Pakxe or Pakse (French Paksé; Laotian ປາກເຊ IPA: pȁːk séː "Mouth of the river Se") (population 70,000)'s a city in southern Laos, situated at the confluence of the Xedone and Mekong Rivers. It's the largest city in Champasak province and's the gateway to the Bolaven Plateau. It was also the former capital of the Lao Kingdom of Champasak. History This city was founded by the French as an administrative outpost in 1905, and was formerly the c… (More on Pakxe)