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The Kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département system superseded provinces. The change was an attempt to eradicate local loyalties based on feudal ownership of land and focus all loyalty on the central government in Paris. This article is about political regions. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Feudalism comes from the Late Latin word feudum, itself borrowed from a Germanic root *fehu, a commonly used term in the Middle Ages which means fief, or land held under certain obligations by feodati. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...


The names of the former provinces are still used by geographers to designate natural regions, and several French administrative regions carry their names. is divided into 26 régions, further subdivided into départements. ...

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The meaning of "province"

French départements, their names, and their borders were chosen by the central government. In contrast, the existence of provinces came from the droit coutumier ("customary law") and was merely certified by the state. A province, also called a pays ("country"), was characterized by the laws that belonged to it. A province itself could encompass several other provinces. For example, Burgundy was a province but Bresse — another province — was nevertheless a part of Burgundy. In law, custom, or customary law consists of established patterns of behaviour that can be objectively verified within a particular social setting. ... Jump to: navigation, search Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the... Bresse is a region of France, in the eastern part of the country, and a former province. ...


There is therefore no official list of provinces. The list of généralités, administrative subdivisions of the kingdom, is often presented when one wants to establish the list of provinces on the eve of the French Revolution. The list below is much larger, encompassing provinces throughout French history. Généralités were the administrative divisions of France under the Ancien Régime and are often considered to prefigure the current préfectures. ... Jump to: navigation, search During the French Revolution (1789-1799) democracy and republicanism overthrew the absolute monarchy in France, and the French portion of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ...


List of former provinces of France

Provinces

Pre-Republican provinces of France, with provincial capitals marked. Listed as English name (capital).
  1. Île-de-France (Paris)
  2. Berry (Bourges)
  3. Orléanais (Orléans)
  4. Normandy (Rouen)
  5. Languedoc (Toulouse)
  6. Lyonnais (Lyon)
  7. Dauphiné (Grenoble)
  8. Champagne (Troyes)
  9. Aunis (La Rochelle)
  10. Saintonge (Saintes)
  11. Poitou (Poitiers)
  12. Guyenne and Gascony (Bordeaux)
  13. Burgundy (Dijon)
  14. Picardy (Amiens)
  15. Anjou (Angers)
  16. Provence (Aix-en-Provence)
  1. Angoumois (Angoulême)
  2. Bourbonnais (Moulins)
  3. Marche (Guéret)
  4. Brittany (Rennes)
  5. Maine (Le Mans)
  6. Touraine (Tours)
  7. Limousin (Limoges)
  8. Foix (Foix)
  9. Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand)
  10. Béarn (Pau)
  11. Alsace (Strasbourg)
  12. Artois (Arras)
  13. Roussillon (Perpignan)
  14. Flanders and Hainaut (Lille)
  15. Franche-Comté (Besançon)
  16. Lorraine (Nancy)
  17. Corsica (off map, Ajaccio)
  18. Nivernais (Nevers)
  19. Comtat Venaissin, a Papal fief
  20. Imperial Free City of Mulhouse
  21. Savoy, a Sardinian fief
  22. Nice, a Sardinian fief
  23. Montbéliard, a fief of Württemberg
 Provinces of France

