who set up the bank of france and when
Bank of France The Bank of France known in French as the Banque de France, headquartered in Paris, is the central bank of France; it is linked to the European Central Bank (ECB). In 1716 the Banque Générale was created by British economist John Law[1] following a crash and emerged as a powerful central bank. Its main charge is to implement the interest rate policy of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB).