Paris Ile-de-France : Identification of metropolitan area

Administrative structure of the Ile de France Region:

  • 1 elected regional council
  • 8 elected “départements” (equivalent of English counties) including City of Paris
  • 115 intermunicipalities
  • 1,281 elected municipalities

Ile-de-France, the capital region of France, is one of the 13 French regions to be created as of 1st January 2016.

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CITY

Population (2015): 2,206,488

Employment (2015): 1,797,745

GDP/inh. (2015) : € 26,431

Source: INSEE

REGION

Population (2015): 12,082,144

Employment (2012): 5,682,048

GDP/inh. (2015): € 22,639

Source: INSEE

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Map of metropolitan area

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