Paris is not in the middle of France, as you can clearly see, but you're not going to have a capital in Montlucon or something like that.

你们能很清楚地看到,巴黎并不在法国中部,但没人会在蒙吕松,或者在类似这样的地方建都

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

Despite all of the--Mitterrand's plans for decentralization, and the creation of regional councils, basically France remains the most centralized state in Western Europe, and the role of Paris in French life does not have an equivalent in other European countries.

尽管密特朗计划在法国实施,去中央集权化并创立地方议会,法国基本上还是西欧,中央集权化程度最高的国家,巴黎在法国的地位是欧洲其它国家的城市,所不能比拟的

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选