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French Government-France Links
French Government (in France) Links
French Parliament (Assemblée Nationale) (http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/english/index.asp)
Links to information on the National Assembly--including its history and heritage, organization and players, legislative role, general documentation, and more. Multilingual, though mostly in French.
French Senate (Le Sénat) (http://www.senat.fr)
Official site of the French Senate offers information, current news, publications, and more. In French.
Constitutional Council. Conseil Constitutionnel (http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr)
Text of the French consitution including revisions. In French with some English access.
FindLaw: International Resources: France (http://www.findlaw.com/12international/countries/fr.html)
Links to many of the best resources (both free and fee-based) on legislation in each country. Includes annotations in English.
France diplomatie (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs)(http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/)
French foreign policy. Links to thematic files (such as cinema, democracy, human rights, and the global economy), information about the Ministry, the EU, news, press room, and general information about France. Searchable. In multiple languages.
Government Portal. (Prime Minister of France) (http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/en/)
Includes links to information on topics ranging from agriculture to economy to foreign policy to town and country planning. Multilingual.
Governments on the WWW: France (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/fr.html)
Links to national, regional, and municipal institutions; representations in foreign countries; political parties, and more.
Légifrance (http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr)
French legal reference site. Links to juridical sites, legal publications, and more. Mostly in French, with English translations of French codes and texts.
Le Journal officiel (http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/jahia/Jahia/pid/1)
Official gazette of the French Republic.
Political Resources on the net -- France (http://www.politicalresources.net/france.htm)
Links to sites for France's government, organizations, media, and elections.
Présidence de la République. Presidency of the Republic. (http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/anglais/speeches_and_documents/
2005/2005_speeches_and_documents.27733.html)
Information on the president, speeches and documents, institutions, Elysee Palace, symbols of the Republic, and more. Multilingual.
Service-publique. Public-Service (http://www.service-public.fr/etranger/english.html)
Official gateway to the French civil service. Access to the presidency, national assembly, prime minister, and more. In French, with some English.
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Profile of France (http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/)
General information on the Ministry, ministers, the European Union, travel and studying in France, and more. A drop-down menu provides information on topics ranging from defense policy/security, to agriculture, to literature. In multiple languages.
Toutes les Bases (French Ministry of Culture and Communication) (http://www.culture.fr/culture/bdd/index.html)
Alphabetical and subject access to comprehensive list of online databases maintained by French cultural offices and institutions, including libraries and archives. In French.
French Postal Codes (http://www.unice.fr/html/French/codePostal.html)
Search on more than 40,000 towns for postal codes.
French telephone books, street directories, reverse directories, email and fax directories (http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en)
Search for phone numbers, addresses, and access maps on White and Yellow Pages; as well as associated Internet sites on the latter. Personal pages may also provide e-mail addresses and mobile phone numbers. In French and English.
Allstates-flag.com: France (http://www.allstates-flag.com/fotw/flags/fr.html)
Information on the French flag, including pictures, history, colors, and a detailed description. French National Anthem: La Marseillaise (http://www.ambafrance-us.org/atoz/marseill.asp) History, sheet music, audio files, French and English lyrics. From the Embassy of France in the United States.
La Marseillaise.org (http://www.marseillaise.org/english/)
Sheet music, audio files, background information, French and English lyrics to La Marseillaise, as well as other translations, and more.
Anniversaries, Commemorations (French Ministry of Culture) (http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/actualites/celebrations2006/celebrations2006.htm)
Anniversaries from a full subject range of French history, from the 14th through the 20th centuries, for 2006 and their national and international commemorations.
Statistical Resources
Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE). France in Facts and Figures. (http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home%5Fpage.asp)
The French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. INSEE provides statistical and economic surveys of France at national and regional levels. Main areas include demography, the census, national accounts, and business statistics. This site also offers access to the INSEE catalogue of databases, CD-ROMs, printed publications, upcoming events, and classifications. In French and English.
La Légion d'Honneur (http://www.legiondhonneur.fr/noflash/index.html)
Information on the French Legion of Honor, including a detailed history, its code, and current developments.
French Political Parties (In French)
Ligue Communiste Révolutionnaire (LCR) (http://www.lcr-rouge.org)
Revolutionary Communist League.
Lutte Ouvrière (LO) (http://www.lutte-ouvriere.org)
The Worker's Fight.
Mouvement National Républicain (MNR) (http://www.m-n-r.com)
National Republican Movement.
Parti Communiste français (PCF) (http://www.pcf.fr)
French Communist Party.
Parti Socialiste (PS) (http://www.parti-socialiste.fr)
Socialist Party.
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP) (http://www.u-m-p.org/site/index.php)
Union for a Popular Movement.
Union pour la Démocratie Française (UDF) (http://www.udf.org)
Union for French Democracy.
Les Verts (LV) (http://lesverts.fr)
Green Party
Front National (FN) (http://www.frontnational.com)
National Front
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