German time
By Junk on 2009-02-16 21:15:38
France has been using the German time zone since the German occupation during WWII.
Details :
Even though Greenwich Meridian (0°) passes through the French territory, France is in the GMT+1 zone which is centered 15 degrees east (at the border between Germany and Poland).
Before World War II, France used GMT (english time) but switched to GMT+1 (german time) during occupation, and did not change back after the Liberation.
Read an other one
C'est dingue ça! Je me suis toujours demandé pourquoi on avait pas la même heure que les anglais, tout s'explique! Thanks!