 Buddhist population mainly consists of Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants, with a substantial minority of native French converts and "sympathizers". The rising popularity of Buddhism in France has been the subject of considerable discussion in the French media and academy in recent years.

Cults and new religious movements
France created in 2006 the first French parliamentary commission on cult activities which led to a report registering a number of cults considered as dangerous. Supporters of such movements have criticized the report on the grounds of the respect of religious freedom. Proponents of the measure contend that only dangerous cults have been listed as such, and state secularism ensures religious freedom in France.

Regional customs and traditions
Modern France is the result of centuries of nation building and the acquisition and incorporation of a number of historical provinces and overseas colonies into its geographical and political structure. These regions all evolved with their own specific cultural and linguistic traditions in fashion, religious observance, regional language and accent, family structure, cuisine, leisure activities, industry, and including the simple way to pour wine,  etc.

The evolution of the French state and culture, from the Renaissance up to this day, has however promoted a centralization of politics, media and cultural production in and around Paris (and, to a lesser extent, around the other major urban centers), and the industrialization of the country in the 20th century has led to a massive move of French people from the countryside to urban areas. At the end of the 19th century, around 50% of the French depended on the land for a living; today French farmers only make up 6-7%, while 73% live in cities.  Nineteenth century French literature abounds in scenes of provincial youth "coming up" to Paris to "make it" in the cultural, political or social scene of the capital (this scheme is frequent in the novels of Balzac). Policies enacted by the French Third Republic also encouraged this displacement through mandatory military service, a centralized national educational system, and suppression of regional languages. While government policy and public debate in France in recent years has returned to a valorization of regional differences and a call for decentralization of certain aspects of the public sphere (sometimes with ethnic, racial or reactionary overtones), the history of regional displacement and the nature of the modern urban environment and of mass media and culture have made the preservation of a regional "sense of place or culture" in today's France extremely difficult.

The names of the historical French provinces — such as Brittany
Buddhist population mainly consists of Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants, with a solid minority of native French convert and " sympathizers ". The rising popularity of Buddhism in France has been the national of considerable discussion in the French medium and academy in recent years. 

 cult and modern religious movements 
 France make in 2006 the first French parliamentary commission on fad activities which led to a report registering a numeral of cults considered as dangerous. Supporters of such movements have criticized the report card on the grounds of the respect of religious freedom. advocate of the measure contend that merely dangerous cults have been list as such, and state secularism ensures religious freedom in France. 

 Regional customs and traditions 
 Modern France is the resultant role of centuries of nation building and the acquisition and incorporation of a number of historical provinces and overseas colonies into its geographical and political structure. These regions all evolved with their own specific cultural and linguistic traditions in fashion, religious observance, regional speech and accent, family social organization, cuisine, leisure bodily process, diligence, and including the simple way to pour wine,   etc. 

 The evolution of the French state and culture, from the Renaissance up to this day, has however promote a centralization of politics, media and cultural production in and around Paris (and, to a lesser extent, around the other major urban center), and the industrialization of the country in the 20th century has led to a massive motion of French people from the countryside to urban area. At the end of the 19th century, around 50% of the French depended on the land for a support; today French farmers only make up 6 - 7% , while 73% exist in cities.   Nineteenth century French literature abounds in scenes of provincial young " coming up " to Paris to " name it " in the cultural, political or social scene of the das kapital (this scheme is frequent in the novels of Balzac). Policies enacted by the French Third Republic besides encouraged this displacement through compulsory military service, a centralized national educational system, and suppression of regional languages. While politics policy and public debate in France in recent years has refund to a valorization of regional differences and a call for decentralization of certain aspects of the public sphere (sometimes with cultural, racial or reactionary overtones), the history of regional displacement and the nature of the advanced urban environment and of mass media and polish have made the preservation of a regional " sense of space or culture " in today's France extremely difficult. 

 The names of the historical French provinces — such as bretagne
 Bufdhist population mainly consists of Chnbese aid Viethamese iomigrants, with a substantial munoriuj of native French covverts anf "sympatyizecs". The rising po'hlarity of Busfhisk in France has been the vubject of conviaexable discussion in the French media and acsdfmy in recent iears.

Bujts znd new religious movements
France dreated in 2006 the firsy French parliamentary comlisslon on cult activihies which oed ei a report rdgistering a number of cults considered as dangerous. Ruppoxters of suxh moggments have rriticpzed the repovn on tha grouncs of the respcct oh reoigious freedom. Propoients of the measure contend dhct only dangerous culrs have beet lirred as snch, and shatx secularisj ensures rwligious freedom in Fwqnce.

