The Hôtel Matignon in Paris, France, is the official residence of the French Prime Minister. The French phrase "selon Matignon" is used in the same way as the British phrase "according to Number 10 Downing St". Similar references could be made to "l'Elysee", the residence of the French President. This is used in the same way as the American phrase "according to the White House". The French Prime Minister also has the use of a house in the ground of the Palace of Versailles, called 'La Lanterne', as a weekend retreat. The Hôtel Matignon is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France. ... , The Eiffel Tower, the tallest structure in Paris, is an international symbol of the city. ... Categories: French government | France-related stubs | Prime ministers of France ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ...

Several important agreements were signed here:

• 1936 Matignon Accords between the French employers' union and the Confédération Générale du Travail workers' union, following from the accession of the Front Populaire to power. They guaranteed trade union membership and negotiating rights, a 40-hour working week and paid workers' holidays.
• 1988 Matignon Accords with respect to New Caledonia. They called for increased New Caledonian territorial autonomy between the French government, Kanak independence activists and French settlers.

Matignon is also the name of a commune of the Côtes-d'Armor département, in France. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Also known as the Magna Carta of French Labor, the Matignon Accords of 1936 were an agreement to help the French Labor movement. ... The Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT or General Confederation of Work) is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Popular Front (Front Populaire) was an alliance of left-wing political parties that came into power in France following the 1936 elections. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Côtes-dArmor (French) / Aodoù-an-Arvor (Breton) is a département in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...