ÃŽle-de-France coat of arms (1st version) ÃŽle-de-France is one of the traditional provinces of France, and the one that played the most crucial role in French history. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Berry was a province of France until the provinces were replaced by départements on March 4, 1790. ... The vaulted nave of Bourges Cathedral Bourges (pop. ... Orléanais is a former province of France, around the cities of Orléans, Chartres, and Blois. ... Orleans cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Cross, built from 1278 to 1329; after being pillaged by Huguenots in the 1560s, the Bourbon kings restored it in the 17th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ... Location within France Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northern France, and presently the capital of the Upper Normandy région. ... Coat of arms of the province of Languedoc, now being used as an official flag by the Midi-Pyrénees region as well as by the city of Toulouse Languedoc (Lengadòc in Occitan) is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc... Jump to: navigation, search The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, in local Toulouse accent) (Occitan... Lyonnais is a former province of central-eastern France, located in the modern day Rhône département. ... City motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. ... Dauphiné is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present départements of the Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes. ... Jump to: navigation, search View of Grenoble, 2002, with the snowy peaks of the Dauphiné Alps Location within France Grenoble (Occitan: Grasanòbol) is a city and commune in south-east France, situated at the foot of the Alps, at the confluence of the Drac into the Isère River. ... Champagne is one of the traditional provinces of France, a region of France that is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the regions name. ... Troyes is a town in northeastern France. ... Jump to: navigation, search Aunis is a former province of France. ... Location within France La Rochelle is a city or commune of western France, and a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean (population 76,584 in 1999). ... Saintonge is a small region on the atlantic coast of France in the region of Poitou-Charentes (17- Charente-Maritime). ... Saintes is a town and commune in France, in the Charente-Maritime département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Poitou was a province of France whose capital city was Poitiers. ... Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ... Aquitaine (or Guyenne or Guienne) now forms a région in south-western France along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. ... Gascony (French: Gascogne, pronounced  ; Gascon: Gasconha, pronounced ) is an area of southwest France that constituted a royal province prior to the French Revolution. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the wine, see Bordeaux Wine City motto: Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. ... Jump to: navigation, search Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the... Location within France Street in the centre of Dijon Dijon (   pronunciation?) is a city in eastern France, the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Côte-dOr département (county) and of the Bourgogne région. ... Coat of arms of Picardy Picardy (French: Picardie) is an historical province of France, in the north of France. ... The cathedral in Amiens Location within France Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ... Anjou is a former county (c. ... Location within France Angers is a city in France in the département of Maine-et-Loire, 191 miles south-west of Paris. ... Provence is a former Roman province and is now a region of southeastern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Frances border with Italy. ... Aix (prounounced eks), or, to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, Aix-en-Provence is a city in southern France, some 30 km north of Marseille. ... Angoumois was an old province of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente départment. ... Angoulême is a town in southwestern France, préfecture (capital city) of the Charente département. ... Bourbonnais was an historic province in the centre of France that corresponded to the modern département of Allier, along with part of the département of Cher. ... Moulins or Moulin (French for mill) is the name or part of the name of several communes in France. ... Mark or march (or various plural forms of these words) are derived from the Frankish word marka (boundary) and refer to an area along a border, e. ... Guéret is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Creuse département. ... Jump to: navigation, search Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of Brittany. ... Location within France The Parlement de Bretagne (Parliament of Brittany), the most famous building in Rennes, was rebuilt after a terrible fire in 1994. ... Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. ... Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... The Touraine is a province of France. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location within France Tours is a city in France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. ... Coat of arms of Limousin Limousin (Occitan: Lemosin) is a former province of France around the city of Limoges in central France. ... Location within France Limoges (Limòtges in Occitan) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture of the Haute-Vienne département, and the administrative capital of the Limousin région. ... Jump to: navigation, search County of Foix in 1328 (Béarn is outside of the map) The independent counts of Foix, with their castle overlooking the town of Foix, now in southernmost France, governed their county of Foix, which corresponded roughly to the eastern part of the modern département... Foix is a small town and commune, the préfecture (capital) of the Ariège département in France. ... Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... Jump to: navigation, search Béarn coat of arms Béarn (Gascon: Bearn or Biarn) is a former province of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. ... Château de Pau Pau is a city of southwestern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. ... Capital Strasbourg Land area¹ 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Population  - Jan. ... City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ... Artois is a former province of northern France. ... Arras is a city and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mount Canigou (2785m), a Catalan landmark Roussillon (Catalan Rosselló; Spanish Rosellón) is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). ... Jump to: navigation, search Location within France Perpignan (Catalan Perpinyà) is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France, and was the capital of the former province of Roussillon (French Catalonia). ... Nord (French, the north) is a département in the north of France. ... The virtually independent county of Hainaut emerged from chaotic conditions at the end of the 9th century as a semi-independent state, at first a vassal of the crown of Lotharingia. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Nord-Pas de Calais Département Nord (59) Mayor Martine Aubry (PS) (since 2001) Area 39. ... Capital Besançon Area 16,202 km² Regional President Raymond Forni (PS) (since 2004) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 20th) 1,133,000 1,117,059 70/km² (2004) Arrondissements 8 Cantons 116 Communes 1,786 Départements Doubs Haute-Saône Jura Territoire de Belfort Franche-Comt... Location within France Besançon is a French city in the département of Doubs, of which it is the préfecture. ... Lorraine coat of arms Lorraine (French: Lorraine; German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ... Jump to: navigation, search Place Stanislas - Fountain of Amphitrite Nancy (pronounced in French) is a city and commune which is the préfecture (capital) of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, in the Lorraine région of northeastern France. ... Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... Ajaccio ( Corsican: Aiacciu) is a city and commune of France, préfecture ( capital) of the département of Corse-du-Sud and, since 1810 capital of the région of Corsica. ... Nevers is a commune of central France, the préfecture (capital) of the Nièvre département, in the former province of Nivernais. ... Nevers is a commune of central France, the préfecture (capital) of the Nièvre département, in the former province of Nivernais. ... The Comtat Venaissin, often called the Comtat for short, was the name formerly given to the region around the city of Avignon in Provence, in what is now southern France. ... The Papal States (Gli Stati della Chiesa or Stati Pontificii, States of the Church) was one of the major historical states of Italy before the boot-shaped peninsula was unified under the Piedmontese crown of Savoy (later a republic). ... In the Holy Roman Empire, an imperial free city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a city formally responsible to the emperor only — as opposed to the majority of cities in the Empire, which belonged to a territory and were thus governed by one of the many princes (Fürsten) of... Mulhouse (Mülhausen in German, Milhüsa in Alsatian) is a town and commune in eastern France. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the historical region of Savoy. ... Kingdom of Sardinia, in 1839: Mainland Piedmont, with Savoia upper left (pink) and Nizza (Nice) lower left (brown) both now French, and Sardinia in the inset The Kingdom of Sardinia is a former kingdom in Italy. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Nicæa civitas. ... Kingdom of Sardinia, in 1839: Mainland Piedmont, with Savoia upper left (pink) and Nizza (Nice) lower left (brown) both now French, and Sardinia in the inset The Kingdom of Sardinia is a former kingdom in Italy. ... Montbéliard (German: Mömpelgard) is a commune in the Doubs département, in eastern France. ... Jump to: navigation, search Württemberg (often spelled Wurttemberg in English) refers to an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in south-western Germany. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (894x899, 39 KB) Pre-Republican provinces of France, numbered according to union with France, with provincial capitals marked. ...

