New France
area colonized by France in North America
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Summary
New France is a colony[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,169 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kingdom of France[3]
- Continent: North America[4]
- Instance of: viceroyalty[5]
- Capital: Quebec City[6]
- Official language: French[7]
- Currency: New France livre[8], French livre[9]
- Shares border with: Province of North Carolina[10], Province of South Carolina[11]
- Anthem: Marche Henri IV[12]
- Basic form of government: absolute monarchy[13]
- Named after: Kingdom of France[14]
- Legislative body: Sovereign Council of New France[15]
- Part of: French colonial empire[16]
- Commons category: New France[17]
- Inception: 1534[18]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1763[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:New France[20]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:New France[21]
- Participant in: King William's War[22]
- Replaced by: Acadia[23]
- Topic has template: Template:New France[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in New France[25]
- Native label: Vice-royauté de Nouvelle-France[26]
- Language used: French[27]
- Official religion: Catholicism[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of New France[29]
Why It Matters
New France has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]