La fille aux cheveux de lin divergence from Debussy's style at the time. Completed in January 1910, it was published three months later and premiered in June of that same year. The prelude is one of Debussy's most recorded pieces, both in its original version and in subsequent various arrangements. The title "La fille aux cheveux de lin" was inspired by Leconte de Lisle's poem by the same name, one of his "Chansons écossaises" (Scottish songs) from his 1852 collection "Poèmes antiques" (Ancient Poems). The image of a girl with flaxen-coloured hair has been utilized in fine art as a symbol of innocence and naivety. Musical
Ninth constituency for French residents overseas Ninth constituency for French residents overseas The Ninth constituency for French residents overseas ("neuvième 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. It covers all French citizens living in the following sixteen countries of North-West Africa: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Tunisia. (It specifically excludes Western Sahara, which is recognised neither as a part of Morocco nor as a separate country, and is not a part of