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The medieval Kingdom of France came out from the western part of Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire, known as West Francia, and achieved increasing importance under the rule of the House of Capet, founded by Hugh Capet in 987. A succession crisis following the death of the last direct Capetian king in 1328 led to the series of conflicts known as ...
Coastline: 4,668 km (2,901 mi) Metropolitan France: 3,427 km (2,129 mi) Incorporated overseas territories: 1,241 km (771 mi) Population of France: 68,035,000 people (2021 estimate) – 20th most populous country. Area of France: 674,843 km 2 (260,558 sq mi) – 40th largest country. Atlas of France.
The French Wikipedia ( French: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. [1] It has 2,607,009 articles as of 23 April 2024, making it the fourth-largest Wikipedia overall, after the English ...
Between 1982 and 2015, there were 22 regions in Metropolitan France. Before 2011, there were four overseas regions ( French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion ); in 2011 Mayotte became the fifth. Former historical province of Provence and County of Nice annexed by France in 1860.
The Battle of France ( French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ( German: Westfeldzug ), the French Campaign ( Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War, was the German invasion of France, that notably introduced tactics that are still used.
v. t. e. The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic ( French: Président de la République française ), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France.
The French Revolution [a] was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, [1] while its values and institutions ...
