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When the France pavilion originally opened, it featured two table service restaurants: [[Les Chefs de France]], and Au Petit Café. Both restaurants proved to be extremely popular, and due to demand the [[Bistro de Paris]] was built in 1984 <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/bistro-de-paris/ </ref>. This new table service restaurant was constructed on the second floor of the Les Chefs de France restaurant <ref> The EPCOT explorer's encyclopedia: R. Pedersen - Epcyclopedia Press - 2011 </ref>, replacing the office buildings that were previously housed there. Another change to France's restaurants came in 1997, when Disney decided to merge Au Petite Café with Les Chefs de France <Ref name= "Jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2011/09/france_pavilion_part_two.html </ref>. The restaurant reopened as an expanded version of Les Chefs de France later that year <ref name= "Jack"/>.
In 2012, the France pavilion's bakery Boulangerie Patisserie closed and was moved to a new, larger building <Ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/boulangerie-patisserie/news/20aug2012-photos---new-photo-shows-a-greatly-expanded-bakery-building-rising-behind-the-france-pavilion.htm </ref>. The restaurant eventually reopened on January 10, 2013 as Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie, in its new location <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/boulangerie-patisserie/news/10jan2013-photos---epcot's-france-pavilion-new-les-halles-boulangerie-pattiserie-now-open.htm </ref>. Subsequently, on May 30, 2013, L'Artisan des Glaces (an ice cream parlor) opened in the original Boulangerie Patisserie location <Ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/lartisan-des-glaces/ </ref>. More changes to France's restaurants came on December 10, 2012, when Bistro de Paris was replaced by Monsieur Paul <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/12/monsier-paul-restaurant-debuts-dec-11-upstairs-at-epcot-france-pavilion/ </ref>. Named after the famous French chef Paul Bocuse, Monsieur Paul offers a slightly less formal dining experience than its predecessor. On January 10, 2013, an expanded bakery called [[Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie]] opened in the France pavilion <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/boulangerie-patisserie/news/10jan2013-photos---epcot's-france-pavilion-new-les-halles-boulangerie-pattiserie-now-open.htm </ref>.
Besides its many restaurants and shops, the France pavilion is also home to the [[Impressions de France]] attraction. This film is shown in the Palais du Cinema, which was based on a theater in Fontainebleau <ref name= "Jack"/>. Impressions De France is a travelogue which shows guests various regions of France, while a score of classical music arranged by Buddy Baker plays <ref name= "Martin"/>.
