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Latin was no longer the language of everyday speech. The Franks became more politically influential and built up a large army. In 481, the son of Childeric, Clovis I, just sixteen years old, became the new ruler of the Franks. In 486, he defeated the last Roman armies, became the ruler of all of Gaul north of the river Loire and entered Paris ...
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]
16 March – Opening of the Cluny Museum dedicated to the history of medieval Paris. 14 November – First crèche, or day care center, is opened at Chaillot. 1845 Ring of new fortifications around the city, (the Thiers wall), begun in 1841, completed. [116] 27 April – First electric telegraph line tested between Paris and Rouen.
Histoire de Paris plaques; Paris (novel) Paris Arbitral Award; Paris architecture of the Belle Époque; Paris meridian; Paris pneumatic post; Paris sewers; Paris–Bordeaux–Paris; Paris–Rouen (motor race) Parisii (Gaul) Pensionnat des Frères des écoles chrétiennes à Passy; Place des États-Unis
Paris between the Wars (1918–1939) Paris during the Bourbon Restoration; Paris during the Second Empire; Paris in the Belle Époque; Paris in the 16th century; Paris in the 17th century; Paris in the 18th century; Paris under Louis-Philippe; Paris under Napoleon
The long history of collaboration and the presence of French companies in Indonesia underscore the importance of this bilateral relationship, which continues to evolve and strengthen over time. France has maintained a development cooperation program with Indonesia for many years.
Three other events with long-term significance took place in Paris during the years of the Fourth Republic: on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the Palais de Chaillot; on December 15, 1948, Zoé, the first French nuclear reactor, designed by Frédéric Joliot-Curie, was ...
The district was renamed from "district de la région de Paris" to "district de la région parisienne" on 17 December 1966. The District of the Paris Region was reconstituted into the Île-de-France region on 6 May 1976, thus aligning the status of the region with that of the other French regions, created in 1972.