Palais de l'Elysée (official residence of the President of the Republic) (Paris) © Présidence de la République

Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Industry, Quai de Bercy (Paris) © MAEE / F. de La Mure

National Assembly (Paris) © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Palais de l'Elysée (official residence of the President of the Republic) (Paris) © Présidence de la République

Bastille Day (14 July): parade on the Champs-Elysées (Paris) © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Footbridge over the Saône opposite the Palais de Justice (law courts) in Lyon (Rhône-Alpes region) © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Referendum of May 29th. 2005 : ballot box and electoral chart. © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Referendum of May 29, 2005 : A woman casting her vote. © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Referendum of May 29, 2005 : voting booths in a voting station. © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Gate of the Conseil d'Etat (State Council) at the Place du Palais-Royal in Paris. © MAEE / C. Stefan

Brittany : Gendarmes at the entrance of a village (Marsh of Gannedel) © MAEE / F. de La Mure

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs © MAEE / YJ Chen

Ministry of Foreign Affairs : The Minister's official Residence viewed from the garden. © MAEE / F. de La Mure

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14th of July, National Day : The Foreign Legion's 1st Pioneer Regiment parade on the Champs Elysees (Paris) © MAEE / F. de la (...)

Palais de Luxembourg (housing the Senate) in Paris. © MAEE / YJ Chen

Institut de France, built in 1795, seat of the 5 Academies.(Paris) © MAEE / F. de La Mure

The Paris Court House (Palais de la Justice). © MAEE / YJ Chen

14th of July, National Day : The Republican Guard at the military parade on the Champs Elysees © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Office of the Prime Minister at Hôtel de Matignon. © service photographique du Premier Ministre

La Bourse, the Paris Stock Exchange, in the Palais Brongniart. © MAEE / YJ Chen

Boards with candidates, 2nd round of the 2007 presidential campaign © MAEE / F. de La Mure

1st round of general elections, polling station on June 2007, Paris © MAEE / Antoine ARRAOU

A deputy entering the voting chamber, French National Assembly, Paris © MAEE / Antoine ARRAOU

Prime minister answers questions from French deputies, French National Assembly, Paris © MAEE / Antoine ARRAOU

Parliamentary questions to the government, French National Assembly, Paris © MAEE / Antoine ARRAOU

Notice boards on 16 March 2008 showing election candidates, municipal and cantonal elections 2008, Paris © MAEE / Antoine (...)

French veterans at the international ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings liberating France from Nazi occupation (Ouistreham) © (...)

The two chambers of the French parliament gathered to adopt the constitutional amendments required to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon, château de Versailles © (...)

4 Dassault-made jet fighters flying over desert © Dassault

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" © ECPAD

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" © ECPAD

French Air Force : the Patrouille de France Team flies over the Castle of Versailles on July 13th, 2005 © Yohann Peschel / (...)

Army : A Super Puma helicopter approaches for landing during an Army manoeuver at Mourmelon, in la Marne © Eric Le Pichon / (...)

The Army : French soldier patrolling in the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of the international stabilizing force © (...)