens
8. Nord-Pas de Calais (French Nord-Pas de Calais; Dutch Noord-Nauw van Kales) is one of the 26 regions of France. Picardie ( English: Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France. Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country Amiens (amjɛ̃ is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris. France 3 Normandie Basse-Normandie & Haute-Normandie Caen, Rouen
9. Basse-Normandie ('Lower Normandy' is an administrative region of France. Haute-Normandie ( Upper Normandy) is one of the 26 regions of France. Caen (kɑ̃ is a commune in northwestern France. It is the Prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Rouen (ʁwɑ̃ in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital France 3 Ouest Bretagne & Pays de la Loire Rennes, Nantes
10. Pays de la Loire is one of the 26 Regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital Nantes Rennes ( Gallo: Resnn, Roazhon Condate Condate Riedonum is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast France 3 Paris Île-de-France Centre Île-de-France & Centre Vanves, Orléans
11. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. Centre is one of the 26 regions of France, located towards the northwest of the actual centre of the country Vanves is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. This article is about the French city of Orléans for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation. France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes Limousin & Poitou-Charentes Limoges
12. France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes is one of the 13 regional stations of France 3, broadcasting in the Limousin and Poitou-Charentes regions from its Limousin ( Occitan: Lemosin) is one of the 26 regions of France. Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Limoges ( Lemòtges / Limòtges in the Limousin dialect of Occitan language) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture France 3 Rhône Alpes Auvergne Rhône-Alpes & Auvergne Lyon, Grenoble
13. Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) is one of the 26 administrative regions of France. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Grenoble is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. France 3 Sud Languedoc-Roussillon & Midi-Pyrénées Toulouse, Montpellier

19|20 Local opt-outs

Within the main 19|20 bulletin, depending on where the viewer receives France 3 via terrestrial transmitters there are recorded local opt-out bulletins concentrating on specific 'communautés'. France 3 Sud is one of the 13 regional stations of France 3, broadcasting in the Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon regions from its headquarters Languedoc-Roussillon ( Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is one of the 26 regions of France. Midi-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the largest region of Metropolitan France by area larger Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. These opt-outs air at around 7:50PM for a duration of 10 minutes.

France 3 Région Number of 'journal' opt-outs Areas/language served News bureaux
Alsace 2 Deux-Rives,Alsacien language Strasbourg
Aquitaine 4 Pays Basque, Sud-Aquitaine, Périgord, Bordeaux Métropole Bayonne, Pau, Périgueux, Bordeaux
Bourgogne Franche-Comté 0
Corse 0
Limousin Poitou-Charente 3 Poitou Charente, Atlantique, Pays de Corrèze Limoges, La Rochelle, Brive
Lorraine Champagne-Ardenne 3 Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine Nord Nancy, Reims, Metz
Méditerranée 3 Marseille, Côte Varoise, Côte d'Azur Marseille, Toulon, Nice
Nord-Pas-de-Calais Picardie 3 Côte d'Opale, Lille Métropole, Picardie Bourgogne, Lille, Amiens
Normandie 1 Baie-de-Seine Le Havre
Ouest 4 Estuaire, Haute-Bretagne, Maine, Iroise Nantes, Rennes, Le Mans, Brest
Paris Île-de-France Centre 3 Orléans Loiret, Touraine, Berry Orléans, Tours, Châteauroux
Rhône Alpes Auvergne 4 Alpes, Auvergne, Grand Lyon Lyon, Grenoble
Sud 4 Toulouse, Pays Catalan, Montpellier Quercy-Rouergue, Tarn, Pays Gardois Toulouse, Perpignan, Montpellier, Rodez, Albi, Nîmes

Organization

Directors

Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers:

General Managers:

