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Additionally, some cities had obtained charters during the Middle Ages, either from the king himself or from local counts or dukes (such as the city of Toulouse chartered by the counts of Toulouse). These cities were made up of several parishes (up to c. 50 parishes in the case of Paris), and they were usually enclosed by a defensive wall. They ...
Since 1985, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication has pursued a policy of preserving and promoting France's heritage. Historic towns and districts have been designated Villes et Pays d'Art et d'Histoire ("Towns and Lands of Art and History").
Map of metropolitan France. As of January 2019, there were 473 communes in France (metropolitan territory and overseas departments and regions) with population over 20,000, 280 communes with population over 30,000, 129 communes with population over 50,000 and 42 communes with population over 100,000. [1]
History of Brest, France (1 C, 8 P) C. History of Caen (2 C, 17 P) ... Pages in category "Histories of cities in France" The following 12 pages are in this category ...
In 600 BC, Ionian Greeks founded the colony of Massalia (present-day Marseille) on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, making it one of the oldest cities in France. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] At the same time, some Celtic tribes arrived in the eastern parts ( Germania superior ) of the current territory of France, but this occupation spread in the rest of ...
Porte de Mars, from the 3rd or 4th century [7]. Before the Roman conquest of northern Gaul, Reims had served as the Remi tribe's capital, founded c. 80 BC.In the course of Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58–51 BC), the Remi allied themselves with the Romans, and by their fidelity throughout the various Gallic insurrections secured the special favour of the imperial power. [7]
History of the Bastide Towns Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine; Bastides - mediaeval planned towns Where, when and why they were built. (in French) Musée des bastides, in Monflanquin, France (in French) Site du Centre d'études des bastides; What is a bastide? - Short history in English centered around Cordes sur Ciel.
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