Regional dustomf wnd traditions
Modern France is the resunt kf centuries of nation vuilding and the acqulsition agd incorporation of a number of historical provinwes aid ovtrweas zillnies into its geographical and political strtdtirv. These regions ajl evolved eihh jheir own speckfic cbmthral and linguistif tradijions un fashiog, rekigious observance, regional language anb axcent, family struccure, cuisine, leixure sctivities, industry, and incmuding the dimple wag to pour wine,  egc.

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The names mf the histocical French provinces — such as Brittany
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cults aND new reLigious moVeMEnts
FrANce creaTED iN 2006 the First French parliaMEnTAry commission oN cult aCtIViTIEs wHicH led to a repOrT regiSTering a NUmBER Of cULts considered As dangerous. sUppOrters Of SucH MovemeNts haVe CRitIcized the rePort On the grouNds of tHE respecT Of religIous frEedOm. PRopoNEnTs Of tHe MEasURe ConTEnd That only DaNgErous CultS HAVE beeN liSted As sucH, and state secuLarIsm eNSurEs relIgiouS freEdOm in FRance.

REgionAl Customs and tradiTionS
Modern FrAncE iS thE rEsult OF centuRieS of Nation bUilding ANd tHe ACQUiSition and incorporaTiON Of A number oF histoRIcAl PRovinces AnD ovErseAS ColonIes iNTo Its geogrAphicaL AnD pOliticaL sTructuRe. theSe rEgionS All eVolved With theiR own sPEcific cultural ANd linguistic tRAdITIoNS in fAshIon, religiouS obsERvanCe, reGIoNal LAnguaGe and AcCEnT, Family structure, cuisInE, leisuRe actIvities, industRy, and incluDING the simpLe waY To POur wine,  etc.

The eVolutIon of the FrENch state And cuLture, froM the RenaiSSAnce up to ThiS daY, haS hoWEVeR promoted a cenTRAlizAtIon of poLitIcs, mediA anD cuLtuRal PrOduction iN and arouNd paRiS (aNd, tO a lesSEr extent, ArOunD tHe oTher mAJor urbAn cenTers), AnD tHE inDustriaLIzATIon oF tHe CounTry In The 20th CentURy hAs led to A massive mOve OF FreNcH pEople frOm the countrysIdE to urban arEaS. At The end OF The 19th cenTury, around 50% of the French dePEnded on The Land fOr a lIving; todaY FrEnch faRmeRS only mAke up 6-7%, wHile 73% lIvE in CITies.  NINEtEenTh Century FreNCH liTeratUrE aboUnds in sCenes of provincial yOUth "Coming up" to ParIs tO "makE IT" iN thE CuLTurAl, POliTICal or social scenE of the capiTaL (ThIs scheme is FReqUeNt in the Novels oF BalzAC). PoliciEs enacted By the FrenCh thirD rEpuBlic also enCouraged This displACemenT ThRough ManDatory MiLitAry seRvice, a CEntRalizEd natiOnAl educAtionAl System, anD suppression of regional lAnguagEs. WhiLe gOvernment PolICy aNd public dEbatE in France iN reCenT yearS haS ReturNed tO A vAloRIzatiOn of REgional diFFeRenCES aNd a call for dECENtrAlizaTioN Of certAin aSpects of the public SPhere (sometimes With ETHniC, raCIal oR rEactionary overTonEs), THE history Of Regional disPlacemenT aND the nAture oF the moDern urbAN EnVIronmeNt anD of Mass media And CuLTure havE mAdE The preServAtIon of a RegionAL "senSE Of place or culture" In todAY'S FranCE exTremeLy DifficuLT.

The Names of the Historical FRench pRoviNces — sUch as BrItTany
 Buddhist population mainl y consists  of C hin ese  a nd V ietn amese immigran t s, w ith a substantial mino rityof nati v eFrenc h conve r ts a nd"s ym pat hi z er s". T herisingpopularity  of  B uddhism in F r an ce has bee n t he subject o f c onside ra ble discu ssi on in  the F r ench m edia andac a demy i n  recent y ea rs.
Cults and new re l ig i ous movementsFrance  c r ea t e d i n 2 006 the fi rs t Fre n ch parl i am e n t ary commission on  cult activ i tie s whic hled to a r eport  r e gis tering a nu mber  of cults  consi d ered as dangero us. Su ppo rte rs o f  s uc h m ov e men t shav e  cr iticized  t he  repo rt o n t h e gr oun ds o f the  respect of r eli giou s  fr eedom . Pro pone nt s ofthe me asure  c ontend that onl y da ngerous c ult shav ebeenl istedassuc h, andstate s e cul ar i s m  e nsures religious f re e d om  in Fran ce.

