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Amélie de Bourbon-Parma

b. 1977

Born
13 Mar 1977, Paris
Country of birth
France

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A life in time

  1. Born · Paris

    Birth, Paris

What was it like?

The world around Paris, 1977: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Amélie was born around the same time as Christina Aguilera, Chris Pine, and Ronaldinho.

Born around the same time

  • Christina Aguilera

    1980 · American singer, songwriter and actress

  • Chris Pine

    1980 · American actor (born 1980)

  • Ronaldinho

    1980 · Brazilian associaton fooball player (born 1980)

  • Kobe Bryant

    1978 · American basketball player (1978–2020)

  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    1978 · President of Ukraine since 2019

  • Kim Kardashian

    1980 · American media personality, businesswoman, model and actress (born 1980)

Fashion

Traditional Breton headwear usage

In the 1970s, 31% of women over age 47 in the Pays Bigouden region of Brittany still regularly wore the traditional towering lace hat known as the coiffe bigouden.

Around 1979–1993

Drop in household clothing expenditures

By 1993, French households spent 6% of their income on clothing, which was a decrease of 1.8% compared to their spending in 1979.

Music
Around 1950–1974

Dance Rituals and Social Life

The village dance served as an important social hub where attendees danced the waltz, tango, paso doble, and the java. Mothers often accompanied their daughters to these events, which functioned as both popular celebrations and unofficial marriage markets.

Around 1950–1974

Traditional Regional Dances and Instruments

In the Massif Central, the bourrée remained a traditional dance accompanied by instruments like the cabrette bagpipe, fiddle, or hurdy-gurdy. While some folk dances used complex rhythms, musicians frequently adapted their repertoires to include more modern sounds like the accordion.

Getting around

Canal du Midi commercial navigation ends

Commercial navigation on the Canal du Midi, which had long relied on horse-drawn boats, came to an end in 1979.

France's TGV revolutionizes travel times

In 1981, France inaugurated its first high-speed train (TGV), which reduced travel time between Paris and Lyon from 3 hours and 40 minutes to 2 hours and 40 minutes. By 1983, this journey was further reduced to 2 hours.

Daily life

Six-day school week and central curriculum

Children attended school six days a week, with Wednesday and Saturday afternoons free, while the curriculum was set centrally by the Ministry of Education.

Standardized home comforts by the mid-1970s

By the mid-1970s, standard housing improvements included running water, electricity, and dedicated bathrooms and kitchens for individual households.

Food

Frozen food usage grew rapidly

Between the 1970s and 1990s, French household consumption of frozen foods increased significantly, as families sought practical alternatives to traditional cooking due to time constraints.

Prices and wages
Around 1978–1978

What five francs bought in 1978

In early 1978, five francs could buy a liter of decent wine, 27 miles of second-class railway travel, 200 grams of brie, or three large loaves of bread.

Around 1975–1975

Baguette cost and effort in 1975

In 1975, a baguette cost 0.89 francs, and it took about 7.3 minutes of work at the minimum wage to earn it.

Work

Shifting Job Market and Workforce Composition

Between 1975 and 1999, the service sector grew significantly while manual manufacturing jobs declined, with a notable increase in part-time work and a higher proportion of women in the workforce.

Shorter Workweeks and Rising Screen Time

Workers saw their weekly professional working time decrease by several hours, while everyday habits shifted toward more television, which grew from about 75 minutes to nearly two hours daily.

News and letters

Paris pneumatic mail delivery times

The Paris pneumatic tube system, or pneu, allowed Parisians to send letters across the city in about two hours using compressed air canisters. It was particularly useful for urgent communication, such as theater tickets, bill payments, or personal messages.

Rising costs and decline of pneu mail

By the 1970s, the cost of sending a pneu was approximately eight times the price of a standard letter. The service was ultimately abolished in 1984 as it became obsolete due to the rise of telephones and other modern communication technologies.

During their lifetime

  1. 1982

    Reduction of work week to 39 hours

    In 1982, the work week was reduced to 39 hours and employees received a fifth week of paid vacation.

  2. 2000

    Implementation of 35-hour work week

    France transitioned to a 35-hour work week in 2000, continuing efforts to promote job creation and balance.

Family

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Ancestors and children

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Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.