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Nice 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Nice ![]() Nice (/niːs/, French pronunciation: [nis]; Niçard Occitan: Niça, classical norm, or Nissa, nonstandard, pronounced [ˈnisa]; Italian: Nizza [ˈnittsa]; Greek: Νίκαια; Latin: Nicaea) is the fifth most populous city in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes ![]() Alpes-Maritimes département [...More...] |
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Central European Time Central European Time ![]() Central European Time (CET), used in most parts of Europe ![]() Europe and a few North African ![]() North African countries, is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ![]() Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time offset from UTC ![]() UTC can be written as UTC+01:00 [...More...] |
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Arrondissements Of France (including overseas)Departments (including overseas)ArrondissementsCantonsIntercommunality Métropole Communauté urbaine Communauté d'agglomération Communauté de communesCommunes Associated communes Municipal arrondissementsOthers in Overseas France Overseas collectivities Sui generis collectivity Overseas country Overseas territory Clipperton IslandAn arrondissement (French pronunciation: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃])[1] is a level of administrative division in France. As of 2016[update], the 101 French departments were divided into 334 arrondissements (including 12 overseas).[2] The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture [...More...] |
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Italian Language Italian ( italiano (help·info) [itaˈljaːno] or lingua italiana [ˈliŋɡwa itaˈljaːna]) is a Romance language. Italian is by most measures, together with the Sardinian language, the closest tongue to vulgar Latin ![]() Latin of the Romance languages.[7] Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City ![]() Vatican City and western Istria ![]() Istria (in Slovenia ![]() Slovenia and Croatia). It used to have official status in Albania, Malta ![]() Malta and Monaco, where it is still widely spoken, as well as in former Italian East Africa ![]() Italian East Africa and Italian North Africa regions where it plays a significant role in various sectors [...More...] |
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Greek Language Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά elliniká) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus ![]() Cyprus and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It has the longest documented history of any living Indo-European language, spanning more than 3000 years of written records.[3] Its writing system has been the [...More...] |
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Latin Language Latin ![]() Latin (Latin: lingua latīna, IPA: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa laˈtiːna]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. The Latin alphabet ![]() Latin alphabet is derived from the Etruscan and Greek alphabets and ultimately from the Phoenician alphabet. Latin ![]() Latin was originally spoken in the area around Rome, known as Latium.[4] Through the power of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in Italy, and subsequently throughout the western Roman Empire. Latin ![]() Latin has contributed many words to the English language. In particular, Latin ![]() Latin (and Ancient Greek) roots are used in English descriptions of theology, the sciences, medicine, and law. By the late Roman Republic ![]() Roman Republic (75 BC), Old Latin ![]() Old Latin had been standardised into Classical Latin [...More...] |
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Cantons Of France (including overseas)Departments (including overseas)ArrondissementsCantonsIntercommunality Métropole Communauté urbaine Communauté d'agglomération Communauté de communesCommunes Associated communes Municipal arrondissementsOthers in Overseas France Overseas collectivities Sui generis collectivity Overseas country Overseas territory Clipperton IslandThe cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments. Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as constituencies for the election of the members of the representative assembly (General Council) in each department [...More...] |
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Alps The Alps ![]() Alps (/ælps/; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈalpn̩]; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; Romansh: Alps; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe,[2][note 1] stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries ![]() Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia.[3] The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc ![]() Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. Mont Blanc ![]() Mont Blanc spans the French–Italian border, and at 4,810 m (15,781 ft) is the highest mountain in the Alps [...More...] |
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Métropole Nice Côte D'Azur Côte ![]() Côte is a British cafe chain founded by Richard Caring, Andy Bassadone, Chris Benians and Nick Fiddler in Wimbledon, London ![]() Wimbledon, London in 2007[2]. There are now over 60 restaurants in the UK (as of December 2017)[3][4].Contents1 History 2 Controversy 3 References 4 External linksHistory[edit] The first restaurant was founded with its first bistro opening in Wimbledon in 2007[5]. In 2013 the founders sold their business stake for £100 million to the private equity firm CBPE[5]. Controversy[edit] Various newspapers have accused the chain owners of misleading customers by diverting tips for service and chastising staff members who fall short of he 12.5% service charge minimum[6][7]. A customer was accidentally charged more than £270,000 for two meals in 2015 when she and her 17-year-old son vistied the Cote Brasserie in Hampstead, London[8]. References[edit]^ Bridge, Sarah (18 February 2017) [...More...] |
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INSEE Code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes, départements. They are also used as national identification numbers given to people.Contents1 Created under Vichy 2 National identification numbers 3 History 4 SIREN and SIRET codes 5 Geographical codes 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksCreated under Vichy[edit]This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed [...More...] |
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Central European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ![]() European Summer Time (CEST), sometime referred also as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time ![]() Central European Time (UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year [...More...] |
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Daylight Saving Time Daylight saving time ![]() Daylight saving time (DST), also daylight savings time or daylight time (United States) and summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months so that evening daylight lasts longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times. Typically, regions that use daylight saving time adjust clocks forward one hour close to the start of spring and adjust them backward in the autumn.[1] In effect, DST causes a lost hour of sleep in the spring and an extra hour of sleep in the fall.[2][3] George Hudson proposed the idea of daylight saving in 1895.[4] The German Empire ![]() German Empire and Austria-Hungary ![]() Austria-Hungary organized the first nationwide implementation starting on April 30, 1916. Many countries have used it at various times since then, particularly since the 1970s energy crisis [...More...] |
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Regions Of France (including overseas)Departments (including overseas)ArrondissementsCantonsIntercommunality Métropole Communauté urbaine Communauté d'agglomération Communauté de communesCommunes Associated communes Municipal arrondissementsOthers in Overseas France Overseas collectivities Sui generis ![]() Sui generis collectivity Overseas country Overseas territory Clipperton Island France ![]() France is divided into 18 administrative regions (French: région, [ʁeʒjɔ̃]), including 13 metropolitan regions and 5 overseas regions.[1] The 13 metropolitan regions (including 12 mainland regions and Corsica) are each further subdivided into 2 to 13 departments, while the overseas regions consist of only one department each and hence are also referred to as "overseas departments" [...More...] |
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Time Zone A time zone is a region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Time ![]() Time zones tend to follow the boundaries of countries and their subdivisions because it is convenient for areas in close commercial or other communication to keep the same time. Most of the time zones on land are offset from Coordinated Universal Time ![]() Time (UTC) by a whole number of hours (UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00), but a few zones are offset by 30 or 45 minutes (e.g. Newfoundland ![]() Newfoundland Standard Time ![]() Time is UTC−03:30, Nepal ![]() Nepal Standard Time ![]() Time is UTC+05:45, and Indian Standard Time ![]() Time is UTC+05:30). Some higher latitude and temperate zone countries use daylight saving time for part of the year, typically by adjusting local clock time by an hour [...More...] |