France
Most cities had an ancient name, usually in Latin, often of older Celtic origin
- Agedincum → Sens
- Aginnum → Agen
- Andemantunum → Langres
- Antipolis → Antibes
- Aquae Sextiae → Aix-en-Provence
- Arausio → Orange
- Arelate → Arles
- Argentoratum → Strassburg → Strasbourg
- Augustobona → Troyes
- Augustodunum → Autun
- Augustodurum → Bayeux
- Augustonemetum → Clermont-Ferrand
- Autessiodurum → Auxerre
- Autricum → Carnotum → Chartres
- Avaricum → Bourges
- Avennio → Avignon
- Bagacum → Bavai
- Burdigala → Bordeaux
- Caesarodunum → Tours
- Carcaso → Carcassonne
- Cenabum → Cenabum Aureliani → Aurelianum → Orléans
- Cularo → Gratianopolis → Grenoble
- Divodurum → Metz
- Divona → Cahors
- Durocortorum → Reims
- Elimberris → Auch
- Forum Iulii → Fréjus
- Gesocribate → Brest
- Gesoriacum → Bononia → Bonen (aan zee)/ Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Iluro → Oléron
- Iuliomagus → Angers
- Lapurdum → Bayonne
- Limonum → Poitiers
- Lugdunum → Lyon
- Lutetia → Paris
- Massilia → Marseille
- Matisco → Mâcon
- Mediolanium → Saintes
- Mediolanum Aulercorum → Évreux
- Metis → Metz
- Narbo Martius → Narbonne
- Nemausus → Nîmes
- Nemetacum → Arras
- Noviodunum Aeduorum → Nevirnum → Nevers
- Portus Namnetum → Nantes
- Rotomagus → Rouen
- Samarobriva → Amiens
- Segodunum → Rodez
- Senones → Sens
- Strasburg → Strasbourg
- Tolosa → Toulouse
- Valentia → Valence, Drôme
- Vesontio → Besançon
- Vienna → Vienne
- Wissemburg → Wissembourg
Read more about this topic: List Of City Name Changes
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