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Denain
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Denain is a commune of the Nord department, which is a department in the north of France. In population terms, it is France's largest. Nord comprises the French parts of the County of Flanders, excluding the western parts.
Denain is 8 miles southwest of Valenciennes by steam tramway. A mere village in the beginning of the 19th century, it rapidly increased from 1850 onwards, and, according to the census of 1906, possessed 22,845 inhabitants, mainly engaged in the coal mines and iron smelting works, to which it owes its development. There are also breweries, manufacturers of machinery, sugar and glass. A school of commerce and industry is among its prominent institutions. Denain has a port on the left bank of the Scheldt canal. Its vicinity was the scene of the decisive victory gained in 1712 by Marshal Villars over the allies commanded by Prince Eugene, and the battlefield is marked by a monolithic monument inscribed with the verses of Voltaire, Regardez dans Denain l'audacieux Villars Disputant le tonnerre a l'aigle des Cesars or Regarding Denain the daring Villars defied the thundering eagle of the Cesars.
France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. There's a term for their seductive lifestyle, Douce France or Sweet France and you'll find yourself using it often. Douce France taught the world just how sweet life should be.
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