country_of_citizenship claude-arnaud rivenet
Lille is a city in northern ___MASK43___ , in French Flanders . On the Deûle River , near ___MASK43___ ' s border with Belgium , it is the capital of the Hauts - de - ___MASK43___ region and the prefecture of the Nord department . Amiens is a city and commune in northern ___MASK43___ , north of Paris and south - west of Lille . It is the capital of the Somme department in Hauts - de - ___MASK43___ . The city had a population of 136 , 105 according to the 2006 census . Gueugnon is a commune in the Saône - et - Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern ___MASK43___ . ___MASK47___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK47___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by ___MASK43___ , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area of and has a population of about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK47___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % of the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % of all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group of German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . Troyes is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in north - central ___MASK43___ . It is located on the Seine river about southeast of Paris . This area is known as the Champagne region of Northern ___MASK43___ . Many half - timbered houses ( mainly of the 16th century ) survive in the old town . Troyes has been in existence since the Roman era , as Augustobona Tricassium , which stood at the hub of numerous highways , primarily the Via Agrippa . Picardy is a historical territory and a former administrative region of ___MASK43___ . Since 1 January 2016 , it is now part of the new region of Hauts - de - ___MASK43___ . It is located in the northern part of ___MASK43___ . French Flanders is a part of the historical ___MASK96___ in present - day ___MASK43___ . The region lies in the modern - day region of Hauts - de - ___MASK43___ and roughly corresponds to the arrondissements of Lille , Douai and Dunkirk on the southern border of the present Kingdom of Belgium . Together with French Hainaut , it makes up the French Department of Nord . ___MASK43___ , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of ___MASK43___ extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas ___MASK43___ include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . ___MASK43___ spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . Football Club Gueugnonnais ( commonly called Gueugnon ) is a French association football club based in Gueugnon , Burgundy . The club was formed in 1940 and plays its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville located within the city . It played in the Championnat National , the third level of French football , before entering liquidation in April 2011 . In the summer of 2011 , the club was reformed and joined the DH Bourgogne at the sixth tier of French football . Guegnon won DH Bourgogne in 2012 - 13 season and was promoted to CFA 2 . Claude - Arnaud Rivenet ( born 13 December 1972 in Lille ) is a retired French football player who played with Lyon , FC Gueugnon , Troyes AC and Amiens SC . Burgundy is a historical territory and a former administrative region of east - central ___MASK43___ . Since 1 January 2016 , it is part of the new region Bourgogne - Franche - Comté . Burgundy comprises the following four departments : Côte - d ' Or , Saône - et - Loire , Yonne and Nièvre . Ligue 1 (" League 1 ", formerly known as Division 1 ), is the primary French association football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system . Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 2 . Contested by 20 clubs , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2 . Seasons run from August to May , with teams playing 38 games each totaling 380 games in the season . Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays , with a few games played during weekday evenings . Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January . Ligue 1 is one of the top national leagues , currently ranked fifth in Europe behind ___MASK23___ ' s La Liga , England ' s Premier League , Germany ' s Bundesliga and ___MASK11___ ' s Serie A . Ligue 1 was inaugurated on 11 September 1932 under the name " National " before switching to " Division 1 " after a year of existence . The name lasted until 2002 before switching to its current name . AS Saint - Étienne is the most successful club with ten league titles in ___MASK43___ while Olympique Lyon is the club that has won the most consecutive titles ( seven between 2002 and 2008 ). With the presence of 66 seasons in Ligue 1 , the FC Sochaux - Montbéliard and Olympique de Marseille hold the record for most seasons among the elite , while FC Nantes holds the League record for longevity with 44 consecutive seasons ( 1963  2007 ). The current champions are Paris Saint - Germain , who won their sixth title in the 2015  16 season . Stade Jean Laville is a multi - use stadium in Gueugnon , ___MASK43___ . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Gueugnon . The stadium is able to hold 13 , 872 people . The Deûle is a river of northern ___MASK43___ which is channeled for the main part of its course ( from Lens to Lille ). The upstream part is still partly free - flowing and is known as the Souchez . The Deûle flows into the Lys ( right bank ) in Deûlémont . Stade de la Licorne is a multi - use stadium in Amiens , ___MASK43___ . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Amiens SC . The stadium is able to hold 12 , 097 people and was built in 1999 . The first match held in the stadium was the Trophée des Champions match between FC Nantes Atlantique and FC Girondins de Bordeaux on 24 August 1999 . The stadium is visually striking , with an unusually large transparent roof . The Championnat de ___MASK43___ National , commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3 , serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 . Contested by 18 clubs , the Championnat National operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2 and the Championnat de ___MASK43___ Amateur , the fourth division of French football . Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is a French association football club , based in Troyes that plays in Ligue 2 after being relegated from Ligue 1 during the 2015 - 16 season . It was founded in 1986 , as the third professional club from the city , after ASTS and TAF . They won the Intertoto Cup in 2001 , beating Newcastle United on the away goals rule after the score was 4  4 on aggregate . Amiens Sporting Club ( commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens ) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Picardy region . The club was formed in 1901 and currently play in Ligue 2 , the second level of French football . The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city . Amiens is managed by Olivier Echouafni and captained by defender Stéphane Mangione .