LUX4761031: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: rugby party, la melee, 1920 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761038: France: the cemetery: a woman in black next to a white tomb of a child 4 years with a mortuary crown, 1901 - Arnold Abel / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761130: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 14 July 1901, military ceremony, presentation of the flag in front of the courthouse with officers in official dress and crowd of curious people. Town hall under construction on Place Jean Jaures, 1901 - advertisement: cycles and automobiles P. Bruneau / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761233: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: couple of old peasants (70 years old) tourangeaux in traditional clothes, woman in headdress and man in shirt and cap, 1900 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761333: France, Midi-Pyrenees, Aveyron (12), Montbazens: grande rue, 1930 - advertisement: kub broth - trade: couffin / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761341: France, Midi-Pyrenees, Aveyron (12), Montbazens: the town hall and the church, 1930 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761370: France, Lower Normandy, Manche (50), Sartilly: route des Genets, entrance to the village, 1930 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761393: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: hotel du parc, lively view, 1930 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761400: France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Saint-Jean-du-Cardonnay: cafe le Borgne, 1930 - commerce: cafe le Borgne - advertising: Byrrh wine tonique / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761466: France, Basse-Normandie, Calvados (14), Caen: le moulin au Roy et le Chateau d'eau, 1930 Photography / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761518: France, Picardie, Somme (80), Fort-Mahon: Picardy house, family reunited at the entrance of the house 1935, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761623: France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Petite-Couronne: la cite des blast furnneaux, 1930 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761773: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Palavas-les-Flots (palavas les flots): l'institut marin Saint-Pierre, l'heure du bain, 1930 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761777: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Palavas-les-Flots (palavas les flots): the Saint-Pierre Institute, group photography with the residents in front of the facade of the establishment, 1930, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761780: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Palavas-les-Flots (palavas les flots): Institut Saint-Pierre, laundry room with boiler and washing machine, 1930 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761801: France, Picardie, Somme (80), Le Crotoy: rue des chalets, 1930 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761925: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Castillon-la-Bataille (castillon la bataille): hotel des voyageurs and cafe Michau, 1930 - advertising: beer d'Angouleme - shops: hotel des voyageurs, cafe Michau / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761952: France, Picardie, Oise (60), Creil: le clos Morin restaurant, 1925 - restaurant le clos Morin, hotel restaurant cafe des cyclistes / Bridgeman Images

LUX4761964: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Mourans: the field of Mars, 1930, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762009: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Trungy: girls' school, 1930 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762068: France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Deville-les-Rouen (Deville les Rouen): place de la demi-lune with bus stop, 1930 - shops: hotel du Commerce, restaurant M. Vacher, telephone 43 - Advertising: Dubonnet, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762083: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Miramas: Place Jourdan with many shops, 1930 - shops: pharmacy, tobacco bar, bakery, pastry shop, butcher shop, gas pump / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762137: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Herault (34), Pezenas: place du 14 juillet with many shops, 1930 - shops: cafe de la bourse et du commerce, grand cafe de la bourse pierre Claustre - bus: Paul Vallat-Puisserguier / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762146: France, Rhone-Alpes, Loire (42), Feurs: cafe des arts, 1930 - commerce: cafe des arts / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762185: France: inside a Chateau, a pool room with players, on the wall: genealogical tree of the family of Croutelles and Martin d'Anvilliers, 1920 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762225: France, Corsica, Haute-Corse (2B), Bastia: rue du Dragon, rue en staircase with old buildings, 1890 - rue du Dragon / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762308: France, Corsica, Haute-Corse (2B), Corte: Tavignano valley, citadel, 1890 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762440: France, Corsica, Haute-Corsica (2B): route de San Quilico, viaduct, 1890 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762470: France, Pays de la Loire, Mayenne (53), Chateau-Gontier: Chateau-Gonthier, Heuzard-Digion factory with pulleys, gear wheels, machinery and tools, 1924 - Heuzard-Digion factory / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762554: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chinon: general view of the Chateau feodal with the bridge over the Vienne, 1920 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762616: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: place de chateauneuf with basilica Saint Martin, the Charlemagne tower and many shops, 1910 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762668: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: field of Mars, two Renault battle tanks and two soldiers in manoeuvres, 1920 - Renault / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762691: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Quai d'Orleans, loading of sand extracted from the Loire in carts drawn by horses, 1910 / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762710: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: the old Tours, a child plays in the middle of Place Plumereau bordered by old half-timbered houses, 1910 - shops: at the small mocha, counter butcherie A Leplat, cafe popular restaurant, establishment of Touraine branch 62, Boisnard - advertisements: cube broth, black lion, house for sale / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762731: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: rue Corneille and the theatre facade, 1910 - Renault / Bridgeman Images

LUX4762822: France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Blois: general view, the Gabriel bridge, the cathedrale Saint-Louis and the prefecture, 1920 / Bridgeman Images