"adopted it in its white version as a symbol. The decision following the 1991 Gulf War to end conscription in France and to rely on voluntary enlistment has led to the readoption of various traditional items for dress wear. This has included the reappearance in the army of the kepi which is now worn by all ranks in the majority of units, on appropriate occasions.Within the army, particularly notable are the kepis of the French Foreign Legion, whose members are sometimes called ""Képis blancs"" (white kepis), because of the unit's regulation white headgear. Former cavalry units wear light blue kepis"
"was born in Marseille to Algerian immigrants. The multiracial makeup of the team has, at times, provoked controversy. In recent years, critics on the far right of the French political spectrum have taken issue with the proportional under-representation of ethnic white Frenchmen within the team. National Front politician Jean-Marie Le Pen protested in 1998 that the ""Black, Blanc, Beur"" team that won the World Cup did not look sufficiently French. In 2002, led by Ghanaian-born Marcel Desailly, the French team unanimously and publicly appealed to the French voting public to reject the presidential candidacy of Le Pen and, instead, return"
"the media and supporters as ""Les Bleus"" (The Blues), which is the nickname associated with all of France's international sporting teams due to the blue shirts each team incorporates. The team is also referred to as ""Les Tricolores"" or ""L'Equipe Tricolore"" (The Tri-color Team) due to the team's utilization of the country's national colors: blue, white, and red. During the 1980s, France earned the nickname the """"Brazilians of Europe"""" mainly due to the accolades of the """"carré magique"""" (""Magic Square""), who were anchored by Michel Platini. Led by coach Michel Hidalgo, France exhibited an inspiring, elegant, skillful and technically advanced"
"Gouais blanc Gouais blanc () or Weißer Heunisch () is a white grape variety that is seldom grown today but is important as the ancestor of many traditional French and German grape varieties. The name ""Gouais"" derives from the old French adjective ‘gou’, a term of derision befitting its traditional status as the grape of the peasants. Likewise, the German name Weißer Heunisch labels it as one the lesser, Hunnic grapes. Gouais is known to have been widely planted in central and northeastern France in Medieval times. At this time, it was used to produce simple, acidic white wines, and"
"Kopa was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.In 2018, France Football's Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best young football player in the calendar year was named in Raymond's honor. The first recipient was fellow Frenchman Kylian Mbappe. Reims Real Madrid France Individual Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa (; birth name Raymond Kopaszewski; 13 October 1931 – 3 March 2017) was a French footballer, integral to the French national team of the 1950s. At club level he was part of the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s, winning three European Cups. Often considered one of"
"in episode 5 of the third series. Blanc has two sons, Olivier and Sebastien. Raymond Blanc Raymond Blanc OBE (born 19 November 1949) is a French chef. He is one of Britain's most respected chefs. Blanc is the owner and chef at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a hotel-restaurant in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England. The restaurant has two Michelin stars and scored 9/10 in the ""Good Food Guide"". He is entirely self-taught, but has himself taught or employed other chefs including (for a week's probation) Heston Blumenthal, John Burton-Race, Michael Caines, Paul Liebrandt, and Marco Pierre White. Blanc was born"
"(""white mushroom"" as opposed to less valuable ""black mushrooms"") and ""borovik"" (from ""bor""—""pine forest""). The vernacular name ""cep"" is derived from the Catalan ""cep"" or its French name ""cèpe"", although the latter is a generic term applying to several related species. In France, it is more fully ""cèpe de Bordeaux"", derived from the Gascon ""cep"" ""trunk"" for its fat stalk, ultimately from the Latin ""cippus"" ""stake"". ""Ceppatello"", ""ceppatello buono"", ""ceppatello bianco"", ""giallo leonato"", ""ghezzo"", and ""moreccio"" are names from Italian dialects, and ""ciurenys"" or ""surenys"" is another term in Catalan. The French-born King Charles XIV John popularised ""B. edulis"" in"
"Laurent Blanc Laurent Robert Blanc (; born 19 November 1965) is a French football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Paris Saint-Germain. He has the nickname ""Le Président"", which was given to him following his stint at Marseille in tribute to his leadership skills. Blanc played professional football for numerous clubs, including Montpellier, Napoli, Barcelona, Marseille, Internazionale and Manchester United, often operating in the sweeper position. He is also a former French international, earning 97 caps and scoring 16 international goals. He represented the country in several international tournaments, including the 1998 FIFA World Cup"
