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
Fifth constituency for French residents overseas Fifth constituency for French residents overseas The Fifth constituency for French residents overseas ("cinquième 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 covers four countries: Portugal, Spain, Andorra and Monaco. As of New Year's Day 2011, it contained 116,196 registered French voters. The bulk of these, 89,391, were living in Spain, while 15,049 were living in Portugal, 8,302 in Monaco (a microstate which has a border only with France), and 3,454 in Andorra (a microstate, between Spain and France, of which