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Area : 212355 sq.mi
Population : 65821885 hab.
In brief
- Visa :
- No
- Vaccinations :
- No
- Currency :
- Euro
- Capitale :
- Paris
- Languages :
- French, Breton, Basque, Spanish, Corsican
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Weather France
- Marseille 25°C 21°C 23°C 26°C
- Nice 24°C 21°C 21°C 23°C
- Avignon 28°C 25°C 25°C 27°C
- Istres 26°C 23°C 23°C 26°C
- Quimper 28°C 19°C 19°C 19°C
- Lannion 27°C 21°C 18°C 19°C
- Dinard 28°C 26°C 20°C 22°C
- Paris 26°C 26°C 25°C 26°C
- Toussus le Noble 25°C 25°C 23°C 23°C
- Cherbourg 22°C 22°C 17°C 20°C
- Deauville 25°C 25°C 21°C 22°C
- St Nazaire 29°C 24°C 20°C 22°C
- Lille 25°C 25°C 22°C 25°C
- Ajaccio 24°C 23°C 22°C 22°C
- Figari 24°C 23°C 22°C 22°C
- Bastia 24°C 23°C 22°C 22°C
- Nimes 26°C 23°C 23°C 26°C
- Béziers 27°C 24°C 24°C 25°C
- Carcassonne 28°C 25°C 24°C 25°C
- Strasbourg 25°C 24°C 24°C 25°C
- Mulhouse 24°C 23°C 22°C 22°C
- Beauvais 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C
- La Rochelle 27°C 20°C 19°C 21°C
- Poitiers 29°C 26°C 21°C 24°C
- Metz 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C
- Bordeaux 31°C 23°C 23°C 26°C
- Bergerac 30°C 24°C 23°C 26°C
- Biarritz 29°C 18°C 20°C 23°C
- Lyon 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C
- Annecy 25°C 24°C 23°C 22°C
- Dijon 25°C 24°C 24°C 25°C
- Reims 24°C 23°C 24°C 25°C
- Vatry 24°C 23°C 23°C 25°C
History
historyDates
The first people to conquer France: the Gauls, with the Ligurians and the Iberians. France was once called Gaul.
In the 1st century BC France was conquered by the Romans. 5th century : Invasion of the Barbarians from 768 to 814: The Reign of Charlemagne14th and 15th centuries : Hundred Years' War Absolutism : 1610-1645 : Reign of Louis XIII 1645-1715 : Reign of Louis XIV 1715-1774 : Reign of Louis XV 1774-1792 : Reign of Louis XVI1789 : The French Revolution 1814-1824 : Reign of Louis XVIII, The Restoration 1824-1830 : Reign of Charles X1830 : The Liberal Revolution breaks out and Philippe d'Orleans is named king. 1848 : revolution that establishes the Republic. 1852 : Louis-Napoléon's coup d'etat, who proclaims himself emperor under the name Napoleon III. 1870-1871: Franco-Prussian War: the emperor is deposed and the Third Republic is proclaimed. 1914: World War I breaks out and France's allies urge it to enter into combat. 1939-1945: World War II Forced by an alliance, France joins England and declares war on Germany. France is defeated by the Germans in 1940. At the head of the government, Paul Reynaud resigns and the power passes to Marshal Pétain. The abolition of the Third Republic is voted on and replaced by a totalitarian state. Power is given to Marshal Petain, who becomes the Head of State. 1944: the nation is liberated by the English and the Americans after the Normandy landings on 6th June. A provisional government is created under the command of General de Gaulle. January 1947: The Fourth Republic is created, with Vincent Auriol acting as president. This also marked the beginning of the collapse of French colonial domination. France withdraws from Indochina, grants Tunisia and Morocco independence, and confronts a rebellion in Algeria. 1958: De Gaulle returns to power (until 1969). A new constitution is established and the 5th Republic is proclaimed. Guinean Independence. 1962: after a bloody war, Algeria wins its independence. French May or May 68: a student uprising (against the Vietnam War and imperialism) and workers' movement (marked the biggest general strike in the history of France). Beginning of the 1980s: implementation of the socialist government of François Mitterrand, lasting until the mid-90s before being replaced by Jacques Chirac. 6th May 2007: Nicolas Sarkozy is elected president of the Republic.
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