CITY

AMIENS

1. surface	49.46 km2
2. number of inhabitants	135,501 inhabitants in 1999
3. population density	2740/km2 in 1999
4. What are the “hortillonages” and their surface	300 hectares of Floating Gardens
5. name of the principal river	The Somme
6. the cathedral:
its surface	7700 m2
its height	112,7 m
its length	145 m
years of construction	From 1220 until 1269 (the towers were built from 1366 until the 15th century)
7. name of a famous writer who lived in Amiens	Jules Verne
8. number of museums	4: Museum of Picardie, Museum of the Hotel de Berny, House of Jules Verne, archaeological gardens of Saint-Acheul
9. number of cinemas	3
10. number of swimming-pools	3

Tiffany, Manon, Gaëlle, Laura, Madalena, Lucie, Diane, Lola, Cindy

REGION

The Region PICARDIE and the Department SOMME

REGION PICARDIE
1. surface of the region	19,399 km2
2. number of inhabitants	1 890 000 inhabitants in 2007

3. border regions, country and sea	Border regions: Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Champagne-Ardennes Border country : Belgium Sea : the English Channel
4. number of historical castles in the region	32 castles (9 castles in Somme, 11 in Aisne and 12 inOise)
5. production of the regions	- 1st region for: frozen and canned vegetables, ready meals, beetroot, sugar, potato starch, metal working, ironmongery and valve fittings; - 2nd region for glass making, cosmetics products, bar-turning, farm implements and wheat; - 3rd region for rubber, plastics processing and agricultural machinery
6. number and names of the departments	3 departments: Aisne, Oise, Somme
DEPARTMENT SOMME
7. surface of the department	6170 km2
8. number of inhabitants	555 551 inhabitants in 1999
9. population density	90/km2 in 1999

Mahélie, Samantha, Pauline, Anaïs, Emilie, Karine, Barbara, Christina, Valentine

COUNTRY

- F R A N C E -

1. surface of the country	640 053 km2
2. name of border countries and seas	Border countries: Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland Seas: the English Channel, the North Sea,the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean sea
3. number of inhabitants	62 150 775 in July 2008
4. population density	114/km2 in 2008
5. number of regions	22 metropolitan regions and 4 overseas regions
6. height of the highest mountain	The Mont Blanc: 4 810 m
7. percentage of urban population	77%
8. name of the capital	Paris
9. number of inhabitants in the capital	2 167 994 in 2006
10. number of inhabitants in the parisian area	9 644 507 in 1999
11. currency used	The Euro

Marion, Jessica, Cindy, Elodie, Priscillia, Fatiha , Auréline , Chloé

welcome!!

hiii!!

my name is diane; i was born in brazil
i am 18 years old
i have 3 pets
i hate swimming
my favorite movie is the chorus
my passion is the cinéma , it is my dream
i have 3 brothers and two sisters
i hate mathematics but i like french
i speak a little english and spanish

my blog is http://titepucebresil90.skyrock.com/

bye!!

Ana.*

Hello..my name is Ana..i'm 15 years oLd..i live in Tržič..i'm only child in family..i live in detached house with my family and grandmather..i have green eyes and red hair..i listen all kinds of music..my favourite band is Simple Plan (on the photo)..my favourite football player is Cristiano Ronaldo..my favourite actor is Ryan Reynolds..my favourite school subject is Economics..last year i was attending primary school in Bistrica..this year i'm attending the secondary school of Economics in Kranj..in my free time i go out with my friends...my hobbies are: bellydance..singing..dancing..i think it's enough..take care =)..byee..

my favourite band: Simple Plan

kLaudiia

OLaaa!

My name is Klavdija and i live in Šenčur. I'm 14 year old and i was born on the 3.12.1993 in Kranj. I attendted Šenčur primary school last year. I am attended the secondary school of Economic, Kranj. My favourite food is pizza, but I don't like tripes. I listening techno music. My favourite sport man is C. Ronaldo. I have one pet, dog. Her name is Luna. I have brown hair and blue eyes. I live in detached house with my parents and my younger sister. Her name is Maruša. My hobbies are: going to out with my friend, watch Tv..

I think that this is all..

chaau..




--> Cristiano Ronaldo <3

Nataša

HELLO!

My name is Nataša. My family name is Ovsenek. I'm fifteen years old. I was born on the twenty-third of May 1993 in Ljubljana. In zodiac I am gemini. I live in Brezje pri Tržiču in detached house. This is a permanent adress. I have one brother. He is thirteen years old. My e-mail adress is nataska.ovsenek@gmail.com. I like to have an e-mail friend on France. I attended Bistrica near Tržič primary school last year. I am attending the secondary school of Economics, Kranj. My favourite subject was Computer science. My marital status is single. My hobby is rolerblading. I like pizza, I don't like tripes. My best sports man is Ronaldinho, because he can footbal very good. My favourite female filmstar is Paola Ray (on the photo). I like listening to all sorts of music. I often visit the internet address youtube.