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On 5 October 1789, a large crowd of Parisians marched to Versailles and, the following day, brought the royal family and government back to Paris, virtually as prisoners. The new government of France, the National Assembly, began to meet in the Salle du Manège near the Tuileries Palace on the outskirts of the Tuileries garden. [92]
Paris (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of France.With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 [3] in an area of more than 105 km 2 (41 sq mi), [4] 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. [5]
February – Creation of the position of the Lieutenant-General of the King for the government of Paris. The first to hold the title is Jean-Baptiste Le Ragois de Bretonvilliers de Saint-Dié. 1693 20 October – During a bread shortage, the city authorities distribute bread to the poor. The effort ends in a riot, with many killed. 1697
The state-appointed Prefect of Police was in charge of police in the same jurisdiction. With the exception of a few brief occasions, Paris did not have a mayor from 1794 to 1977. [citation needed] The Paris Prefecture of Police is under state control today. Despite its dual existence as commune and département, Paris has a single council to ...
Location of France. France is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.A member of the Group of 7 (formerly G8) leading industrialised countries, as of 2014, it is ranked as the world's ninth-largest and the EU's second-largest economy by purchasing power parity. [1]
Until 19 November 2004, EDF was a state-owned corporation, but became a limited-liability corporation under private law (société anonyme), after its status was changed by statute. The French government partially floated shares of the company on the Paris Stock Exchange in November 2005, [ 24 ] although it retained almost 85% ownership as of ...
The Paris Commune seized power in the city in March 1871, but in May was suppressed by the French Army. The Palais Bourbon escaped destruction, unlike the Tuileries Palace, Hôtel de Ville, the Palace of Justice, State Council, and other government buildings, which were set on fire in the last days of the Commune. While the French Senate ...
Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffic along with that of Monaco, including the TGV, on France's high-speed rail network. Its functions include operation of railway services for passengers and freight (through its subsidiaries SNCF Voyageurs and Rail Logistics Europe ), as well as maintenance and signalling of rail ...