Country

France

Also Known As French Republic

Western Europe

France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Paris.

Facts

Capital

Paris 2

Population

69,081,996 2

January 2026 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

632,702.3 2

Total area including metropolitan France and overseas France.

Independence or Founding Year

843 3

Landlocked

No 4

Income Group

High 5

Government Type

Republic 4

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

France

Regions

Territories

French Guiana

France

French Polynesia

France

Guadeloupe

France

Martinique

France

New Caledonia

France

Réunion

France

Wallis and Futuna

France

Cities

156 entries

Continent

Country (Contained By)

Population Band

Subregion

Capital Status

Founding Era

Founding Era (Approximate Range)

Elevation Band

Coastal or Inland

Climate Zone

Time Zone

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FAQs

Where does the name France come from?

France comes from the Latin Francia, meaning Land of the Franks.

The name France derives from the Latin name Francia, meaning Land of the Franks. The Franks were a group of Germanic tribes living along the middle and lower Rhine River in the 3rd century A.D. The origin of the tribal name itself is unclear. It may come from the Old German word franka, meaning brave, or from a personal name such as Francio or Francus.

Connections

Associated With

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes is a region of France.

Source Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (Wikipedia)

Bocage

Bordeaux

Camargue

Grand Est

Grand Est is a region of France.

Source Grand Est (Wikipedia)

Lille

Loire Valley

Lyon

Source Lyon (Wikipedia)

Marseille

Source Marseille (Wikipedia)

Nantes

Source Nantes (Wikipedia)

Nice

Source Nice (Wikipedia)

Occitanie

Occitanie is a region of France.

Source Occitanie (Wikipedia)

Paris

Source Paris (Wikipedia)

Pays de la Loire

Pays de la Loire is a region of France.

Source Pays de la Loire (Wikipedia)

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur is a region of France.

Source Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (Wikipedia)

Pyrenees

Strasbourg

Source Strasbourg (Wikipedia)

The Alps

Source Alps (Wikipedia)

Toulouse

Source Toulouse (Wikipedia)

Verdon Gorge

Western Europe

Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Andorra

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Andorra

Source Lake Geneva (Wikipedia)

Ligurian Sea

Luxembourg

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Luxembourg

Monaco

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Monaco

North Sea

Source North Sea (Wikipedia)

Strait of Bonifacio

Strait of Dover

Tyrrhenian Sea

Has Capital

Paris

Paris is the capital of France.

Source Paris (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

France's Ocean Is Almost Never Near France

Rivers Through Territory

Loire River

Rhine River

The Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border.

Source Rhine (Wikipedia)

Rhone River

Seine River

In the Other Atlases

Same As

France

Also in Divinity Atlas: the same subject.

France

Also in Political Atlas: the same subject.

Has Member

Group of Eight (G8)

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Participant In

Franco-Prussian War

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Suez Crisis

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Nationals Include

Annie Genevard

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Annie Genevard

Charles Thibault

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Charles Thibault (Q9189076)

Christian Bonnet

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Christian Bonnet

Didier Guillaume

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Didier Guillaume

Dominique Bussereau

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Dominique Bussereau

Edgard Pisani

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Edgard Pisani

Ernest Mercier

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Ernest Mercier

Francois Guillaume

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Francois Guillaume

Francois Patriat

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Francois Patriat

Henri de Laulani

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Henri de Laulanié (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French missionary and agronomist

Henri Nallet

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Henri Nallet

Henri Rochereau

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Henri Rochereau

Herve Gaymard

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Herve Gaymard

Jacques Duhamel

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jacques Duhamel

Jacques Mezard

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jacques Mezard

Jean Glavany

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jean Glavany

Jean Puech

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jean Puech

Jean-Pierre Soisson

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jean-Pierre Soisson

John Williams Mellor

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: John Williams Mellor

Julien Denormandie

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Julien Denormandie

Louis Le Pensec

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Louis Le Pensec

Louis Mermaz

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Louis Mermaz

Marc Fesneau

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Marc Fesneau

Michel Cointat

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Michel Cointat

Philippe Vasseur

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Philippe Vasseur

Pierre Mehaignerie

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Pierre Mehaignerie

Raymond Marcellin

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Raymond Marcellin

Robert Boulin

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Robert Boulin

Rodolphe Barrangou

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Rodolphe Barrangou

Roger Houdet

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Roger Houdet

Stephane Le Foll

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Stephane Le Foll

Stephane Travert

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Stephane Travert

Ange-Jacques Gabriel

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Ange-Jacques GabrielBiography, early life [nationality]

Quote, Biography, early life [nationality]

to a famous Parisian family of architects

Auguste Perret

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Auguste PerretLead [nationality]

Quote, Lead [nationality]

was a French architect

Charles Garnier

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Charles Garnier (architect) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French architect, best known as the architect of the Palais Garnier

Gustave Eiffel

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Gustave EiffelLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel ( EYE-fəl; French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɡystav ɛfɛl]; né Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer.

