Fay Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Article in today's Indie:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/now-sarkozy-gets-the-chance-to-redraw-the-map-of-france-1633417.htmlThe Napoleon complex is getting a bit much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 It needs redrawing. After all, the last big redraw was over 200 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 It will be interesting to see exactly what is proposed.On the face of it some of the proposals don't seem to match up as described in the article. Fr'instance it talks about restoring the old historical boundaries of Normandy but also says that Brittany might expand 100 miles eastwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/now-sarkozy-gets-the-chance-to-redraw-the-map-of-france-1633417.htmlI suspect that it will be a case of Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.In the UK, they re-drew the map in 1974 and created Avon, for example, and disbanded Rutland, for example. Now what has happened? Avon has been disbanded and Rutland is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Poitou Charente as we know it would not exist any lobger, Deux Sèvres would belong to the Pays de Loire region ( n'importe quoi!!!)The Vienne would belong to Limousin The Charente would be Région Aquitaine... I didn't get the info about Charente maritime....... http://www.liberation.fr/politiques/0101321653-l-hexagone-version-balladur-se-profile And there would be a big change in Picardie/ Nord etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Deus Sèvres couldn't much worse that it present situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Please explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 The Pays de la Loire has grown quickly and is very prosperous whereas parts of the DS are pitifully poor still, having, I think, one of the lowest average wages in France in some parts. PdL needs space to expand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I understand what you say, but we are Poitevins.Historically speaking, the Deux Sevres has always been part of the Poitou .ANd I don't feel we belong to the Pays de Loire. ( even though I was not born here). HistoireLe département des Deux-Sèvres a été créé en 1790 par la réunion d'une partie du Poitou et de fractions de l'Angoumois, de l'Aunis et de la Saintonge. Occupé dès le paléolithique, il était peuplé, à l'époque de la colonisation romaine, par les Pictons. Ravagé par les invasions successives, il fit partie au 10ème des domaines des comtes de Poitiers. Les petites seigneuries se multiplièrent (Thouars, Parthenay, Bressuire) et de nombreuses abbayes furent fondées. Par le remariage, en 1152, d'Aliénor d'Aquitaine avec Henri II Plantagenêt, la région tomba sous la domination anglaise et fut l'objet des rivalités entre la France et l'Angleterre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote user="Frenchie"] .... tomba sous la domination anglaise et fut l'objet des rivalités entre la France et l'Angleterre. [/quote]As I said: Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.Deux S yesterday, Europe today.... [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 It won't happen.The French don't want that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 And if they are offered prosperity which means money in their pockets, though I must say I have not much hope for DS which is in many ways badly placed, especially the north.But maybe it is time to federate France properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 http://tf1.lci.fr/infos/jt/0,,4275194,00-le-comite-balladur-se-met-a-dos-la-picardie-.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote user="Frenchie"]Please explain.[/quote]FrenchieI love your new logo. So true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Merci Trevor ? Is that your name ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 So will I be in Isle de France, Champagne Ardenne or in with the Chti's?Regional identity dosnt mean a lot to me other than the duplication of already over the top administration, I think that they should do the job properly and wipe out a few departements at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Here's your answer JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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