French Imperial cities are 
Settlements that can be founded by the French Imperial civilization during the Modern Age in Civilization VII and its expansions. After the transition to a new Age, one of the previously founded 
Towns can be turned into a new 
Capital or, at an advanced start, the first Settlement was originally founded and is the Capital, and the names of future Settlements are chosen at random from the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their Settlements' names if they choose.
List of cities[]
| City Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Capital
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| Paris | Capital of France and Île de-France region, birthplace of the French Revolution, and site of the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame Cathedral |
| Settlements
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| Lyon | Prefecture of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and third-largest city in France; present on the Roman city list as Lugdunum |
| Marseille | Prefecture of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and second-largest city in France, founded as the ancient pólis of Massalia by Phocaean Greeks |
| Bordeaux | Prefecture of Nouvelle-Aquitaine region; present on the Roman city list as Burdigala |
| Lille | Also known as Rijsel in Dutch; city in the French Flanders and formerly a major industrial center |
| Nantes | Prefecture of the Pays de la Loire region, which was the historical capital of the Brittany Region |
| Saint-Étienne | City in the department of Loire; major coal mining center |
| Toulouse | Capital of the Occitania Region, major port city and center of the European aerospace industry |
| Rouen | City in Normandy; capital of the Duchy of Normandy and also present in the game as the Capital of the Norman civilization
|
| Le Havre | City in Normandy |
| Ajaccio | Capital and largest city of the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Brest | City in the Brittany Region and one of the westernmost cities in France |
| Roubaix | City in northern France, known for its textile industry during the 19th century |
| Reims | Most populous city in the French department of Marne, traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France |
| Toulon | City on the French Riviera, famous for its 1793 siege, and a large port on the Mediterranean coast |
| Amiens | City in northern France, town was fought over during both World Wars and was repeatedly occupied by both sides |
| Nancy | Capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, which was annexed by France under King Louis XV in 1766 and replaced by a province, |
| Mulhouse | City near the France–Switzerland border and France–Germany border, the largest city in Haut-Rhin region |
| Nîmes | Prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France, colony founded by the Roman Empire |
| Limoges | City of the Haute-Vienne department in western France, known for the Limoges porcelain industry |
| Rennes | City in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France, main centres in telecommunications and high-tech industry |
| Angers | City in western France, known for it's specialization in the plant sector |
| Montpellier | City in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea, one of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania |
| Besançon | Prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, centre for microtechnology, micromechanics, and biomedical engineering |
| Nice | Second largest French city on the Mediterranean, foot of the French alps, major trade city |
| Orléans | City in the north-central part of France, site of the siege of Orléans |
| Tours | University town in the Centre-Val de Loire region |
| Metz | Known for specialising in information technology and automotive industries; important garrison town |
| Cherbourg | Now known as Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, use as a military, fishing and yachting port and a cross-Channel ferry port |
| Le Mans | City in Northwestern France, known for hosting the 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| Versailles | Commune in the department of the Yvelines, Île-de-France, site of the Versailles palace |
| Tourcoing | City in northern France on the Belgian border |
| Dijon | City in and the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, retained varied architectural styles from Capetian, Gothic, and Renaissance |
| Dunkerque | Now known as Dunkirk, city known for the Battle of Dunkirk in World War II |
| Grenoble | Largest city of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France, known for it's hydropower industry |
| Clermont-Ferrand | University city in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region |
| Caen | City known for its historical buildings built during the reign of William the Conqueror |
| Troyes | Capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France, known for it's textiles industry |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | Coastal city in Northern France, known for the staging area for Napoleon Bonaparte's troops for several months during his planned invasion of the United Kingdom |
| Saint-Denis | Second most populated commune in Paris |
See also[]
- French (Imperial) cities in other games
| Civilization VII Settlements [edit] | |
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| 1 Requires DLC | |