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The French colonial empire in the New World also included New France (Nouvelle France) in North America, particularly in what is today the province of Quebec, Canada, and for a very short period (12 years) also Antarctic France (France Antarctique, in French), in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All of these settlements were in violation of ...
On the eve of World War I, France's colonial empire was the second-largest in the world after the British Empire. France began to establish colonies in the Americas, the Caribbean, and India in the 16th century but lost most of its possessions after its defeat in the Seven Years' War.
Overseas region (French: Région d'outre-mer) is a recent designation, given to the overseas departments that have similar powers to those of the regions of metropolitan France. As integral parts of the French Republic , they are represented in the National Assembly , Senate and Economic and Social Council , elect a Member of the European ...
Piedmont (French spelling of the Piedmont region of Italy) [49] Richmond (After Virginian city of the same name with French origins) Rubidoux (named for Louis Rubidoux) [48] Mount Rubidoux [48] San Francisco (named after Saint Francis of Assisi, who had received that name because his mother was French or as a tribute to France) Sicard Flat [50 ...
Français : Blason de la région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France) Blasonnement : Parti, au premier d’or au quatre pals de gueules, au second coupé en premier d’or au dauphin d’azur crété, barbé, loré, peautré et oreillé de gueules, et en second d’argent à l’aigle couronné de gueules, empiétant une montagne aux trois coupeaux de sable issant d’une mer d’azur et ...
[1] [2] During the 19th and 20th centuries, the French colonial empire was the second largest colonial empire in the world only behind the British Empire; it extended over 13,500,000 km 2 (5,200,000 sq mi) [3] [4] of land at its height in the 1920s and 1930s. In terms of population however, on the eve of World War II, France and her colonial ...
Map of the provinces of France in 1789. They were abolished the following year. Under the Ancien Régime, the Kingdom of France was subdivided in multiple different ways (judicial, military, ecclesiastical, etc.) into several administrative units, until the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments (départements) and districts in late 1789.
Modern France is the result of centuries of nation building and the acquisition and incorporation of a number of historical provinces into the French domain. The names of these provinces are still used to designate natural, historical and cultural regions, and many of them appear in modern région or département names.