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Bordeaux (June 1940), the government was relocated from Paris to Tours then Bordeaux very briefly during World War II, when it became apparent that Paris would soon fall into German hands.
302:(29 June 1940), the government was relocated from Bordeaux to Clermont-Ferrand, during a single day, before going to Vichy, which had a larger hotel capacity. 282:, when it was feared that Paris would soon fall into German hands. These fears were alleviated after the German Army was pushed back at the 252:
Paris (1789–1871), on 5 and 6 October 1789, a throng from Paris invaded the castle and forced the royal family to move back to Paris. The
88: 41: 60: 67: 397: 253: 387: 74: 56: 107: 219: 45: 168:(1108), one of the few consecrations of a French monarch to occur outside of Reims occurred at Orléans, when 392: 368: 81: 283: 185: 34: 265: 205: 195: 242: 278:(September 1914), the government was relocated from Paris to Bordeaux very briefly during 173: 8: 319: 226: 125: 233: 215: 268:
established Versailles as its provisional seat of government in March 1871 after the
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followed the King to Paris soon afterward; Versailles lost its role of capital city.
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Tours (10–13 June 1940), the city served as the temporary capital of France during
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Tours (1589–1594), faction of parliamentarians, faithful to King
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made Versailles his residence and the seat of the French court.
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after the government fled Paris due to the German advance.
326:rule, Brazzaville was announced as the seat of the 48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 124:. The capital of France has been Paris since its 379: 198:, the city was the seat of the royal government. 184:; from 13 December 1560 to 31 January 1561, the 120:This is a chronological list of capitals of 336:(1943–1944), the city was made the seat of 194:(1419–1422), for a short time during the 108:Learn how and when to remove this message 380: 260:Provisional seats of the government: 340:, to be closer to the war in Europe. 46:adding citations to reliable sources 17: 229:had established his court in Paris. 13: 14: 409: 140:(before 486), current-day Belgium 245:(1682–1789), from 1682 to 1715, 22: 371:, www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr. 33:needs additional citations for 398:France geography-related lists 359: 208:was forced to flee from Paris. 1: 352: 254:National Constituent Assembly 131: 388:France history-related lists 220:Château de Plessis-lez-Tours 57:"List of capitals of France" 7: 369:"Le retour Ă  la RĂ©publique" 10: 414: 284:First Battle of the Marne 264:Versailles (1871), the 272:took control of Paris. 266:French Third Republic 188:also met in the city. 186:French States-General 42:improve this article 393:Capitals by country 348:(1945-present day). 320:metropolitan France 225:Paris (1528–1589), 172:was consecrated in 318:(1940–1943), with 196:Hundred Years' War 239:Paris (1594–1682) 174:OrlĂ©ans Cathedral 118: 117: 110: 92: 405: 372: 367: 363: 300:Clermont-Ferrand 180:, Archbishop of 170:Louis VI the Fat 113: 106: 102: 99: 93: 91: 50: 26: 18: 413: 412: 408: 407: 406: 404: 403: 402: 378: 377: 376: 375: 365: 364: 360: 355: 134: 114: 103: 97: 94: 51: 49: 39: 27: 12: 11: 5: 411: 401: 400: 395: 390: 374: 373: 357: 356: 354: 351: 350: 349: 342: 341: 331: 313: 303: 297: 294: 287: 273: 258: 257: 250: 240: 237: 230: 223: 222:his residence. 209: 199: 189: 163: 153: 147: 141: 133: 130: 116: 115: 30: 28: 21: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 410: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 385: 383: 370: 362: 358: 347: 344: 343: 339: 335: 332: 329: 325: 321: 317: 314: 311: 307: 304: 301: 298: 295: 292: 288: 285: 281: 277: 274: 271: 270:Paris Commune 267: 263: 262: 261: 255: 251: 248: 244: 241: 238: 236:sat at Tours. 235: 231: 228: 224: 221: 217: 214:(1444–1527), 213: 210: 207: 204:(1422–1444), 203: 200: 197: 193: 190: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 164: 161: 157: 154: 151: 148: 145: 142: 139: 136: 135: 129: 127: 123: 112: 109: 101: 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: 69: 66: 62: 59: â€“  58: 54: 53:Find sources: 47: 43: 37: 36: 31:This article 29: 25: 20: 19: 16: 361: 310:French State 291:World War II 259: 119: 104: 95: 85: 78: 71: 64: 52: 40:Please help 35:verification 32: 15: 366:(in French) 338:Free France 330:government. 328:Free France 324:Axis powers 316:Brazzaville 280:World War I 206:Charles VII 382:Categories 353:References 243:Versailles 132:Chronology 126:liberation 68:newspapers 247:Louis XIV 227:Francis I 218:made the 152:(936–987) 146:(486–936) 128:in 1944. 98:July 2012 276:Bordeaux 234:Henry IV 216:Louis XI 178:Daimbert 144:Soissons 334:Algiers 202:Bourges 166:OrlĂ©ans 138:Tournai 82:scholar 322:under 192:Troyes 122:France 84:  77:  70:  63:  55:  346:Paris 306:Vichy 212:Tours 160:Reims 156:Paris 89:JSTOR 75:books 182:Sens 150:Laon 61:news 176:by 44:by 384:: 312:. 286:. 162:. 111:) 105:( 100:) 96:( 86:· 79:· 72:· 65:· 38:.

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