Parts of France in 1789

1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Capital Strasbourg Land area¹ 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Population  - Jan. ... Sundgau is a territory situated in the south of the Alsace region (in the eastern part of France). ... Angoumois was an old province of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente départment. ... Anjou is a former county (c. ... Artois is a former province of northern France. ... Jump to: navigation, search Aunis is a former province of France. ... Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ... Basse-Navarre (Nafarroa Beherea in Basque) is a former French province, part of the present day Pyrénées Atlantiques département. ... Jump to: navigation, search Béarn coat of arms Béarn (Gascon: Bearn or Biarn) is a former province of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. ... Mauléon, capital of Soule Soule (Zuberoa, Xiberu or Xüberoa in Basque) is a former French province and part of the present day Pyrénées Atlantiques départment. ... Beaujolais is a historical province and a wine-producing region in France. ... Berry was a province of France until the provinces were replaced by départements on March 4, 1790. ... Bourbonnais was an historic province in the centre of France that corresponded to the modern département of Allier, along with part of the département of Cher. ... Jump to: navigation, search Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the... Auxerrois is a historical province of France, part of Burgundy. ... The Mâconnais region is the southern limit of the Burgundy region in France(Bourgogne in French). ... Bresse is a region of France, in the eastern part of the country, and a former province. ... Bugey is a still wine produced in the Ain département of France that qualifies for a VDQS. Red Bugey contains Gamay, and should not be confused with the Vin de Bugey Cerdon VDQS. Categories: Wine stubs ... Jump to: navigation, search Dombes is a historic region of east-southeastern France, once an independent municipality, formerly part of the province of Burgundy, and now a district comprised in the department of Ain, and bounded W. by the Seine, S. by the Rhone, E. by the Ain and N... Jump to: navigation, search Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of Brittany. ... Champagne is one of the traditional provinces of France, a region of France that is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the regions name. ... Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... Dauphiné is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present départements of the Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes. ... Location within France Valence is a commune in south-eastern France, the capital of the département of Drôme, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, 65 miles south of Lyon on the railway to Marseille. ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming), French: Flandre(s), (flamand, flamand), German: Flandern, (flämisch, Flame) has two main designations: a constituent community of the federal Belgian state through its social and political organisations, and through the institutions of the Flemish Community (with its own Flemish government and Flemish... Hainaut (Dutch: Henegouwen; Ger. ... Gascony (French: Gascogne, pronounced  ; Gascon: Gasconha, pronounced ) is an area of southwest France that constituted a royal province prior to the French Revolution. ... Agenais, or Agenois, a former province of France. ... The hilly Armagnac region in the foothills of the Pyrenées, between the Adour and Garonne rivers is a historic comté of the Duchy of Gascony (Gascogne), established in 601 in the southwest of Aquitaine (now France). ... Bigorre coat of arms Bigorre (Gascon: Bigòrra) is an historically independent county, and later a province of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains, in southwest France. ... Coat of arms of the counts of Comminges This is a list of counts of Comminges. ... Couserans coat of arms Couserans (pronounced in French) (Gascon: Coseran, pronounced ) is a small former province of France located in the Pyrenees mountains. ... Nébouzan (pronounced in French) (Gascon: Nebosan, pronounced ) was a small province of France located in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains, in the southwest of France. ... Quatre-Vallées (i. ... Aquitaine (or Guyenne or Guienne) now forms a région in south-western France along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. ... The Bordelais is a pays of Aquitaine in France, the region surrounding the city of Bordeaux. ... Labourd (Lapurdi in Basque; from Latin Lapurdum) is a former French province and part of the present-day Pyrénées Atlantiques département. ... Lannes can refer to: Jean Lannes, duke of Montebello (1769-1809), marshal of France Lannes, Lot-et-Garonne, a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département, in France Lannes (province), a former Province of France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Périgord (   pronunciation?) is a former province of France, corresponding to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région. ... Quercy coat of arms Quercy (pronounced in French;  pronunciation) (Occitan: Carsin, pronounced , locally ) is a former province of France