Le Corbusier

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Encyclopedia Britannica

Paul Philippe Cret

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source EBSCO Research Starters: Louis I. KahnKahn biography, education at Penn

Quote, Kahn biography, education at Penn

There the Frenchman Paul Cret taught the principles of Beaux-Arts architecture.

Adolphe Adam

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Adolphe Adam (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French composer, teacher and music critic

Adrien Boieldieu

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Francois-Adrien Boieldieu (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French composer, mainly of operas

Alberto Giacometti

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Alberto Giacometti

Andre Derain

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Andre Le Notre

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Andre Le Notre (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France

Andrei Tarkovsky

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Andrei Tarkovsky

Antoine Coypel

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Aristide Maillol

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Aristide Maillol

Auguste Rodin

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Auguste Rodin, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

François Auguste René Rodin (; French: [fʁɑ̃swa oɡyst(ə) ʁəne ʁɔdɛ̃]; 12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture.

Auguste Vestris

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Auguste Vestris (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

was a French dancer

Barbara Chase-Riboud

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Benvenuto Cellini

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Benvenuto Cellini

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Origin Of

Lolita

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Lolita (Wikipedia)tier 2

Madame Bovary

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Madame Bovary (Wikipedia)tier 2

Manifesto of Surrealism

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Source Manifesto of Surrealism (Wikipedia)tier 2

Medical Fiction

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Source Medical Fiction (Wikipedia)tier 2

Melodrama

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Source Melodrama (Wikipedia)tier 2

Memoirs of Hadrian

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Source Wikipedia: Memoirs of Hadriantier 2

Merveilleux Scientifique

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Source Merveilleux scientifique - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Merveilleux scientifique (also spelled with a hyphen: merveilleux-scientifique, literally translated "scientific marvelous") is a literary genre that developed in France from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century.

Naked Lunch

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Source Naked Lunch (Wikipedia)tier 2

Naturalism

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Source Naturalism (literature) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph

Quote, Lead paragraph

The movement largely traces to the theories of French author

Nausea

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Source Nausea (Wikipedia)tier 2

No Exit

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Noir Fiction

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Source Noir Fiction (Wikipedia)tier 2

Noli Me Tangere

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Source Noli Me Tangere (novel) (Wikipedia)

Nouveau Roman

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Pan Tadeusz

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Source Pan Tadeusz (Wikipedia)tier 2

Parnassianism

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Père Goriot

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Source Pere Goriot (Wikipedia)tier 2

Phèdre

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Philosophical Fiction

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Source Philosophical Fiction (Wikipedia)tier 2

Popular Novel in France

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Source Popular novel in France - Wikipedia

Problem Play

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Prose Poetry

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Source Prose Poetry (Wikipedia)tier 2

Realism

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Récit

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Rhinoceros

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Source Wikipedia: Rhinoceros (play)

Roman à Clef

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Source Roman a Clef (Wikipedia)tier 2

Roman à Thèse

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Romance

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Source The Norton Anthology of World Literaturetier 1

Roman-fleuve

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Romanzo d'Appendice

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Source Wikipedia: Romanzo d'appendice

Salammbo

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Source Wikipedia: Salammbôtier 2

Slice of Life

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Swann's Way

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Source In Search of Lost Time (Wikipedia)tier 2

Symbolism

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The Ballade

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Source The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poeticstier 1

The Book of the City of Ladies

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Source Wikipedia: The Book of the City of Ladiestier 2

The Chanson de Geste

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Source The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poeticstier 1

The Chant Royal

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Source The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poeticstier 1

The Count of Monte Cristo

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Source The Count of Monte Cristo (Wikipedia)tier 2

The Essay

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Source Encyclopaedia Britannicatier 1

