Miel d'Alsace Miel d'Alsace Miel d'Alsace is a honey from France that is protected under EU law with "PGI" status, first published under relevant laws in 2005. The PGI status covers several varieties of honey produced in Alsace, namely silver fir honey, chestnut honey, acacia honey, lime honey, forest honey, and multi-flower honey. To be given the PGI designation, the hives producing the honey must be installed in Alsace. In addition, silver fir honey is given a perimeter of the Alsatian slopes of the Vosges and Jura mountain ranges. Chestnut honey must be gathered in the hills south of the Vosges, in
Eighth constituency for French residents overseas Eighth constituency for French residents overseas The Eighth constituency for French residents overseas ("huitième circonscription des Français établis hors de France") is one of eleven constituencies each electing one representative of French citizens overseas to the French National Assembly. This constituency elected its first ever representative at the 2012 French legislative election. It covers all French citizens living in the following eight countries: Cyprus, Greece, the Holy See (Vatican), Israel, Italy, Malta, San Marino, and Turkey. As of New Year's Day 2011, it contained 144,505 registered French citizens - of which 78,748 in Israel, 46,554 in Italy, and just 17