FRANCE - La Côte d'Opale

Thanks to Rose for the card.

Opal Coast (fr: Côte d'Opale) is a coast in northern France, on the English Channel, popular with tourists. 

The Côte d'Opale is a French coastal region bordering Belgium, situated opposite the cliffs of the south-east of England, facing the English Channel and the North Sea. 

The Côte d'Opale extends over 120 kilometres of coast between the Belgian border and the border with Picardy. 

The Côte d'Opale contains varied landscapes like beaches, dunes, swamps, estuaries or cliffs.

FRANCE - La Cathédrale Notre-Dame

Thanks so much Marie for the Notre-Dome cathedral card, sad to hear it caught fire.

Notre-Dame de Paris (French meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral's construction was begun in 1160 under Bishop Maurice de Sully and was largely complete by 1260, though it was modified frequently in the following centuries.

The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and it is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture. As the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Paris, Notre-Dame contains the cathedra of the Archbishop of Paris, currently Cardinal André Vingt-Trois. The cathedral treasury contains a reliquary, which houses some of Catholicism's most important relics, including the purported Crown of Thorns, a fragment of the True Cross, and one of the Holy Nails. 

In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered desecration in the radical phase of the French Revolution when much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. An extensive restoration supervised by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc began in 1845. A project of further restoration and maintenance began in 1991.

While undergoing renovation and restoration, the roof of Notre-Dame caught fire on the evening of 15 April 2019. Burning for around 15 hours, the cathedral sustained serious damage, including the destruction of the flèche (the timber spire over the crossing) and most of the lead-covered wooden roof above the stone vaulted ceiling."

FRANCE - The Most Beautiful Romanesque churches O'Auvergne

Thanks to Benedicte for the card.

FRANCE - Dole

Capital of the former count Hometown of Pastor.  Thanks to Moure for the card.

"Dole is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, of which it is a subprefecture."

FRANCE - Les Landes

Thanks to Jason.

"Les Landes is an area of coastal heathland in the north-west of Jersey. It has been designated as a Site of Special Interest (SSI) since 1996."

FRANCE - Domfront

Thanks to Madyson for the card.

FRANCE - Arch

Thanks to Marion for the card.

FRANCE - Charms and Colors of Provence

Thanks Christine for the card.

"Provence is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône River to the west to the Italian border to the east, and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It largely corresponds with the modern administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and includes the départements of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse. The largest city of the region is Marseille."

FRANCE - Aerial view of the castle

Aerial view of the castle (fortress Feudal XIV's Century) surrounded by the river.  Thanks to Kris for the card.

FRANCE - Château de Chambord

Chambord, France card send from Hong Kong.

FRANCE - Happy Postcrossing Card

Thanks to William for the card.

FRANCE - Chambord

Thanks to Elodie for the card.

"The Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. The building, which was never completed, was constructed by King Francis I of France. 

Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley; it was built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, who maintained his royal residences at the Château de Blois and Amboise. The original design of the Château de Chambord is attributed, though with some doubt, to Domenico da Cortona; Leonardo da Vinci may also have been involved. 

Chambord was altered considerably during the twenty-eight years of its construction (1519–1547), during which it was overseen on-site by Pierre Nepveu. With the château nearing completion, Francis showed off his enormous symbol of wealth and power by hosting his old archrival, Emperor Charles V, at Chambord."

FRANCE - Nantes. Château des ducs de Bretagne

Thanks to Beki for the card.

"The Château des ducs de Bretagne (English: Castle of the Dukes of Brittany) is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique département of France; it served as the centre of the historical province of Brittany until its separation in 1941. It is located on the right bank of the Loire, which formerly fed its ditches. It was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany between the 13th and 16th centuries, subsequently becoming the Breton residence of the French Monarchy. The castle has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1862. Today the castle houses the Nantes History Museum."

FRANCE - Saint Pierre Le Mer (aude - France)

Thanks to Didier for the card.

"The Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, Saint-Pierre-la-Mer belongs to the town of Fleury. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, about twenty kilometers from Narbonne. Wonderfully surrounded the Saint-Pierre-la-Mer station is located in the middle of the Gulf of Lion, in the Regional Natural Park of Narbonne in the Mediterranean."

Queen Elizabeth II

Thanks to Mary for the QE stamps card!.

FRANCE - Painting

This postcard is designed by a Chinese painter who likes to record his trips by painting.  Thanks to Iris for the card.

FRANCE - Pont du Gard

Thanks to Blue for the card.

"The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is the highest of all elevated Roman aqueducts, and, along with the Aqueduct of Segovia, one of the best preserved. It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1985 because of its historical importance.

The bridge has three tiers of arches, stands 48.8 m high, and descends a mere 2.5 centimetres – a gradient of only 1 in 18,241 – while the whole aqueduct descends in height by only 12.6 m over its entire length."

FRANCE - Alexandra_Alévêque

From Jordan, thanks.

Alexandra Alévêque is a French journalist , born in Le Creusot 19 August 1972 . She is the sister of the humorist Christophe Alévêque .

FRANCE - Reims Cathedral

Thanks to Josse for the card.

Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Reims) is a Roman Catholic church in Reims, France, built in the High Gothic style. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims, where the kings of France were crowned.[1] The cathedral replaced an older church, destroyed by fire in 1211, that was built on the site of the basilica where Clovis was baptized by Saint Remi, bishop of Reims in AD 496. That original structure had itself been erected on the site of some Roman baths. A major tourism destination, the cathedral receives about one million visitors annually.

FRANCE - Notre-Dame

Thanks to Ty for the card.