French cities (Civ5)

French cities are cities that can be founded by the French civilization in Civilization V and its expansions. The first city founded is the , and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
Founding Order	City Name 	Notes
1 	Paris 	Capital of France; home of Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Notre Dame
2 	Orleans 	Bishop's seat, capital of Centre - Val de Loire region
3 	Lyon 	Second largest city in France, former capital of the Gauls
4 	Troyes 	Capital of Aube
5 	Tours 	Capital of Indre-et-Loire
6 	Marseille 	Main trading port of the French Empire, former Greek settlement
7 	Chartres 	Capital of Eure-et-Loir, famous for its gothic cathedral
8 	Avignon 	Former papal residence
9 	Rouen 	Historic capital of Normandy
10 	Grenoble 	Capital of Isère; nicknamed "Capital of the Alps"
11 	Dijon 	Holds an International and Gastronomic Fair every year in autumn; capital of Bourgogne region
12 	Amiens 	Capital of Somme
13 	Cherbourg 	Ferryport to England
14 	Poitiers 	Capital of Poitou-Charentes
15 	Toulouse 	Capital of Midi-Pyrénées; centre of the European aerospace industry
16 	Bayonne 	Important Portcity of the French Basque country
17 	Strasbourg 	Official seat of the European Parliament capital of Grand Est region
18 	Brest 	Shared with the Celts, not buildable if they are in the game; important military harbor
19 	Bordeaux 	Famous wine city, capital of Aquitaine (former Guyenne)
20 	Rennes 	Shared with the Celts, not buildable if they are in the game; capital of Brittany
21 	Nice 	Capital of Alpes Maritimes; nicknamed "Nissa the Beautiful"
22 	Saint Etienne 	Capital of Loire, hometown to the biggest state-owned weapon factory in France, founded 1764
23 	Nantes 	Shared with the Celts, not buildable if they are in the game; ancient capital of the Bretons
24 	Reims 	Old Roman settlement, mostly famous for its champagne; place where Clovis was baptized by Rémi, leading to the fact that almost all the kings of France were anointed here (ceremony was called « le sacre »)
25 	Le Mans 	Capital of Sarthe, home to a racing competition (Les 24 heures du Mans)
26 	Montpellier 	Fastest growing city in France, home to one of the oldest universities in Europe
27 	Limoges 	Capital of Haute-Vienne
28 	Nancy 	Old seat of the Duke of Lorraine
29 	Lille 	Capital of Hauts de France, fourth biggest city in France
30 	Caen 	Capital of Basse-Normandie
31 	Toulon 	Large French military harbor
32 	Nîmes 	Capital of Gard; nicknamed "French Rome"
33 	Le Havre 	Second largest port of France
34 	Lourdes 	Site of the Marian apparitions
35 	Carcassone 	Military fortress
36 	Cannes 	Home of the Cannes Film Festival
37 	Aix-En-Provence	Important educational center
38 	La Rochelle 	Capital of Charente-Maritime, former safe place for Protestants
39 	Bourges 	Former capital of the Berry region
40 	Calais 	Major transport center
Category:Cities (Civ5)
Category:French cities