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Which sea or ocean borders metropolitan France?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
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Quelle mer ou océan borde la France métropolitaine ?
Which sea or ocean borders metropolitan France?
Answer. The English Channel, the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean or the Mediterranean Sea.
La Manche, la mer du Nord, l'océan Atlantique ou la mer Méditerranée.
Metropolitan France has four coastlines. The North Sea and the English Channel in the northwest, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and the Mediterranean in the south.
The official text that proves it
« Mers et océans La France est bordée par plusieurs façades maritimes. Au nord-ouest : la mer du Nord et la Manche. À l’ouest : l’océan Atlantique. Au sud : la mer Méditerranée. »
Seas and oceans. France is bordered by several coastlines. To the northwest, the North Sea and the English Channel. To the west, the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, the Mediterranean Sea.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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