"Rohff, Kaaris, La Rumeur, Dosseh, LIM, Lunatic, Dicidens, Lino, Kamelancien, L'Skadrille, Le 3ème Œil, Black Marché, Carré Rouge, Expression Direkt, are some hardcore rappers known for their rejection of mainstream French rap, while Casey, Rocé, Kery James, Médine, Youssoupha, Fonky Family, Psy 4 de la Rime, Keny Arkana, Mokless, Haroun, La Fouine, Oxmo Puccino, Sefyu, TLF, Sniper, Ärsenik, Dj Azer, Nessbeal, Puissance Nord, Mino La Swija, Carpe Diem, represent a mix of hardcore or purist rap and mainstream designs. Other rappers are Soprano, Black M, Maître Gims, Dadju, Lartiste, L'Algérino. As hip hop moved into a new millennium, French hip"
"Les Twins Professionally known as Les Twins, identical twin brothers Laurent Nicolas and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois (born December 6, 1988) are French dancers, choreographers, producers, and models and designers and creative directors of their brand ""Eleven Paris"". Additionally, Larry Nicolas sings and Laurent Nicolas raps, and together they have released two songs. Often referred to by their respective nicknames, ""Lil Beast"" and ""Ca Blaze"", they are recognized internationally for their talents in new style hip-hop dancing, and various dancing styles. Born and raised in Sarcelles, France, the self-taught dance duo became the darlings of the French audience in 2008 as"
"Aiguille du Grépon The Aiguille du Grépon (literally the ""Needle of Grépon""), informally known as The Grepon, is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in Haute-Savoie, France. The Grepon has a Southern (3,482 m) and Northern (3,478 m) peak, which are the highest points of a sharp granite ridge to the east of the ""Glacier des Nantillons"" above Chamonix and northeast of the Aiguille du Midi. A madonna statue is situated on the Southern peak. The first ascent was made in 1881 by the Swiss climbers Alexander Burgener and Benedikt Venetz guiding Albert F. Mummery from England. This team"
"Zep Zep (born December 15, 1967) is the pseudonym of Philippe Chappuis, a comics creator from Switzerland, known for his series ""Titeuf"", a popular character in French-speaking countries, and ""Tchô!"", the associated Franco-Belgian comics magazine. Chappuis' pseudonym derives from the first BD magazine he created at age twelve, named ""Zep"" in honour of Led Zeppelin (a fan of Bob Dylan, references to his musical tastes are often found in his comics). His career began with gags published in ""Spirou"" magazine in 1987, and the character ""Victor"" which started appearing in 1988. At first struggling to find publication, the series ""Titeuf"""
"Cotilblanc, Gras, Gras blanc, Grecho, Gros blanc, Jalosse, Mendic, Plant de graisse, Plant de Grecho, Plant de Mun, Président, Ramassaou blanc, Ramassou blanc, Taloche, Tizourine bou-aferara blanc and Tizourine bou-afrara. Graisse Graisse is a white French wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Armagnac region of western France where the grape is used for both wine production and distillation. The pulp of the grape is characterized by its high viscosity levels, which can create some difficulties in winemaking, to produce a wine that expert Jancis Robinson describes as being of average to low quality. In recent years, plantings"
"Chenin blanc, Savagnin and Romorantin. Among the synonyms that Arbois is known under throughout France are Menu Pineau and Petit Pineau. Other synonyms include Herbois, Orbois and Verdet. Arbois (grape) Arbois or Arbois Blanc is a white French wine grape variety planted primarily in the Loire regions. Despite being a minor grape, in the late 20th century it was the third most widely planted grape variety in the Loir-et-Cher ""département"" which includes the winemaking areas of Cheverny, Cour-Cheverny, Montrichard, Oisly, Saint-Romain-sur-Cher, Valençay as well as vineyards that make wines under the Touraine AOC, Cremant de Loire AOC and ""Vin de"
"Éric Blanc Éric Degbegni, better known as Éric Blanc (born October 10, 1965 in Cotonou, Benin), is a French impersonator and comedian. His father was a professional magistrate and his mother was a pediatric nurse. He lived in Cotonou until 1975, when his family move to Paris in exile after Général Kérékou's coup d'état. He discontinued his law courses for the stage. In 1986 he began his career with an engagement at the Caveau de la République, a venue for new humorists in Paris, performing imitations of President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, the TV host Frédéric Mitterrand, and the French tennis"
"Raymond Blanc Raymond Blanc OBE (born 19 November 1949) is a French chef. He is one of Britain's most respected chefs. Blanc is the owner and chef at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a hotel-restaurant in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England. The restaurant has two Michelin stars and scored 9/10 in the ""Good Food Guide"". He is entirely self-taught, but has himself taught or employed other chefs including (for a week's probation) Heston Blumenthal, John Burton-Race, Michael Caines, Paul Liebrandt, and Marco Pierre White. Blanc was born near Besançon, the capital of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, between Burgundy and"
