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The Patrouille de France flies over the capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, bringing five days of celebrations to a close in tricolor smoke. IMAGES
Gérard Larcher, Yaël Braun-Pivet, Anne Hidalgo and Patricia Miralles take part in the ceremony in tribute to Marshal Philippe Leclerc, as part of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris. On 24 August 1944, the soldiers of the 2nd armoured division, commanded by General Leclerc, entered the capital through the Porte d'Italie. IMAGES
Cars are bumper to bumper on the A63 motorway near Bordeaux, as July and August holiday goers cross paths on the way to their vacations on what Bison Futé labels 'black Saturday'. More than 1,000 kilometres of cumulative traffic jams are recorded for this day of crossover. IMAGES
The planes of the Patrouille de France fly over Paris, leaving a trail of smoke in the colours of the French flag for the Bastille Day parade, as the country celebrates its national day. IMAGES
The Olympic flame is escorted down the Avenue Foch in Paris by the riders of the Cadre Noir de Saumur and carried by their leader, Thibaut Vallette, gold medallist in Rio in 2016, before being passed on to a young athlete during the Bastille Day parade. IMAGES
French troops take part in the Bastille Day military parade in Paris. This year, the ceremony is in a reduced format and took a different route due to the upcoming Olympic Games. IMAGES
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