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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, and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026. Located on
La Tour Eiffel vue de la Tour Saint Jacques, Paris août 2014
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Basilique du Sacré Cœur de Montmartre, Paris 18e 140223 2
Panthéon Paris V 2025 03 29 1
Parisii (Gaul)
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The Parisii were a Gallic tribe that dwelt on the banks of the river Seine during the Iron Age and the Roman era. They lived on lands now occupied by the modern city of Paris; that name is a derivatio
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…that corresponds to the modern city of Paris was first mentioned in the mid-1st century BC by Julius Caesar as Lutetia Parisiorum ('Lutetia of the Parisii') and is later attested as Parision in the 5th century AD, then as Paris in 1265. During the Roman period, it was commonly known as Lutetia in Latin…
Gold coins of the Parisii, 1st century BC (Cabinet des Médailles, Paris).
Sequani coin 5th to 1st century BCE