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Gaul was a region rather than one country and existed during Roman times. It consisted of Northern Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Belgium. After the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD when the Franks conquered the territory was renamed France by the Merovingian's.

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The Treaty of Verdun (843 AD) marks a key date in France's history, because one division of the treaty represents the approximate area of France as we know it today. However, according to Wikipedia in its formation definition, "... the traditional date is in 496 upon the baptism of Clovis I."

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Around the 2nd century

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486 c.e

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