Hosts/Presenters

  • Jean-Michel Blier
  • Marlène Blin
  • Laurence Bobillier
  • Lionel Cottu
  • Gérald Dahan
  • Marie Drucker
  • Mireille Dumas
  • Jean-Sébastien Fernandes
  • Magali Forestier
  • Marc-Olivier Fogiel
  • Franz-Olivier Giesbert
  • Yann Gonon
  • Jamy Gourmaud
  • Frédéric Courant
  • Sabine Quindou
  • Martin Igier

References

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Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Alsatian ( Elsässerditsch; Alsacien Elsässisch or Elsässerdeutsch) is a Low Alemannic German dialect spoken in most of Alsace, a region Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of The French Basque Country or Northern Basque Country (Pays basque français Iparralde constitutes the North-Eastern part of the Basque Country and the Western The Périgord ( ( Occitan: Peiregòrd / Perigòrd) is a former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne Bayonne ( French: Bayonne bajɔn Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest Périgueux ( (in Occitan: Peireguers or Periguers) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Limoges ( Lemòtges / Limòtges in the Limousin dialect of Occitan language) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture La Rochelle is a city in western France, and a Seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. Brive-la-Gaillarde ( Limousin dialect of Occitan language Briva la Galharda) is a commune of France. Lorraine (Lothringen is one of the 26 régions of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance Metz and Nancy Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 26 regions of France. history and geogaphyChampagne-Ardenne is a region located in the northeast of France bordering Belgium Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern Metz (mɛs in French) is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine région and Préfecture Méditerranée was the name of a département of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ The French Riviera (Côte d'Azur Occitan: Còsta Azzura) is one of the most famous resort areas in the world extending along the Mediterranean Sea west Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large Nice (nis Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek Côte d'Opale is the French coast from Calais to Boulogne-sur-Mer. The Urban Community of Lille Métropole ( French: Lille Métropole Communauté Urbaine) is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune Picardie ( English: Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France. Bourgogne ( English: Burgundy is one of the 26 regions of France. Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country Amiens (amjɛ̃ is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris. The Baie de la Seine (Bay of the Seine) is a Bay in northern France. Le Havre is a city in the northwest region of France situated on the right bank of the mouth of the Seine River as it outlets into the Bay of the Seine Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. It corresponds to the old county of Maine centered around the city of Le Mans. The Iroise Sea or Mer d'Iroise is the part of the Atlantic Ocean which stretches from the Ile de Sein to Ushant off the coast of Brittany Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Rennes ( Gallo: Resnn, Roazhon Condate Condate Riedonum is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Touraine may also refer to Alain Touraine, French sociologist The word berry has two meanings one based on a botanical definition the other on common identification This article is about the French city of Orléans for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation. Tours is a city in France the Préfecture (capital city of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Châteauroux is the capital of the Indre department in central France and the second-largest town in Berry, after Bourges. Alpes may refer to Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (formerly Basses-Alpes a French department in the south of France Hautes-Alpes, a department Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) is one of the 26 administrative regions of France. The Urban Community of Lyon ( French: Communauté urbaine de Lyon) also known as Grand Lyon (i ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Grenoble is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest Perpignan ( French: Perpignan, pɛʀpiɲɑ̃ Catalan Perpinyà,) is a commune and the Préfecture (administrative Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. Rodez ( Occitan: Rodés) is a city and commune in southern France, in the Aveyron département, of which it is For the city in Calabria Italy see Albi Italy. Albi is a commune in southern France. Nîmes ( Provençal Occitan: Nimes in both classical and Mistralian norms is a city in southern France. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marie Drucker (born in Paris on December 3 1974) is a French Journalist and Television personality Julien Lepers (born August 9, 1949) is the stage name of Ronan Lepers, a French television and radio host Elise Lucet, born May 30, 1963 in Rouen ( Seine-Maritime) France, is a French Investigative journalist Nagui Fam, born on November 14 1961 in Alexandria, Egypt, is a Franco-Egyptian TV and Radio presenter Christine Ockrent (born April 24, 1944) is a Belgian Journalist whose career has principally centered on French television Audrey Pulvar is a French journalist She was born in Martinique, in February 20 1972. ) [1]

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