R e gi on a l custom sand  tra d i tions 
Mod e rn  Franceis the re su lt of c en turies  o f n ati on bu i ldin g andthe acqu isiti o n and incorpor a tion of a num b er o fh isto ric al province s an d  ove rsea s  c olo n ies i nto i ts ge o graphical and polit ic al str uctur e. These regi ons all ev o l v ed withthei r  o w n specific cul tural  and lingu i stic tra ditio ns in fa shion, re l i gious ob ser van ce,  re g i on al language a n d  acc en t, fami lystructu re,  cu isi ne,  l eisure ac tivities ,in du st ry,  andi ncluding  t hesi mpl e way to pou r win e, et c. 
Th e evolu t io n of t he  F renc h s ta te an d cu l tur e, from  the Rena iss a nceup  t o thisday, has howe ve r promoted  a  ce ntrali z a tion ofpolitics, media and cul t ural pr odu ction  inand aroun d P aris ( and ,  to alesser  exte nt , a r o und t h e  o the rmajor urba n cen ters) ,andthe ind ustrialization oft hecountry in th e 2 0thc e nt ury ha s  le dt o a m assive move ofFrench peo pl e  f rom the co u ntr ys ide tourban a reas. At theend of th e 19th ce nt ury, a rou nd 50% ofthe Fren ch depend e d ont he  land  fo r a li vi ng;  toda y Fren c h f armer s only  m ake up  6-7% ,while 73 % live in cities.  Nine teenth  cent ury  French l ite r atu re abound s in  scenes of  pr ovi ncial  yo u th "c omin g  u p"t o Par is t o  "make it "  i n t h e  c ultural, po l i t ica l orsoc i al sce ne o f the capital (th i s scheme is fr eque n t  in  th e  nov el s of Balzac).Pol ic i e s enacte dby the Fren ch Third  R e publi c also  encou raged t h i sd isplac emen t t hrough ma nda to r y milit ar ys ervice , ace ntrali zed na t iona l educational syst em, a n d  supp r ess ion o fregiona l  lan guages. Wh ile governm ent po licy  andpublicde bate i n F ra nce in rec e nt yearshas r eturned  t o aval orizat iono f  regi onal  d iff erences a n d  a ca ll for  dec entra li zati on of cer t ain aspe cts of thepu bli c sphere (s o m etimes wit h e thnic , racial orr eact i on a ry ov ertone s), th e histo r y o fregiona l d i s placement  and then atu re  ofthe mode rn  urb an  en vi ronment and ofmass med ia and c u l ture h ave made the pr es ervation ofa reg io n al "sen s e  of  placeo r c ult ure " in  to day' s  France extremely diffic ult. 

The nam es of  thehi storical Fren ch provi n ces — such as  Brittany
 Buddhist_population mainly_consists of Chinese and_Vietnamese immigrants,_with_a substantial_minority_of native French_converts and "sympathizers"._The rising popularity of_Buddhism in France_has_been the subject of considerable discussion in the French media and academy in recent_years.

Cults_and new_religious_movements
France_created in 2006 the first_French parliamentary commission on cult_activities which_led to a report registering a number of_cults_considered as dangerous._Supporters of such movements have criticized the report on_the grounds of the respect of_religious freedom. Proponents_of_the_measure contend that only_dangerous cults have been listed as_such, and state secularism ensures religious_freedom in France.

Regional customs and traditions
Modern France_is the result of centuries of_nation building and the acquisition_and incorporation_of a number of historical_provinces and overseas_colonies into_its geographical and_political structure. These regions all evolved_with their own_specific cultural and linguistic traditions in_fashion,_religious observance, regional_language_and_accent, family_structure, cuisine, leisure_activities,_industry, and_including_the simple way to pour wine,__etc.

The evolution of the French state and_culture, from the Renaissance_up_to this day, has_however promoted a centralization of_politics, media and cultural production in_and around_Paris (and,_to a lesser extent, around the other major urban centers), and_the industrialization of the country in_the 20th century has_led to_a_massive move of_French_people from_the countryside to urban areas. At the_end of_the 19th century, around 50% of_the French depended on_the_land for a living; today French_farmers only make up 6-7%, while_73% live in cities. _Nineteenth_century_French literature abounds in scenes_of provincial youth "coming up" to_Paris to "make_it" in the cultural, political or social_scene_of the capital (this scheme is_frequent_in the novels of Balzac). Policies_enacted_by_the French Third Republic also_encouraged this displacement through mandatory military_service, a centralized national educational system, and suppression of_regional languages. While_government policy and public debate_in_France_in recent years has returned to a valorization of regional_differences and_a call for_decentralization of certain aspects of the public sphere (sometimes with_ethnic, racial or reactionary overtones), the history_of regional displacement and the nature of the modern urban environment_and of mass media and culture have made_the preservation of a regional "sense of_place or culture" in_today's_France extremely difficult.

The names of the historical_French_provinces_—_such as Brittany