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Paris,France

Paris
Commune and department
Seine and Eiffel Tower from Tour Saint Jacques 2013-08.JPG
Arc Triomphe (square).jpg Notre Dame dalla Senna.jpg
Louvre Museum Wikimedia Commons.jpg
Clockwise from top: skyline of Paris on the River Seine with the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame de Paris, Pyramid of the Louvre, and the Arc de Triomphe
Flag of Paris
Flag 		Coat of arms of Paris
Coat of arms
Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur
"Tossed but never sunk"
Paris is located in France
Paris
Paris
Coordinates: 48°51′24″N 2°21′03″E / 48.8567°N 2.3508°E / 48.8567; 2.3508Coordinates: 48°51′24″N 2°21′03″E / 48.8567°N 2.3508°E / 48.8567; 2.3508
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Paris
Subdivisions 20 arrondissements
Government
 • Mayor (2014–present) Anne Hidalgo (PS)
Area1
 • City 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
 • Urban 2,845 km2 (1,098 sq mi)
 • Metro 17,174.4 km2 (6,631.1 sq mi)
Population (2013)2
 • City 2,229,621
 • Rank 1st in France
 • Density 21,000/km2 (55,000/sq mi)
 • Urban 10,601,122
 • Urban density 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
 • Metro 12,405,426
 • Metro density 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Parisian
parisien(ne) (fr)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 75056 /75001-75020, 75116
Website www.paris.fr

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
2012 Census Paris Region
Country/territory of birth Population
France Metropolitan France 9,115,215
Algeria Algeria 289,826
Portugal Portugal 241,385
Morocco Morocco 227,903
Tunisia Tunisia 109,349
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe 80,402
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique 76,586
Turkey Turkey 69,338
China China 61,806
Mali Mali 55,466
Italy Italy 55,057
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 48,532
Senegal Senegal 46,365
Spain Spain 46,359
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 42,872
Poland Poland 39,482
Other countries/territories
Romania Romania 38,865
Cameroon Cameroon 38,093
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 36,918
Vietnam Vietnam 36,084
Haiti Haiti 33,417
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 33,223
Cambodia Cambodia 32,120
 Blason Réunion DOM.svg Réunion 30,341
Serbia Serbia 27,317
India India 24,318
Germany Germany 22,880
Mauritius Mauritius 19,903
Lebanon Lebanon 19,616
United Kingdom United Kingdom 19,029
Madagascar Madagascar 18,504
United States United States 18,117
Russia Russia 16,493
Pakistan Pakistan 16,055
Belgium Belgium 14,942
United Nations Other countries and territories 795,871
Paris
Airplane view Paris 01.jpg
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location Île-de-France, Seine, Kingdom of France, France Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates 48°51′24″N 2°21′07″E / 48.856578°N 2.351828°E / 48.856578; 2.351828
Area 105.4 km2 (1.135×109 sq ft)
Criteria i, ii, iv
Reference 600
Inscription 1991 (15th Session)
Website www.paris.fr
Paris is located in France
Paris
Location of Paris
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Busiest destinations from Paris
airports (CDG, ORY, BVA) in 2014
Domestic destinations Passengers
Midi-Pyrénées Toulouse 3,158,331
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Nice 2,865,602
Aquitaine Bordeaux 1,539,478
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille 1,502,196
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Pointe-à-Pitre 1,191,437
Blason Réunion DOM.svg Saint-Denis (Réunion) 1,108,964
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Fort-de-France 1,055,770
Other domestic destinations
Languedoc-Roussillon Montpellier 807,482
Aquitaine Biarritz 684,578
Rhône-Alpes Lyon 613,395
International destinations Passengers
Italy Italy 7,881,497
Spain Spain 7,193,481
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