LOCATION

CITIES

City	Population
Paris, France	2,142,800	Capital of France
Marseille, France	795,600
Strasbourg, France	612,104
Rouen, France	518,316	Historical capital of Normandy
Lyon, France	468,300
Toulouse, France	426,700
Nice, France	339,000
Nantes, France	276,200
Montpellier, France	244,700
Bordeaux, France	229,900
Lille, France	222,400
Reims, France	187,206
Grenoble, France	157,900
Angers, France	150,000
Dijon, France	149,867
Le Mans, France	146,105
Limoges, France	137,502
Nîmes, France	133,424
Tours, France	132,677
Aix-en-Provence, France	130,000
Metz, France	123,704
Besançon, France	122,308
Amiens, France	120,000
Caen, France	117,157
Orléans, France	113,126
Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France	112,002
Boulogne-Billancourt, France	106,367
Nancy, France	103,605
Avignon, France	88,300
Saint-Denis, France	85,994
Versailles, France	85,726
Poitiers, France	85,000
Pau, France	78,732
Calais, France	77,333
La Rochelle, France	76,584
Bourges, France	76,000
Cannes, France	69,700
Troyes, France	60,958
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France	60,364
Saint-Malo, France	53,000
Blois, France	51,832
Montauban, France	51,800
Arles, France	50,000
Douai, France	44,792
Vincennes, France	43,937
Grasse, France	43,874
Mantes-la-Jolie, France	43,672
Meudon, France	43,663
Castres, France	43,451
Angoulême, France	43,171
Nevers, France	43,082
Le Cannet, France	41,940
Épinal, France	38,207
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France	38,124
Bron, France	38,000
Auxerre, France	37,790
Poissy, France	36,000
Dieppe, France	34,653
Agen, Aquitaine, France	32,000
Mont-de-Marsan, France	29,489
Saint-Cloud, France	28,157
Cahors, France	20,000
Sceaux, France	19,850
Arcueil, France	18,061
Amboise, France	11,461
Barbizon, France	1490

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Georges Berthoin	Politician	17-May-1925		Trilateral Commission Euro Chair 1973-92
Liliane Bettencourt	Relative	Oct-1922		World's 16th richest person, 2005
Anne M. Busquet	Business	c. 1951		Former EVP at American Express
Yves C. de Balmann	Business	c. 1947		Former Vice Chairman of Bankers Trust
John E. du Pont	Criminal	c. 1938		Lunatic, murdered wrestler David Schultz
Laetitia Sadier	Singer	6-May-1968		Chanteuse for Stereolab
Jacques Torres	Chef	c. 1960		Chocolatier nonpareil

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pierre de Brantôme	Historian	c. 1540	15-Jul-1614	French historical writer, biographer
Pierre Salinger	Journalist	14-Jun-1925	16-Oct-2004	Easily taken in by Internet conspiracies

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