Île de France
(ēl´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.
