* 2007 – Conventional-Train World Speed Record: a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.

This station is also served by international trains ( including the French TGV ) and regional trains (" TER ").

For instance, the French mail service La Poste owns a few special TGV trains for carrying postal freight.

The TGV (, meaning high-speed train ) is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator.

Just outside the city is a factory for the French engineering giant Alstom, where the TGV, the cars for the Paris and other metros are manufactured.

This track is shared with Eurostar trains that go from Paris or Brussels to London via Lille and the Channel Tunnel and with French domestic TGV trains.

TGV rail services to the Gare de Cannes provide access from major French cities, including Nice, Marseille, Lyon, Paris and Toulouse.

* TGV Duplex, a French high-speed train of the TGV family featuring bi-level carriages

Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds up to, placing them alongside the French TGV, Italian TAV, Spanish AVE, and German ICE among the fastest trains in the world.

In addition, Seoul and Busan are linked by a high-speed train line known as KTX, which was built using French TGV technology.

This track is shared with Eurostar trains that go from Paris or Brussels to London via Lille and the Channel Tunnel and with French domestic TGV trains.

In the end, only three qualified bidders remained: ABB ( Swedish manufacturer of the X 2000 train ), Siemens ( manufacturer of the German ICE ), and a consortium of Bombardier ( manufacturer of the LRC trains ) and Alstom ( manufacturer of the French TGV ).

THSRC's bid was based on the high-speed technology platform of Eurotrain, a joint venture of GEC-Alsthom, the main manufacturer of the French TGV, and Siemens, the main maker of the German ICE.

He embarked on an industrialisation plan and initiated the Arianespace project, as well as the TGV project, and furthered the French civilian nuclear programme.

TETRA was used during the French TGV train speed record on 3 April 2007 at 574. 8 km / h.

Since 1984 the French high-speed trains ( TGV ) come to Geneva.

* SNCF TGV POS, a French high-speed train

The Japanese Shinkansen and the French TGV were the first systems for which devoted high-speed lines were built from scratch.

The original connection from and to Paris is made with a TGV to Irun and from Hendaye ( the twin border towns on opposite sides of the French / Spanish border ).

Variations of this design are now used in other makes of train, such as in the French TGV.

Construction is currently under way to connect the new high-speed line from Barcelona to the French TGV network via the Perthus tunnel under the Pyrenees.

French trains are dual-voltage, allowing both TGV and regional trains to operate on the line.

The system's technology is largely based on the French TGV / LGV system, but domestic development based on transferred technology began early.

The current legitimate, senior family member is Louis-Alphonse de Bourbon, known by his supporters as Duke of Anjou, who also holds the Legitimist ( Blancs d ' Espagne ) claim to the French throne.

Proponents of the French bow argue that it is more maneuverable, due to the angle at which the player holds the bow.

French Stéphane Mifsud holds the record for Static Apnea at 11 minutes and 35 seconds ( June 2009 ).

* 1811 – In the second day of fighting at the Peninsular War Battle of Fuentes de Onoro the French army, under Marshall Massena, drive in the Duke of Wellington's overextended right flank, but French frontal assaults fail to take the town of Fuentes de Onoro and the Anglo-Portuguese army holds the field at the end of the day.

* February 21 – 26 – Seven Years ' War – At the Battle of Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland, a force of French troops under the command of privateer François Thurot captures and holds the town and castle of Carrickfergus before retiring ; the force is defeated ( and Thurot killed ) in a naval action in the Irish Sea on February 28.

The Honda powered FW10 holds the race lap record for the original circuit when Mansell's team mate Keke Rosberg recorded a time of 1: 39. 914 during the 1985 French Grand Prix.

In 1792 French troops occupied the district and in 1793 the lands were annexed by France, which explains the linguistic switch of the Family of the House of Basel's name from " von Basel " to " de Bâle ", since Arlesheim holds their manor.

* tenet " it bores, it annoys " ( Classical " it holds ") > anoget, latinization of Proto-French * anoiet ( Old French anoie ), from anui, anoi " annoyance ", from the phrase mihī in odiō est " it is hateful to me " ( French ennui, Italian noia, Occitan anuèg, Catalan enutg, Spanish enojo, Portuguese nojo )

The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography.

* Tchéky Karyo as Major Jean Villeneuve: A French soldier who trains Martin's militia, he holds a grudge against Martin for his part in the French and Indian War, but they become close friends by the war's end.

Max von Sydow (; Swedish: ; born 10 April 1929 ) is a Swedish actor, born in Sweden and now holds dual Swedish and French citizenship.

He received French citizenship in 2002 and now holds dual Swedish / French citizenship.

All launches took place from Kourou in French Guyana, which thus became established as the sole French and European spaceport, a status that it still holds today ( 2012 ).

It holds a vast amount of art of French and other artists, e. g. the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, and classical Greek Venus de Milo and ancient works of culture and art from Egypt and the Middle East.

French government holds a veto right since foundation.

Cherbourg holds an arsenal of the French Navy.

Every year Francis Creek holds French Creek Days on the second weekend in July.

Alstom is a large French multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets.

Historically, the ace had the lowest value and this still holds in many popular European games ( in fact most European decks, including the French Tarot Nouveau, do not use the " A " index, instead keeping the numeral " 1 ").