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An aire urbaine (literal and official translation: "urban area") [1] is an INSEE (France's national statistics bureau) statistical concept describing a core of urban development and the extent of its commuter activity. It was replaced by the concept "functional area" ( French: aire d'attraction des villes ), which uses the same definition as ...
Estates General (France) Opening of the Estates General on 5 May 1789 in the Grands Salles des Menus-Plaisirs in Versailles. In France under the Ancien Régime, the Estates General ( French: États généraux [eta ʒeneʁo]) or States-General was a legislative and consultative assembly of the different classes (or estates) of French subjects.
Île-de-France. The Île-de-France ( / ˌiːl də ˈfrɒ̃s /, French: [il də fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ; literally "Island of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. [1] Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the ...
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France.With an official estimated population of 2,102,650 residents as of 1 January 2023 in an area of more than 105 km 2 (41 sq mi), Paris is the fourth-most populated city in the European Union and the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022.
French Revolution. 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 ...
The prime minister of France (French: Premier ministre français ), officially the prime minister of the French Republic, is the head of government of the French Republic and the leader of the Council of Ministers . The prime minister is the holder of the second-highest office in France, after the president of France.
Marseille or Marseilles ( French Marseille, Occitan Marselha or Marsiho) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the ...
