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Troyes
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Troyes is a town and commune and is the capital of the northeastern Aube department in France. It is located on the Seine River. The total area is of 13.20 square kilometers and its population in 1999 estimated was 60,958 with density of 4,618 per square kilometers. Troyes has been in existence since the Roman era, and through the centuries gained great importance as a medieval centre of commerce.
In derived history, Louis the Stammerer in 1878 received at Troyes the imperial crown from the hands of Pope John VIII. At the end of the ninth century, the counts of Champagne chose Troyes as their capital. In 1285, when Philip the Fair united Champagne to the royal domain, the town kept a number of privileges. The country economy, Troyes is home to the Lacoste company production headquarters, one of the most popular brands in the Western World.
Troyes is one of France’s most popular destinations, and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments that the city has embraced.
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