The Eiffel Tower is perhaps one of the most famous symbols of this country's city of lights. Not only is there the view of the bustling city, the gently rolling plains and stunning mountain ranges also offer breathtaking views. Geography France is located in Western Europe and borders Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. The Bay of Biscay, the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea also border it. Because these bodies of water border France, the climate along the coast has mild winters and warm summers, while the rest of the country has generally cool winters and mild summers. The south near the Mediterranean also attracts forest fires. Other natural hazards include floods, avalanches, windstorms, and droughts (“France,” 2). With the exception of the northernmost part of the country, France can be described as consisting of four river basins and a plateau (“France,” 1). This means that most of France has very quiet terrain consisting of mostly flat plains or rolling hills. The rest of the country is made up of the Pyrenees to the south and the Alps to the east. Paris, the capital of France, is home to approximately 10,410,000 citizens (“France,” 1). Other large cities in the country include Lyon, Nice, Lille, Nantes, Strasbourg and Bordeaux. Just as the United States is divided into fifty states, France is divided into twenty-seven regions (“France,” 2). Each of these regions has its own individual contribution to the country. One of these important contributions includes agriculture. After the United States, France is the world's largest agricultural producer. In fact, France accounts for about a third of all agricultural land in the European Union. The sacred ground of the Celts was located here, the Romans built a temple to worship Jupiter, in the 6th century a Christian basilica and a Romanesque church were built before the construction of Notre Dame began. In 1163, Bishop Maurice de Sully began the construction of Notre Dame. He wanted the cathedral to reflect Paris' status as the capital of France and to be built in the new Gothic style. It was not until 1345 that the cathedral was finally finished. However, during the Revolution, much of the cathedral was damaged. Finally, during the 19th century, the cathedral was restored, thanks to the book Notre Dame de Paris by the author Victor Hugo, who made people understand that it was worth repairing (“Notre Dame”).LiteratureDue to the Roman occupation of In Western Europe, French was one of the five major Romance languages ​​that developed from Vulgar Latin.