What is Capital of France?
:''This article is about the French national capital in general. For the current capital, see [[Paris]].'' The '''capital of France''' is [[Paris]].<ref>[https://www.parisdigest.com/paris/paris-facts.htm Paris facts]; retrieved 2018-08-05.</ref> In the course of history, the national capital has been in many locations other than Paris. ==History== ===List of capitals of France=== *[[Tournai]] (before 486) *[[Soissons]] (486-ca. 900) *[[Paris]] (900-1419) The residence of the kings of France, but they were consecrated at [[Reims]]. *[[Orléans]] (1108) One of the few consecrations of a French monarch to occur outside of Reims occurred at Orléans, when [[Louis VI the Fat]] was consecrated in [[Orléans Cathedral]] by [[Daimbert]], archbishop of Sens and from 13 December 1560 to 31 January 1561, the [[French States-General]] met here. *[[Troyes]] (1419–1422) For a short time during the [[Hundred Years' War]], the town was the seat of the royal government. *[[Bourges]] (1422–1444) [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]] was forced to flee from Paris. *[[Tours]] (1444—1527) [[Louis XI of France|Louis XI]] made [[château de Plessis-lez-Tours]] his residence. *Paris (1528—1588) [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] had established his court in Paris *Tours (1589—1594) faction of parliamentarians, faithful to the king was sitting at Tours. *Paris (1594—1661) *Paris (1661-1682) Paris is the official capital, but Louis XIV disputed that Versalles will be the politic centre. *[[Versailles, Yvelines|Versailles]] (1682–1715) In 1682, [[Louis XIV]] made Versailles his residence. *Paris (1715–1722) *Versailles (1722–1789) On October 5 and 6, 1789, a throng from Paris invaded the castle and forced the royal family to move back to Paris. The [[National Constituent Assembly (France)|National Constituent Assembly]] followed the king to Paris soon afterward, and Versailles lost its role of capital city. *Paris (1789–1871) *Versailles (1871–1879) The [[French Third Republic]] established Versailles as its seat of government in March 18