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This is the beginning of the Latin Quarter and the future University of Paris. [10] 1131 13 October – Death of Philippe, the eldest son of king Louis VI, who died the day after being thrown from his horse, which panicked when he encountered a pig. As a result, it is forbidden to let pigs go freely on the city streets.
This is a timeline of French history, comprising important legal changes and political events in France and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of France. See also the list of Frankish kings, French monarchs, and presidents of France.
Paris has an average annual precipitation of 641 mm (25.2 in), and experiences light rainfall distributed evenly throughout the year. However the city is known for intermittent abrupt heavy showers. Paris has a rich history of meteorological observations, with some going back as far as 1665.
This list consists of the 10 warmest days ever recorded in Paris, the capital city of France. [17] 1. 41.9°C, 25 July 2019 2. 40.3°C, 19 July 2022 3. 40.0°C, 12 August 2003 4. 39.9°C, 6 August 2003 5. 39.8°C, 24 July 2019 6. 39.6°C, 11 August 2003 7. 39.5°C, 31 July 2020 8. 39.2°C, 10 August 2003 9. 39.2°C, 28 July 1947
The Germans attacked France on 10 May 1940. They bypassed the Maginot Line and advanced all the way to the English Channel before heading toward Paris. Paris was flooded with refugees from the battle zone. The Citroën factory was bombed on 2 June. On 10 June, the French government fled Paris, first to Tours and then to Bordeaux. On 12 June ...
Vichy France was established on 10 July 1940 to govern the unoccupied part of France and its colonies. It was led by Philippe Pétain , the aging war hero of the First World War. Petain's representatives signed a harsh Armistice on 22 June, whereby Germany kept most of the French army in camps in Germany, and France had to pay out large sums in ...
Belek is a neighbourhood in the Serik district in Turkey's Antalya Province. [1] As of 2022, it had a population of 9,102. [ 2 ] Before the 2013 Turkish local government reorganization , it was a town ( Belde ).
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]