Île de France
(el´de-fräNs´) (pron: eel-deh-frawnz)
Capital: Paris (star on map) (pron: pare-iss)
France (original state): 987
Pays de-France became the nucleus of the crown lands when Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, became the French king. The name was changed to Île de France in 1387.
Information courtesy of State Historical Society of North Dakota