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When the Roman Empire ruled modern-day France, Latin was the official language. They ruled for about 600 years, so even after the Romans were defeated (486 A.D.), most people still spoke a form of Latin. The different regions developed different dialects, all Latin-based. As the Ile-de-France area (around modern-day Paris) gradually became the most powerful, its dialect started to spread. Eventually a national dialect started to develop and became modern French.

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