"He is reported to have told Matumona to ""think about other things than trees and bananas"". Henri Belle moved to Croatia at the beginning of 2011, signing with Istra 1961. He drew attention to himself both by good games and through receiving racist taunts from some supporters. In January 2005, as part of an anti-racism initiative in Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain's players wore all-white jerseys and the opposing Lens players wore all-black during a French league match. The move backfired after racist elements among PSG's crowd in the Kop of Boulogne sung ""Come on the whites"". The racist overtone was"
"played at temperatures below ), another Canadiens goaltender, José Théodore, wore a tuque on top of his goalie mask. A 1984 Québécois film about an enormous snowball fight has the French title ""La guerre des tuques"" (""The War of the Tuques""). A town in Quebec is known as La Tuque, named after a nearby hill that resembles a tuque. During the 2000s and 2010s, the bobble hat remains popular among many celebrities, including American rapper Eminem and Dappy from British-Cypriot group N-Dubz. Santa Claus is often shown with a knitted cap or a sewn cap following the typical Scandinavian style"
"players, see <nowiki>*</nowiki> Still playing. Former coaches include two ex France coaches: Gérard Houllier (1982–85) managed France between July 1992 and November 1993, and Roger Lemerre (second half of the 1996–97 season, then as assistant coach 1997–98), who managed France between July 1998 and July 2002. RC Lens Racing Club de Lens (; commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, ""sang et or"" (""blood and gold""), comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their"
"début self-titled album by American punk group Black Lips features an image of Irma Vep as the album cover. French electronic music duo Château Flight released a soundtrack to the film in 2006. Les Vampires Les Vampires is a 1915–16 French silent crime serial film written and directed by Louis Feuillade. Set in Paris, it stars Édouard Mathé, Musidora and Marcel Lévesque. The main characters are a journalist and his friend who become involved in trying to uncover and stop a bizarre underground Apache gang, known as The Vampires (who are not the mythological beings their name suggests). The serial"
"written by Benoist Simmat concerning American wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. Footnotes Philippe Bercovici Philippe Bercovici is a French comics artist of Franco-Belgian comics. Having illustrated a wide range of series, Bercovici is perhaps most known for ""Les Femmes en Blanc"" written by Cauvin, started in 1981. Initially under the pseudonym Thélonius, he drew the gag series ""Le Boss"" written by Zidrou, revolving around the chief editor of ""Spirou"" magazine. Known for working at unusually high speeds, in 1999 Bercovici illustrated an entire issue of ""Spirou"" on his own (No. 3183), imitating the styles of the other regular artists,"
"Les Poppys Les Poppys is a French musical group of 17 children founded 1946 in Asnières, France by Jean Amoureux as """" and renamed to ""Les Poppys"" in 1970. Francois Bernheim, former singer of the group Les Roche-Martin and artistic director for the record company Barclay, discovered the singers in 1970 and decided to create a group called ""Les Poppys"", named after the word 'Pop Music'. Les Poppys originated from the Hippie movement and made songs against the Vietnam War. Seventeen boys from the choir were then selected and recorded their first single: 'Noel 70'. The success came very quickly"
"Blanche, Lioneau, Lyonnais, Menu Blanc, Meslier Vert, Milleron, Milleron Troyen Blanc, Peurichon, Pouriette, Pourrisseux, Purion, Troyen Blanc Peurion Peurion is a traditional French variety of white wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. Once quite popular, not much is still grown in France these days. Peurion was popularized by the Augustinian monks at Langres north of Dijon and was widely grown before the phylloxera epidemic. DNA fingerprinting has shown that it is one of many grapes to be the result of a cross between Gouais blanc (Heunisch) and Pinot, making it a full sibling of famous varieties such as"
"Fromage blanc Fromage blanc (; ; also known as maquée) is a fresh cheese originating from the north of France and the south of Belgium. The name means ""white cheese"" in French. ""Fromage frais"" (""fresh cheese"") differs from ""fromage blanc"" in that, according to French legislation, ""fromage frais"" must contain live cultures when sold, whereas with ""fromage blanc"", fermentation has been halted. ""Fromage blanc"" is a creamy soft cheese made with whole or skimmed milk and cream. It is similar to some kinds of quark. It has the consistency of cream cheese, but less fat. Pure ""fromage blanc"" is virtually"
"best of named ""Meilleurs Souvenirs"". Jean-Philippe Nataf and Jean-Christophe Urbain are close friends of the singer Jil Caplan, with whom they have worked. Jean-Christophe Urbain eventually became her life partner. The duet reformed in 2013 and have been performing small concerts on a regular basis since then. They eventually recorded a new album, named ""Mandarine"", released in 2015. With peak positions in French SNEP Singles Chart: Les Innocents Les Innocents is a French rock and pop duet consisting of Jean-Philippe Nataf (nicknamed Jipé, vocals, guitar) and Jean-Christophe Urbain (nicknamed Jean-Chri, vocals, guitar, keyboards) from 1982 to 1999 and 2013 onwards."
