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Paris metropolitan area. Map showing the extent of the Paris metropolitan area as of 2020, when it included 1,929 communes and covered 18,941 km 2 . The Paris metropolitan area ( French: aire d'attraction de Paris) is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris, France and its surrounding suburbs.
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France.With an official estimated population of 2,102,650 residents as of 1 January 2023 in an area of more than 105 km 2 (41 sq mi), Paris is the fourth-most populated city in the European Union and the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022.
- Paris
- France
- 28–131 m (92–430 ft), (avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
- Île-de-France
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From the 1860 area of 78 km 2 (30 sq mi), the city limits were expanded marginally to 86.9 km 2 (33.6 sq mi) in the 1920s. In 1929, the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes forest parks were officially annexed to the city, bringing its area to about 105 km 2 (41 sq mi). The metropolitan area of the city is 2,300 km 2 (890 sq mi).
The Paris Region, or Île-de-France, covers 12,012 km 2 (4,638 sq mi), and has its own regional council and president. It has a population of 12,213,447 as of January 2018, or 18.3 percent of the population of France. [2] The metropolitan or functional area ( aire d'attraction) of Paris covers 18,941 km 2 (7,313 sq mi) and has 13,064,617 ...
Map showing the twelve original arrondissements as of 1795. The surrounding grey area shows the size of Paris after expansion in 1860. On 11 October 1795, Paris was divided into twelve arrondissements. They were numbered from west to east, with the numbers 1–9 situated on the Right Bank of the Seine and the numbers 10–12 on the Left Bank.
The Paris Métro ( French: Métro de Paris [metʁo də paʁi]; short for Métropolitain [metʁɔpɔlitɛ̃] ), operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens ( RATP ), is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ...
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. [1] [2] A metropolitan area usually comprises multiple principal cities, jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships ...
