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Franconville
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.
Franconville is a community and a canton of France, located in the department of Valley-of Oise and the area Island-of-France. Its inhabitants are called the franconvilloises. The city’s major business is related to agriculture and hotel trades. The city is elevated at 59 meters and the total population as per the 1999 census was 33,665 habitants.
During the revolution, Franconville, which named then Franconville-the-Garenne was for a short time renamed Franconville-the-free. The railroad arrived at Franconville on January 18th, 1845. In 2005, it was with the 5e row of the cities most populated Valley-of Oise. September 16th, 2005 an inhabitant of Franconville, unemployed, gained the sum of 75, 888, 514 euros with the European Lotto named Euro Million, which constitutes the absolute record of profits to a play of pulling of this kind in France.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, luxurious hotels and cottages, Franconville is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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