"Philippe Bercovici Philippe Bercovici is a French comics artist of Franco-Belgian comics. Having illustrated a wide range of series, Bercovici is perhaps most known for ""Les Femmes en Blanc"" written by Cauvin, started in 1981. Initially under the pseudonym Thélonius, he drew the gag series ""Le Boss"" written by Zidrou, revolving around the chief editor of ""Spirou"" magazine. Known for working at unusually high speeds, in 1999 Bercovici illustrated an entire issue of ""Spirou"" on his own (No. 3183), imitating the styles of the other regular artists, including the continuing stories. Bercovici has also drawn the 2010 satire album """","
"a force toward globalization and it is this very connectivity that allows modern globalization to thrive. Sapeurs are shown in a film ""35 Cows and a Kalashnikov"" (2014), directed by Oswald von Richthofen. La Sape La Sape, an abbreviation based on the phrase Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (French; literally ""Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People"") and hinting to the French slang word ""sape"" which means ""attire"", is a subculture centered on the cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo respectively. An adherent of La Sape is known as"
"sports daily L'Équipe reported that Blanc would receive a severance deal worth 22 million euros. Montpellier Auxerre Barcelona Manchester United France U21 France Individual Bordeaux Paris Saint-Germain Individual Laurent Blanc Laurent Robert Blanc (; born 19 November 1965) is a French football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Paris Saint-Germain. He has the nickname ""Le Président"", which was given to him following his stint at Marseille in tribute to his leadership skills. Blanc played professional football for numerous clubs, including Montpellier, Napoli, Barcelona, Marseille, Internazionale and Manchester United, often operating in the sweeper position. He"
"and elsewhere in the French-speaking world, and less outside. Belgian ethnic minorities, such as the Jews who have formed a component of Flemish culture — in particular that of Antwerp — for over five hundred years, have different cultures. Belgium has numerous well-known cartoonists, such as Hergé (""The Adventures of Tintin""), Peyo (""The Smurfs""), Franquin (""Spirou et Fantasio"", ""Marsupilami"", ""Gaston""), Willy Vandersteen (""Spike and Suzy""), Morris (""Lucky Luke""), Edgar P. Jacobs (""Blake and Mortimer""), Jef Nys (Jommeke) and Marc Sleen (""Nero""). More recently, Jean Van Hamme (""XIII"", ""Largo Winch"", ""Thorgal"", etc.), Raoul Cauvin (""Les Tuniques Bleues"", ""Agent 212""), François Schuiten"
"Intertoto Cup in 1999. Montpellier is owned by Laurent Nicollin, the son of the late Louis Nicollin, a French entrepreneur, who had been owner since 1974. The club have produced several famous players in its history, most notably Laurent Blanc, who has served as manager of the France national team. Blanc is also the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderrama and Olivier Giroud are other players who have played in Montpellier's colours. In 2001, Montpellier introduced a women's team. Montpellier Hérault Sport Club was founded in 1919 under the name Stade Olympique Montpelliérain by the Association"
"in France in the 17th century, around 1620. Originally Mont Blancs were yellow, from using chestnuts sweetened through a pickling process. In Japan, sometimes pumpkin, squash, and purple yam are used instead of chestnuts, and along with chestnuts, sometimes cocoa or matcha are added. There are also fruit Mont Blanc, with flavors like mango and strawberry. Mont Blanc (dessert) A Mont Blanc (or ""Mont-Blanc aux marrons"") is a dessert of puréed, sweetened chestnuts topped with a dab of whipped cream. The name comes from Mont Blanc, as it resembles a snow-capped mountain. The Mont Blanc is popular in France, Italy,"
"defined by French legislation: a product named ""fromage frais"" must contain live cultures when sold, whereas with ""fromage blanc"" fermentation has been halted. In Swiss French, it is usually called ""séré"". In Austria, the name ""Topfen"" (pot cheese) is common. In Flanders, it is called ""plattekaas"" (flat cheese). In Finnish, it is known as ""rahka"", while in Estonian as ""kohupiim"" (foamy milk), in Lithuanian as ""varškės sūris"" (curd cheese), and in Latvian as ""biezpiens"" (thick milk). Its Italian name is ""giuncata"" or ""cagliata"" (curd). Among the Albanians quark is known as ""gjizë"". Quark is a member of the acid-set cheese"
"of CAF."" Several ""Bleau"" boulders or routes are named after famous climbers of the beginning of the 20th century: Prestat, Wehrlin, Maunoury, Gaché, Labour, Paillon, Souverain, and the famous Pierre Allain, the inventor of the smooth-sole climbing shoe (named ""P.A."" from his initials). Before World War II, most of the areas that are popular today were already well known to Parisian climbers, except for Les Trois Pignons, which was not easily accessible by public transport. At the time, people would climb in Fontainebleau primarily to train for mountain climbing. Thus, the 1936 French expedition to the Karakoram included several ""Bleausards"""