Capital of France facts for kids
- This article is about the French national capital in general. For the current capital, see Paris.
The capital of France is Paris. In the course of history, the national capital has been in many locations other than Paris.
History
List of capitals of France
- Tournai (before 486)
- Soissons (486-ca. 900)
- Paris (900-1419) The residence of the kings of France, but they were consecrated at Reims.
- Orléans (1108) One of the few consecrations of a French monarch to occur outside of Reims occurred at Orléans, when Louis VI the Fat was consecrated in Orléans Cathedral by Daimbert, archbishop of Sens and from 13 December 1560 to 31 January 1561, the French States-General met here.
- Troyes (1419–1422) For a short time during the Hundred Years' War, the town was the seat of the royal government.
- Bourges (1422–1444) Charles VII was forced to flee from Paris.
- Tours (1444—1527) Louis XI made château de Plessis-lez-Tours his residence.
- Paris (1428—1588) Francis I had established his court in Paris
- Tours (1589—1594) faction of parliamentarians, faithful to the king was sitting at Tours.
- Paris (1594—1661)
- Paris (1661-1682) Paris is the official capital, but Louis XIV disputed that Versalles will be the politic centre.
- Versailles (1682–1715) In 1682, Louis XIV made Versailles his residence.
- Paris (1715–1722)
- Versailles (1722–1789) On October 5 and 6, 1789, a throng from Paris invaded the castle and forced the royal family to move back to Paris. The National Constituent Assembly followed the king to Paris soon afterward, and Versailles lost its role of capital city.
- Paris (1789–1871)
- Versailles (1871–1879) The French Third Republic established Versailles as its seat of government in March 1871 after the Paris Commune took control of Paris.
- Paris (1879–1914, 1914-1940)
- Bordeaux (September 1914) The French government was relocated from Paris to Bordeaux very briefly during World War I, when it was feared that Paris would soon fall into German hands. These fears were alleviated after the German Army was pushed back at the First Battle of the Marne
- Tours (10–13 June 1940) Tours served as the temporary capital of France during the Second World War after the government fled Paris due to the German advance.
- Bordeaux (June 1940) The French government was relocated from Paris to Tours then Bordeaux very briefly during World War II, when it became apparent that Paris would soon fall into German hands.
- Vichy (1940-1944) The Parliament abolished the French Third Republic here and replaced it with the French State.
- Paris (1944–present) With the liberation of Paris in 1944, Charles de Gaulle established the Provisional Government of the French Republic, restoring Paris as the French capital.
Images for kids
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Gold coins minted by the Parisii (1st century BC)
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The Palais de la Cité and Sainte-Chapelle, viewed from the Left Bank, from the Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry (month of June) (1410)
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The Hôtel de Sens (15th-16th c.) former residence of the Archbishop of Sens
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Lutetia Parisiorum vulgo Paris, Plan de Paris en 1657, Jan Janssonius
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The storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, by Jean-Pierre Houël
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The Panthéon, a major landmark on the Rive Gauche, was completed in 1790.
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The Eiffel Tower, under construction in November 1888, startled Parisians — and the world — with its modernity.
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General Charles de Gaulle on the Champs-Élysées celebrating the liberation of Paris, 26 August 1944
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Western Paris in 2016, as photographed by a SkySat satellite
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Anti-terrorism demonstration on the Place de la République after the Charlie Hebdo shooting, 11 January 2015
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Satellite image of Paris by Sentinel-2
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Autumn in Paris
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Camille Pissarro, Boulevard Montmartre, 1897, Hermitage Museum
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Rue de Rivoli
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Place des Vosges
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Paris and its suburbs, as seen from the Spot Satellite
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West of Paris seen from Tour Montparnasse in 2019
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City proper, urban area, and metropolitan area population from 1800 to 2010
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St-Gervais-et-St-Protais in Le Marais
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The Eiffel Tower and the La Défense district
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Employment by economic sector in the Paris area (petite couronne), with population and unemployment figures (2015)
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Tourists from around the world make the Louvre the most-visited art museum in the world.
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The Passage Jouffroy, one of Paris's covered passages
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The Axe historique, pictured here from Concorde to Grande Arche of La Défense
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Pierre Mignard, Self-portrait, between 1670 and 1690, oil on canvas, 235 cm × 188 cm (93 in × 74 in), The Louvre
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Auguste Renoir, Bal du moulin de la Galette, 1876, oil on canvas, 131 cm × 175 cm (52 in × 69 in), Musée d'Orsay
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The Comédie Française (Salle Richelieu)
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Olympia, a famous music hall
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Salah Zulfikar and Sabah in Paris and Love (1972)
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Dining room of the Vagenende
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Le Zimmer, on the Place du Châtelet, where Géo Lefèvre first suggested the idea of a Tour de France to Henri Desgrange in 1902
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Les Deux Magots café on Boulevard Saint-Germain
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Magdalena Frackowiak at Paris Fashion Week (Fall 2011)
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Republican Guards parading on Bastille Day
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The main building of the former University of Paris is now used by classes from Sorbonne University, New Sorbonne University and other autonomous campuses.
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Sainte-Geneviève Library
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Parc des Princes
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2010 Tour de France, Champs Élysées
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The French Open, played on red clay, is one of four Grand Slams in professional tennis.
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The Gare du Nord railway station is the busiest in Europe.
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The Paris Métro is the busiest subway network in the European Union.
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In 2020 Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport was the busiest airport in Europe and the eighth-busiest airport in the world.
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Vélib' at the Place de la Bastille
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A view of the Seine, the Île de la Cité and a Bateau Mouche
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The lawns of the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont on a sunny day
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The Passerelle de l'Avre, crossing the Seine and establishing a link between the Bois de Boulogne and Saint-Cloud in Hauts-de-Seine, is the City of Paris's westernmost point.
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The Paris Catacombs hold the remains of approximately 6 million people.
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The Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, the oldest hospital in the city
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Agence France-Presse Headquarters in Paris
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Column dedicated to Paris near the Baths of Diocletian in Rome
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Sculpture dedicated to Rome in the square Paul Painlevé in Paris
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See also
In Spanish: París para niños
