French Links

We're looking for sites that contain useful reference material or a nice overview of Francophone culture. We're especially looking for interesting and informative pages in French where students can practice their French skills. If you know of some good pages in French, send me an e-mail with the page's address (remember, it's gotta abide by the honor code or I'll have to report you...) Sites that represent non-European francophonie would be really appreciated. Thanks!

Study of French
Harold B. Lee Library French Studies
HAPAX French Resources on the Web

Online dictionaries
Hachette's Dictionnaire Universel Francophone En Ligne
French dictionaries at yourdictionary.com
Dictionnaire des synonymes
Good dictionary (french only) by the CNRS
The Spiers project--volunteer to help!

French Newspapers
Le Monde
Le Figaro
Le Parisien

Multimedia
France 24 (television news)
Radio France (all the national radio stations online)
International radio sites

Other links related to French study
Info France USA
The Archive

International Search Engines
International search engines

Misc. Francophone culture
France
Yahoo France Page

Belgium
Yahoo Belgium Page

Luxembourg
Yahoo Luxembourg Page

Swizerland
Yahoo Switzerland Page

French-speaking Africa
Africaweb

Francophone Countries: Government
(these sites contain lots of useful links about these countries/provinces)
Official site of the President of France
Government of Belgium
Government of Luxembourg
Government of Swizerland
Government of Quebec

Francophone Countries: Maps
Maps of several European countries

Francophone Countries: National Anthems
France: La Marseillaise
The comprehensive site on La Marseillaise
Listen to La Marseillaise (Real Audio)

Belgium: La Brabançonne
Official government site
Listen to La Brabançonne (Real Audio)

Canada: O Canada
Official government site
Listen to O Canada (Real Audio)

Luxembourg: Ons Heemecht (Notre Patrie)
Official government site
Listen to Ons Heemecht (Real Audio)

Switzerland: Cantique Suisse
All the words in all the languages of Swizerland
Listen to the Cantique Suisse (WAV)

Francophone Countries: Weather
Belgium
Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium

Canada
Meteorological Service of Canada

France
Météo France

Luxembourg
The Weather Channel's Luxembourg forecast

Switzerland
Météo Suisse

France and Money
La Banque de France
The Euro
Exchange rates between several different currencies

Francophone Cities
Association de Maires de Grandes Villes--links to several large cities in France
Villes et Villages de Belgique
Communes de la Suisse

Travel in Europe: Trains
French Railways (SNCF)
Belgian Railways (SBCB)
Swiss Railways (CFF)

Travel in Europe: Cars
Renault
Citroën
Peugeot
Opel
Volkswagen
Smart

La Cuisine
Links to several pages on Francophone gastronomy (not just European cuisine, either...)
Marmiton.org recipe database
Saveurs du Monde
Recipe Database at the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
Quaker Oats' Favorite Canadian Recipes
French Canadian Cuisine
Volume to weight conversion table
More conversions and adapting European recipes for use in the Americas
More food conversion info