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A recreated map of Paris in 1380. In the middle of the 14th century, Paris was struck by two great catastrophes: the Bubonic plague and the Hundred Years' War. In the first epidemic of the plague in 1348–1349, forty to fifty thousand Parisians died, a quarter of the population. The plague returned in 1360–1361, 1363, and 1366–1368.
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]
General overview map illustrating how the sheets of the complete map fit together Detail from sheets 11 and 15, depicting the Louvre Palace. In 1734, Michel-Étienne Turgot, the chief of the municipality of Paris as provost of the city's merchants, decided to promote the reputation of Paris for Parisian, provincial and foreign elites by commissioning a new map of the city.
Former historical province of Provence and County of Nice annexed by France in 1860. Rhône-Alpes: Rhône-Alpes: Arpitan: Rôno-Arpes Occitan: Ròse Aups: 82 Lyon: Created for Lyon from Dauphiné and Lyonnais provinces and Savoy: Upper Normandy: Haute-Normandie: Norman: Ĥâote-Normaundie Breton: Normandi-Uhel: 23 Rouen: Eastern half of former ...
A map showing the twelve original arrondissements in 1795. The surrounding grey area shows the size of Paris after the expansion in 1860. On 11 October 1795, Paris was divided into twelve arrondissements. They were numbered from west to east. The numbers 1–9 were on the Right Bank of the Seine. The numbers were 10–12 on the Left Bank.
Following that event, a "commune" of Paris was immediately set up to replace the old medieval chartered city of Paris, and a municipal guard was established to protect Paris against any attempt made by King Louis XVI to quell the ongoing revolution. Several other cities of France quickly followed suit, and communes arose everywhere, each with ...
The Sûreté, the investigative bureau of the Paris police, founded by Eugène François Vidocq. 1 March – Water from Paris fountains is made free of charge. 1814 30 March – The Battle of Paris. The city is defended by Marmont and Mortier, and is surrendered at 2 a.m. on 31 March.
Maps of Paris (3 P) Monuments historiques of Paris (1 C, 71 P) W. ... Pages in category "History of Paris" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.