Broader Places
Europe (53727)
Narrower Places
Île-de-France (France) (833),
Île-de-France (France) (821),
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France) (83),
Aquitaine (France) (59),
Brittany (France) (21),
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (France) (21),
Provence (France) (19),
Picardy (France) (17),
Normandy (France) (15),
Haute-Normandie (France) (11),
Lorraine (France) (10),
Rhône-Alpes (France) (10),
Picardy (France) (7),
Champagne-Ardenne (France) (6),
Centre (France) (5),
Pays de la Loire (France) (5),
Alsace (France) (4),
Languedoc-Roussillon (France) (4),
Auvergne (France) (3),
Corsica (France) (3),
Seine River (France) (3),
Ain (France) (2),
Dordogne (France) (2),
Limousin (France) (2),
Saumurois (France) (2),
Basse-Normandie (France) (1),
Burgundy (France) (1),
Burgundy (France) (1),
Loire Valley (France) (1),
French Polynesia (872),
New Caledonia (640),
Wallis and Futuna Islands (10),
Brittany (6),
Alsace (3),
Limousin (2)
Place Type nation
Other Place Typesprimary political unit, independent sovereign nation, republic, empire, monarchy
Alternative TermsRépublique français; République Française; French Republic; Francia; Frankreich; Frankrijk; França; FRA; FR; ISO250; FR00; Gaule; Gaul; Gallia; French
Latitude 46.000
Longitude 2.000
Area inhabited by Lower Paleolithic; Celt-speaking Gauls dominated by 5th century BCE; part of Roman Empire 125 BCE-5th century, then under Frankish influence; lost land to England 12-16th centuries; monarchy fell in Revolution 1792; recurring expansion 16-19th centuries; official language is French, though Provençal, Breton, Flemish, Catalan, Corsican, Basque, and Germanic regional patois are also spoken.
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