This page gathers the historic cities, events and structures located within the modern borders of France, and the civilizations that ruled this geography. Locations are matched to the data on the interactive map.
Civilizations that ruled these lands (2)
Historic cities (4)
- Massilia · 600 BCE
- Paris · 250 BCE
- Avaricum (Bourges) · 200 BCE
- Lugdunum · 43 BCE
Events on this geography (top 80)
- 1789 CEStorming of the Bastille
- 1944 CED-Day Normandy Landings
- 1337 CEHundred Years War Begins
- 1804 CENapoleonic Code
- 1871 CEUnification of Germany
- 1871 CEParis Commune
- 1985 CESchengen Agreement
- 2015 CEParis Agreement
- 2015 CENovember 2015 Paris attacks
- 58 BCECaesar's Gallic Wars
- 1572 CESt. Bartholomew's Day massacre
- 1598 CEEdict of Nantes
- 1751 CEPublication of the Encyclopédie
- 1793 CEReign of Terror
- 1803 CETreaty of Amiens
- 1870 CEBattle of Sedan
- 1918 CEArmistice of Compiègne
- 1940 CEDunkirk Evacuation
- 1940 CEArmistice of 22 June 1940
- 1989 CEBasel Convention
- 2001 CETreaty of Nice
- 2015 CECharlie Hebdo shooting
- 2015 CEGermanwings Flight 9525
- 2016 CE2016 Nice attack
- 2020 CEmurder of Samuel Paty
- 1360 CETreaty of Brétigny
- 1415 CEBattle of Agincourt
- 1562 CEmassacre of Vassy
- 1791 CEChamp de Mars Massacre
- 1792 CE10 August insurrection
- 1792 CESeptember Massacres
- 1802 CEConcordat of 1801
- 1807 CETreaty of Fontainebleau
- 1944 CEmassacre of Oradour-sur-Glane
- 1962 CEEvian Accords
- 1973 CEParis Peace Accords
- 2005 CE2005 French riots
- 2015 CEParis Climate Agreement Signed
- 2016 CE2016 Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray church attack
- 2018 CE2018 Strasbourg attack
- 2020 CE2020 Nice attack
- 1200 CETreaty of Le Goulet
- 1209 CEMassacre at Béziers
- 1349 CEStrasbourg massacre
- 1370 CESiege of Limoges
- 1475 CETreaty of Picquigny
- 1545 CEMassacre of Mérindol
- 1762 CETreaty of Fontainebleau
- 1788 CEDay of the Tiles
- 1794 CEdrownings at Nantes
- 1800 CEConvention of 1800
- 1800 CEPlot of the rue Saint-Nicaise
- 1934 CEassassination in Marseilles
- 1937 CENyon Conference
- 1940 CELe Paradis massacre
- 1944 CEAscq massacre
- 1944 CETulle murders
- 1946 CEGruber–De Gasperi Agreement
- 1956 CEUnited Nations 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery
- 1977 CEEnvironmental Modification Convention
- 1994 CEAir France Flight 8969
- 2013 CETriple murder of Kurds activists in Paris
- 2015 CESaint-Quentin-Fallavier attack
- 2015 CE2015 Thalys train attack
- 2015 CEPorte de Vincennes siege
- 2016 CE2016 Magnanville stabbing
- 2017 CE2017 Paris machete attack
- 2018 CE2018 Paris knife attack
- 2019 CE2019 knife attack in Paris
- 2023 CEArras school stabbing
- 58 BCECaesars Gallic Wars
- 451 CEAttila's Invasion of the Western Roman Empire (Battle of the Catalaunian Plains)
- 451 CEAttila Invades Gaul
- 451 CEBattle of Catalaunian Plains — Attila Stopped
- 732 CEBattle of Tours/Poitiers
- 1407 CEassassination of Louis I, Duke of Orléans
- 1419 CEassassination of John the Fearless
- 1423 CESack of Marseille
- 1429 CEJoan of Arc and Siege of Orléans
- 1552 CETreaty of Chambord
Architectural sites (7)
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- Which civilizations lived on the lands of France?
- Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of France.
- What are the oldest historic cities on the lands of France?
- Massilia (600 BCE), Paris (250 BCE), Avaricum (Bourges) (200 BCE), Lugdunum (43 BCE).
- How many historic cities are within the modern borders of France?
- 4 historic cities are recorded within the borders of France.