located in the southwest of France, bounded on the north by Limousin, on the west by Périgord and Agenais, on the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and on the east... Rouergue is an old province of France, bounded on the north by Auvergne, on the south and southwest by Languedoc, on the east by Gevaudan and on the west by Quercy. ... ÃŽle-de-France coat of arms (1st version) ÃŽle-de-France is one of the traditional provinces of France, and the one that played the most crucial role in French history. ... The Vexin is a former region in France, divided since the 10th century between the Norman Vexin (Vexin normand) and the French Vexin (Vexin français). ... Coat of arms of the province of Languedoc, now being used as an official flag by the Midi-Pyrénees region as well as by the city of Toulouse Languedoc (Lengadòc in Occitan) is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc... Gévaudan is a city in France, in Lozère department. ... Roman theatre at Orange, France Orange (Arenjo in Provençal) is a city in the département of Vaucluse, in the south of France. ... Map of Germany showing Landau Coat of Arms of Landau, 1291 – 1955 Landau or Landau in der Pfalz is an autonomous (Kreisfrei) city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße (southern wineroute) district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... In the Holy Roman Empire, an imperial free city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a city formally responsible to the emperor only — as opposed to the majority of cities in the Empire, which belonged to a territory and were thus governed by one of the many princes (Fürsten) of... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Free State of Bavaria (German: Bayern or Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Coat of arms of Limousin Limousin (Occitan: Lemosin) is a former province of France around the city of Limoges in central France. ... Lorraine coat of arms Lorraine (French: Lorraine; German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Lyonnais is a former province of central-eastern France, located in the modern day Rhône département. ... City motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. ... Mark or march (or various plural forms of these words) are derived from the Frankish word marka (boundary) and refer to an area along a border, e. ... Nevers is a commune of central France, the préfecture (capital) of the Nièvre département, in the former province of Nivernais. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ... The Pays dAuge is an area in Normandy, straddling the départements of Calvados and Orne (plus a small part of the territory of Eure). ... The Bessin is an area in Normandy, France, corresponding to the territory of the Bajocasse tribe of Celts who also gave their name to the city of Bayeux, central town of the Bessin. ... // Etymology Etymologically, the name of Bray comes from a Gaulish word for mud. ... // Geography Étretat, falaise daval and the needle The Pays de Caux is a plateau of Upper Cretaceous chalk, like that which forms the North and South Downs in southern England. ... The Cotentin Peninsula juts out into the English Channel from Normandy towards England, forming part of the north-west coast of France. ... The Lieuvin is a plateau region in the western part of the Eure département in Normandy. ... The Pays dOuche is a wooded plateau southeast of Evreux in the department of Eure, one of two departments in the Haute-Normandie region, extending into the neighboring Orne department in the Basse-Normandie region. ... The Roumois is a region of plateau located in the northwestern part of the Eure département in Normandy. ... The Vexin is a former region in France, divided since the 10th century between the Norman Vexin (Vexin normand) and the French Vexin (Vexin français). ... Orléanais is a former province of France, around the cities of Orléans, Chartres, and Blois. ... Comte Jean de Dunois (Jean dOrléans) (November 23, 1402 - November 24, 1468) was the bastard of Louis dOrléans (Duc dOrléans 1372-1407) and Mariette dEnghien. ... Coat of arms of Picardy Picardy (French: Picardie) is an historical province of France, in the north of France. ... Ponthieu is a former province of northern France. ... Poitou was a province of France whose capital city was Poitiers. ... Provence is a former Roman province and is now a region of southeastern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Frances border with Italy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mount Canigou (2785m), a Catalan landmark Roussillon (Catalan Rosselló; Spanish Rosellón) is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). ... Cerdagne (Catalan: Cerdanya; French: Cerdagne; Spanish: Cerdaña) is a small region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain and which is historically one of the counties of Catalonia. ... Conflent is a Catalan comarca in North Catalonia, and currently under French administration. ... Saintonge is a small region on the atlantic coast of France in the region of Poitou-Charentes (17- Charente-Maritime). ... The Touraine is a province of France. ... The Three Bishoprics (French: Trois-Évêchés) were a province of pre-Revolutionary France. ...

Provinces not part of France in 1789

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