# First farming communities arrive (-7000)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/-7000-first-farming-communities-arrive
Location: Eastern and southern France

Neolithic farmers introduced agriculture, livestock and permanent settlement. Within the broader Prehistoric France period, From the earliest hominin traces to the Iron Age, the territory of modern France saw repeated migrations, changing climates, technological innovations and increasingly complex communities long before a French state existed. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Prehistoric communities (No single ruler). First farming communities arrive is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
First farming communities arrive is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Prehistoric communities](https://history-france.com/rulers/prehistoric-communities)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — First farming communities arrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=First+farming+communities+arrive&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — First farming communities arrive](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=First+farming+communities+arrive)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)