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Lisieux
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.
Lisieux is a commune of the Calvados departement, in the Basse-Normandie region, it takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the coast, in Normandy, France. Lisieux lies in the bottom of the valley of the river Touques and on the road from Paris to Caen.
Lisieux amalgamated with the commune of Saint Jacques in 1960. The Communaute de communes Lisieux Pays d'Auge includes 24 communes and has a population of 36,085 inhabitants, as of 2004, within an area 13.07 square kilometers.
Its main attractions include the Basilique Sainte-Therese was consecrated on 11 July 1954 which is the most significant pilgrimage site in France after Lourdes, the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre, which was built between 1170 and the middle of the 13th century,. The Campagnile's construction ended in 1975 and is 45 meters tall, the Jardin de l'Eveche or Jardin Public built in the second quarter of the XIXth century and bordered by Cour Matignon, rue Condorcet and Boulevard Carnot and Carmel.
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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