Talk:Territorial evolution of France

Transfer from the French page

The translation is now done. I leave it to others for improvement. The present article is short of references because the original one is and I have little or no access to suitable sources. Since the software is hinting that the article is too long, I have left the appendix to be placed in another, linked article. Placing more of the map links in footnotes might reduce the software's trouble with the excessive size.(RJPe (talk) 07:31, 5 July 2009 (UTC))

Conquests(Italian and German aquisitions)

It is clear that France conquered a number of small nations in Germany and Italy, but do we have records(and their sources) regarding the nature(peaceful or violent), battles for(defense, by the nationals, and offensive campaigns, by the French)and the impact of such occupation on the occupied territory? If we do, let's not hesitate to add them and refine this page! I find that often the articles on these aquisitions by the French are vague, only speaking of fewer than but of a few sentences(e.g. "They controlled German States to the west bank of the Rhine". Or "Napoleon occupied the Papal States in 1796".) and even less detail! I feel that not to refine it is bad as it neglects lives(of children, of REAL people) that suffered temendously and often were lost in the fight for their countries, lives, loved-ones, and family! It might've been over 200 years ago, but they were still humans and desterve at least a detailed article on what they fought and suffered for! Much thanks! --Philippe Auguste (talk) 20:15, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

The article is a broad view of the subject. It is already of such a length that few people will read all of it. I have sympathy with the idea of not overlooking the nastiness of wars and forceful territorial acquisition but this aspect would be more appropriately dealt with in detailed articles on the respective events. There, this aspect could be brought out by relating specific events in the course of the relevant war rather than in what could become a generalized sob story. In my view, it would be better to give readers information appropriate to the detail in hand and to trust them to be intelligent enough to see for themselves what might be the effects of pain, anxiety and physical harm.(RJPe (talk) 21:07, 14 July 2010 (UTC))

Algeria?

This has no mention of Algeria whatsoever, which was an integral part of France for over a century. --Golbez (talk) 20:01, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Aha, I see, it says it's only metropolitan (though I've seen some areas say Algeria was considered part of the Metropole), in which case the article should be renamed, as it's explicitly omitting a large portion of the country and its history. (Or, that information should be added...) --Golbez (talk) 20:02, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

L’Époque contemporaine?

Rather than keeping the French title with a note explaining it means the period beginning with the French Revolution, why not simply make the title "Since the French Revolution (1789-present)"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Treetop57 (talk • contribs) 15:42, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Charles V

In the scetion "Conquest of south feudal territories" the article says "Charles V’s conquest of Provence in 1383-1384", however Charles V of France died in 1380. Should this be Charles VI of France or are the dates wrong?— Rod ^talk 10:55, 5 March 2024 (UTC)