Ile-de-France
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Ile-de-France is a r�gion of France. It includes the capital, Paris.
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The name first appears in 1387, replacing the older "Pays de France" when the word pays began to mean nation rather than region. (source: Quid). It means, literally, "Isle of France": this is taken as meaning the inland peninsula delimited by the Oise, Seine, Ourcq and Marne rivers.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Ile-de-France" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ile-de-France December 2, 2003
