Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Tours (10–13 June 1940), the city served as the temporary capital of France during World War II after the government fled Paris due to the German advance. Bordeaux (June 1940), the government was relocated from Paris to Tours then Bordeaux very briefly during World War II, when it became apparent that Paris would soon fall into German hands.
Paris (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of France.With an estimated population of 2,102,650 residents in January 2023 [2] in an area of more than 105 km 2 (41 sq mi), [5] Paris is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union, the ninth-most populous city in Europe and the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. [6]
Also known as "Saint-Denis de La Réunion". It is located at the island's northernmost point, close to the mouth of the Rivière Saint-Denis. Saint-Denis is the most populous city out of the overseas departments and regions of France Saint-Denis was founded in 1669 by Étienne Regnault. Réunion usually was hit by cyclones.
France, [X] officially the French Republic, [XI] is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world.
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (French: régions, singular région), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status).
This list has been compiled using the list of the largest cities and towns of France published by "About France" to ensure completeness. [2] The oldest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, La Rochelle completed in 1298, [3] [4] and the tallest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, Lille with a clock tower which rises to 341 feet (104 m). [5]
French is an official language in 27 independent nations. French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1]
Le donjon was rebuilt to a design by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in a style typical of northern France in 1873. [12] The main building continues to accommodate the offices and council chamber of the city council, as well as the Théâtre du Capitole opera company and the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse .