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Which country borders metropolitan France to the northeast?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 159
Quel pays a une frontière avec la France métropolitaine au nord-est ?
Which country borders metropolitan France to the northeast?
Answer. Germany (Belgium and Luxembourg are also to the northeast).
L'Allemagne (la Belgique et le Luxembourg sont aussi au nord-est).
To the northeast, France touches Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. The Rhine separates France and Germany along part of the border.
The official text that proves it
« La région du Grand Est est située à l’ est de la France , à la frontière avec la Belgique, le Luxembourg, l’Allemagne et la Suisse. C’est un carrefour européen. »
The Grand Est region is located in the east of France, on the border with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland. It is a European crossroads.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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