France
France,}} officially the French Republic, }} is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north, Germany to the north east, Switzerland to the east, Italy and Monaco to the south east, Andorra and Spain to the south, and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the north west. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of and have a total population of 68.4 million . France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Nantes, and Nice.Metropolitan France was settled during the Iron Age by Celtic tribes known as Gauls before Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, leading to a distinct Gallo-Roman culture. In the Early Middle Ages, the Germanic Franks formed the Kingdom of Francia, which became the heartland of the Carolingian Empire. The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned the empire, with West Francia evolving into the Kingdom of France. In the High Middle Ages, France was a powerful but decentralized feudal kingdom, but from the mid-14th to the mid-15th centuries, France was plunged into a dynastic conflict with England known as the Hundred Years' War. In the 16th century, the French Renaissance saw culture flourish and a French colonial empire rise. Internally, France was dominated by the conflict with the House of Habsburg and the French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots. France was successful in the Thirty Years' War and further increased its influence during the reign of Louis XIV.
The French Revolution of 1789 overthrew the and produced the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which expresses the nation's ideals to this day. France reached its political and military zenith in the early 19th century under Napoleon Bonaparte, subjugating part of continental Europe and establishing the First French Empire. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars significantly shaped the course of European history. The collapse of the empire initiated a period of relative decline, in which France endured the Bourbon Restoration until the founding of the French Second Republic which was succeeded by the Second French Empire upon Napoleon III's takeover. His empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. This led to the establishment of the Third French Republic, and subsequent decades saw a period of economic prosperity and cultural and scientific flourishing known as the Belle Époque. France was one of the major participants of World War I, from which it emerged victorious at great human and economic cost. It was among the Allied powers of World War II, but it surrendered and was occupied by the Axis in 1940. Following its liberation in 1944, the short-lived Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the defeat in the Algerian War. The current Fifth Republic was formed in 1958 by Charles de Gaulle. Algeria and most French colonies became independent in the 1960s, with the majority retaining close economic and military ties with France.
France retains its centuries-long status as a global centre of art, science, and philosophy. It hosts the third-largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is the world's leading tourist destination, receiving over 89 million foreign visitors in 2018. France is a developed country with a high nominal per capita income globally, and its advanced economy ranks among the largest in the world. It is a great power in global affairs, being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and an official nuclear-weapon state. France is a founding and leading member of the European Union and the eurozone, as well as a key member of the Group of Seven, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and Francophonie. Provided by Wikipedia
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802by Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953“...France. Convention nationale. Comite de salut public...”
Created 1928
Location: University of St. Thomas Libraries, University of St. Thomas
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803by Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953“...France. Convention nationale. Comite de salut public...”
Created 1911
Location: University of St. Thomas Libraries, University of St. Thomas
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804Created 1755“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Angers (France)...”
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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805Created 1775“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Angers (France)...”
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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806Created 1775“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Angers (France)...”
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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807Created 1776“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Angers (France)...”
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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808Created 1994“...Foyer de Charité (Ottrott, France). Choir...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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809Created 2000“...Saint-Martin (Abbey : Ligugé, France). Choir...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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810Created 1861Other Authors: “...Anne, of Brittany, Consort of Louis XII, King of France, 1476-1514...”
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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811Created 1751“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (France)...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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812Created 1775“...Catholic Church. Assemblée générale du clergé de France...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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813Created 1827“...Confrérie de Notre-Dame de Grâces (Lyon, France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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814Created 1891“...Chartres, France (Diocese) Bishop, 1890-1895 (François Lagrange)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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815Created 1895“...Chartres, France (Diocese) Bishop, 1890-1895 (François Lagrange)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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816Created 1891“...Chartres, France (Diocese) Bishop, 1890-1895 (François Lagrange)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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817Created 1892“...Chartres, France (Diocese) Bishop, 1890-1895 (François Lagrange)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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818Created 1891“...Chartres, France (Diocese) Bishop, 1890-1895 (François Lagrange)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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819Created 1899“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Poitiers (France). Comité des pèlerinages...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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820Created 1899“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Poitiers (France). Comité des pèlerinages...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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821by Lemerre, Pierre, 1644-1728“...Catholic Church. Assemblée générale du clergé de France...”
Created 1768
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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822by Eygun, François“...Société des antiquaires de l'Ouest (Poitiers, France)...”
Created 1938
Location: Falvey Library, Villanova University
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823Created 1785“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Angers (France)...”
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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824Created 1787“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Angers (France)...”
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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825Created 1623“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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826Created 1886“...Confrérie de Notre-Dame de Grâces (Lyon, France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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827Created 1646“...Catholic Church. Assemblée générale du clergé de France...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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828Created 1727“...Catholic Church. Assemblée extraordinaire du clergé de France...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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829by Jerphanion, Guillaume de, 1877-1948“...Académie des inscriptions & belles-lettres (France). Fondation Dourlans...”
Created 1925
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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830Created 1973“...Centre d'etudes des religions du livre (France)...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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831Created 1784Other Authors: “...Le Franc de Pompignan, Jean-George, 1715-1790...”
Location: John M. Kelly Library, St. Michael's College
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832Created 2016“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Le Puy (Haute-Loire, France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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833Created 1978“...Association des archivistes de l'Église de France...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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834Created 1760“...Église paroissiale de S. Roch (Paris, France)...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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835Created 1983“...Sisters of Divine Providence (Saint Jean de Bassel, France)...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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836Created 1807“...Catholic Church. Diocese d'Autun (France)...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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837Created 1860“...Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Le Puy, Haute-Loire, France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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838Created 1860“...Congrégation de Notre-Dame des Anges (Toulouse, France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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839Created 1855“...Confrérie de Notre-Dame de Fresneau (Marsanne, France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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840Created 1718“...La Trappe, France. Notre-Dame de la Trappe...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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841Created 1948“...Sisters of Divine Providence (Saint Jean de Bassel, France)...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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842Created 1957“...Abbaye de Saint-Vaast (Arras, France)...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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843Created 1960“...Bibliothèque nationale (France)...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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844Created 1713“...France. Sovereign (1589-1610 : Henry IV)...”
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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845Created 1883“...Paray-le-Monial (France). Musě et Bibliothq̈ue Eucharistique...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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846Created 1990“...Colloque du Puy-en-Velay Le Puy, France...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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847Created 1767“...Catholic Church. Assemblee generale du clerge de France...”
Location: University Libraries of CUA, Catholic University of America
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848Created 1688“...Catholic Church. Assemblée générale du clergé de France...”
Location: Copley Library, University of San Diego
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849by Baudot, Prosper“...Bibliothq̈ue de la Facult ̌de thǒlogie (Chantilly, France)...”
Created 1909
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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850by Bernard, Jean-Frédéric, 1683?-1744Other Authors: “...Charles II, King of France, 823-877...”
Created 1717
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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