capital city and largest city of France
  • City of Light
  • City of Love
  • Lutetia
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    Paris
    capital city and largest city of France
    • City of Light
    • City of Love
    • Lutetia

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    part of
    Île-de-France
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    image
    Paris - Eiffelturm und Marsfeld2.jpg
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    media legend
    La tour Eiffel et les gratte-ciel de la Défense en arrière-plan. (French)
    Ο Πύργος του Άιφελ (σε πρώτο πλάνο) και οι ουρανοξύστες της Λα Ντεφάνς (σε δεύτερο πλάνο) κυριαρχούν στο Παρίσι και τα δυτικά του προάστια. (Greek)
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    imported from Wikimedia project
    French Wikipedia
    native label
    Paris (French)
    pronunciation audio
    LL-Q150 (fra)-Ash Crow-Paris.wav
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    nickname
    Ville-Lumière (French)
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    The City of Light (English)
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    La Ciudad de la Luz (Spanish)
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    named after
    Parisii
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    demonym
    Parisian (English)
    grammatical number
    singular
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    Parisians (English)
    statement is subject of
    Parisians
    grammatical number
    plural
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    parisenc (Catalan)
    applies to part
    male
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    parisenca (Catalan)
    applies to part
    female
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    Paräisser (Luxembourgish)
    applies to part
    male
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    Paräisserin (Luxembourgish)
    applies to part
    female
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    парижанин (Russian)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    парижанка (Russian)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    парижане (Russian)
    applies to part
    plural
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    Pariserin (German)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    párizsi (Hungarian)
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    Parizano (Esperanto)
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    парижанин (Ukrainian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    парижанка (Ukrainian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    პარიზელი (Georgian)
    applies to part
    singular
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    პარიზელები (Georgian)
    applies to part
    plural
    statement is subject of
    Parisians
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    Parizian (Breton)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    Parizianez (Breton)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    Parižan (Slovenian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    Parižanka (Slovenian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    official language
    French
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    motto text
    Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin)
    literal translation
    Il est battu par les flots, mais ne sombre pas (French)
    Tossed by the waves but never sunk (English)
    Його хитає, але він не тоне (Ukrainian)
    Er, sie, es schwankt hin und her, wird aber nicht versenkt. (German)
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    Wikimedia import URL
    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluctuat_nec_mergitur
    continent
    Europe
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    country
    Kingdom of France
    start time
    987
    end time
    1792
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    Francia
    start time
    508
    end time
    843
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    France
    start time
    7 July 1815Gregorian
    end time
    21 June 1940
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    archINFORM location ID
    585
    stated in
    archINFORM
    retrieved
    14 December 2018
    First French Empire
    start time
    2 December 1804Gregorian
    end time
    7 July 1815Gregorian
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    French First Republic
    start time
    21 September 1792Gregorian
    end time
    2 December 1804Gregorian
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    coordinate location

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    48°51'24"N, 2°21'8"E
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    stated in
    répertoire géographique des communes
    retrieved
    26 October 2015
    coordinates of easternmost point

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    48°50'11.0"N, 2°28'11.3"E
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    coordinates of northernmost point

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    48°54'7.9"N, 2°23'3.8"E
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    coordinates of southernmost point

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    48°48'56.2"N, 2°20'40.2"E
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    coordinates of westernmost point

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    48°51'15.1"N, 2°13'26.8"E
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    geoshape
    Data:Paris.map
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    head of government
    Étienne Arago
    start time
    4 September 1870Gregorian
    end time
    15 November 1870Gregorian
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    stated in
    list of mayors of Paris
    Armand Marrast
    start time
    9 March 1848Gregorian
    end time
    19 July 1848Gregorian
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    stated in
    list of mayors of Paris
    Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès
    start time
    24 February 1848Gregorian
    end time
    5 March 1848Gregorian
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    stated in
    list of mayors of Paris
    Nicolas Chambon
    start time
    1 December 1792Gregorian
    end time
    4 February 1793Gregorian
    member of political party
    Girondists
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    stated in
    list of mayors of Paris
    Henri Lefèvre d'Ormesson
    start time
    21 November 1792Gregorian
    end time
    21 November 1792Gregorian
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    stated in
    list of mayors of Paris
    René Boucher
    start time
    15 October 1792Gregorian
    end time
    2 December 1792Gregorian
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    stated in
    list of mayors of Paris
    Philibert Borie
    start time
    7 July 1792Gregorian
    end time
    13 July 1792Gregorian
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    stated in
    list of mayors of Paris
    Jean Sylvain Bailly
    start time
    15 July 1789Gregorian
    end time
    18 November 1791Gregorian
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    stated in
    list of mayors of Paris
    Jacques de Flesselles
    start time
    28 April 1789Gregorian
    end time
    14 July 1789Gregorian
    end cause
    deliberate murder
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    Louis Le Peletier de Morfontaine
    start time
    1784
    end time
    28 April 1789Gregorian
    end cause
    resignation
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    Armand-Jérôme Bignon
    start time
    1764
    end time
    1772
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    Louis-Basile de Bernage
    start time
    26 July 1743Gregorian
    end time
    August 1757Gregorian
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    twinned administrative body
    Tokyo
    start time
    4 July 1982
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    Berlin
    start time
    2 July 1987
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    Seoul
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    Cairo
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    Chicago
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    Torreón
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    Washington, D.C.
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    Marrakesh
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    Porto Alegre
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    Dubai
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    Beijing
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    Mexico City
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    owner of
    Paris Bourse
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    Parc des Princes
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    The Sleepers
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    Accor Arena
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    Stade Jean-Bouin
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    fontaine de Jarente
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    La Sainte Catherine
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    La Famille
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    La Fraternité
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    hôtel Dodun
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    Alexander II
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    Eiffel Tower
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    Arc de Triomphe
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    shares border with
    Montrouge
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    Malakoff
    start time
    8 November 1883Gregorian
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    Vanves
    start time
    1 January 1860Gregorian
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    Issy-les-Moulineaux
    start time
    1 January 1860Gregorian
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    Boulogne-Billancourt
    start time
    1 January 1860Gregorian
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