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The name Paris is derived from its early inhabitants, the Parisii, a Gallic tribe from the Iron Age.

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Paris

France

Country
France
Population
2.2M
Coordinates
48.86, 2.35
148th most populous city in the world

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026.

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Photo: Yann Caradec from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Julius Caesar conquered the Paris Basin for the Roman Republic in 52 BC.

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Paris

France

Country
France
Population
2.2M
Coordinates
48.86, 2.35
148th most populous city in the world

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Yann Caradec from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paris was the most populous city of Europe with 200,000 inhabitants in 1328.

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Paris

France

Country
France
Population
2.2M
Coordinates
48.86, 2.35
148th most populous city in the world

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Yann Caradec from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0

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The Notre Dame Cathedral was started in 1163 and took 182 years to complete.

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Paris

France

Country
France
Population
2.2M
Coordinates
48.86, 2.35
148th most populous city in the world

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Yann Caradec from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0

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La Tour Eiffel vue de la Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris août 2014 (2)
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Paris was declared an 'open city' when the German army marched in on 14 June 1940.

Paris
France
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city

Paris

France

Country
France
Population
2.2M
Coordinates
48.86, 2.35
148th most populous city in the world

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Yann Caradec from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0

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