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

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Source The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Wikipedia)tier 2

The Kyrielle

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poeticstier 1

The Lai

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Source The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poeticstier 1

The Last of the Just

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Source The Last of the Just (Wikipedia)

The Little Prince

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Source Wikipedia: The Little Princetier 2

The Mandarins

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Source The Mandarins (Wikipedia)tier 2

The Map and the Territory

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Source The Map and the Territory (Wikipedia)

The Mystery of the Yellow Room

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: The Mystery of the Yellow Roomtier 2

The Myth of Sisyphus

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source The Myth of Sisyphus (Wikipedia)tier 2

The Necklace

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: The Necklacetier 2

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Location Of

The First Photograph

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source View from the Window at Le Gras (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France

Battle of the Somme

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Battle of the Somme (National Army Museum)

June Days uprising

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Treaty of Bretigny

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Atonement

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Source Atonement (novel) (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

Set in three time periods, 1935 England, Second World War England and France, and present-day England, it covers an upper-class girl's half-innocent mistake that ruins lives, her adulthood in the shadow of that mistake, and a reflection on the nature of writing.

Germinal

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Source Germinal (novel) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, sentence naming the settingtier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph, sentence naming the setting

Often considered Zola's masterpiece and one of the most significant novels in the French tradition, the novel – an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s – has been published and translated in over one hundred countries.

The Count of Monte Cristo

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Source The Count of Monte Cristo (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphtier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph

The novel is set in France, Italy

The Red and the Black

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Source The Red and the Black (Wikipedia)Plot, Book I

Quote, Plot, Book I

the ambitious son of a carpenter in the fictional village of Verrières, in Franche-Comté, France

BOC Challenge

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Source Velux 5 Oceans Race (Wikipedia)Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11

Quote, Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11

started in La Rochelle (France), on October 17, 2010, and finished in the same port

Dakar Rally

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Source Dakar Rally (Wikipedia)Lead, original start

Quote, Lead, original start

The event began in 1978 as a rally from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal.

Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship

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Source Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship (Wikipedia)Lead, hosts

Quote, Lead, hosts

It has been held alternatingly in France and Italy, except for 2012 when it was held in Spain.

Rugby League World Cup

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Source Rugby League World Cup (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

The inaugural tournament was held in France in 1954

Super League

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Source Super League (Wikipedia)Lead, France

Quote, Lead, France

twelve from Northern England, the sport's heartland, and two from southern France

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

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Source Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (Wikipedia)Lead, host country

Quote, Lead, host country

beginning and ending in Chamonix, France

World Athletics Championships

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Source World Athletics Championships (Wikipedia)History, participation

Quote, History, participation

By the 2003 competition, in Paris, it had grown to 1,679 athletes from 198 countries

World Glider Aerobatic Championships

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Source World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Wikipedia)Section edition list, host country, host country (4)

Quote, Section edition list, host country, host country (4)

6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Fayence, Var, France

Albigensian Crusade

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Albigensian CrusadeInfobox: locationtier 4

Quote, Infobox: location

Languedoc, France

Franco-Prussian War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Franco-Prussian WarInfobox: locationtier 2

Quote, Infobox: location

France and the Rhine Province, Prussia

French Wars of Religion

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Source French Wars of Religion - WikipediaInfobox: location

Quote, Infobox: location

France, particularly in the west and southwest of the country

Gallic Wars

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Source Wikipedia: Gallic WarsInfobox: locationtier 2

Quote, Infobox: location

Gaul (present-day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany), Britain (55-54 BC)

Hundred Years' War

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Source Wikipedia: Hundred Years' WarInfobox: locationtier 2

Quote, Infobox: location

France, the Low Countries, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula

Italian Wars

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Source Italian Wars (Wikipedia)Infobox: location

Quote, Infobox: location

Primarily Italian Peninsula, also County of Flanders, the Rhineland, France, Spain and the Mediterranean Sea

Mad War

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Source Mad War (Wikipedia)Lead, French monarchy

Quote, Lead, French monarchy

The Mad War (French: la Guerre folle) was a late medieval conflict between a coalition of feudal lords and the French monarchy.

War of the First Coalition

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Source War of the First Coalition (Wikipedia)Infobox: location

Quote, Infobox: location

France, Central Europe, Italy, the Low Countries, Spain, West Indies