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2. Île-de-France - Wikipedia

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   The Île-de-France ( / ˌiːl də ˈfrɒ̃s /, French: [il də fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ; lit. 'Island of France') is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. [ 1] Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called ...

3. Paris - Wikipedia

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   The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or about 19% of the population of France. [2] The Paris Region had a GDP of €765 billion (US$1.064 trillion, PPP) [8] in 2021, the highest in the European Union. [9]

4. Île de la Cité - Wikipedia

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   Île de la Cité. Île de la Cité ( French: [il də la site]; English: City Island) [ 1] is an island in the river Seine in the center of Paris. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the Roman Empire. In 508, Clovis I, the first King of the Franks, established his palace on the island.

5. History of Île-de-France - Wikipedia

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   The District of the Paris Region was reconstituted into the Île-de-France region on 6 May 1976, thus aligning the status of the region with that of the other French regions, created in 1972. The Prefecture of the Paris Region was renamed Prefecture of Île-de-France (Préfecture de L'Île-de-France). The former Board of Trustees was replaced ...

6. Sainte-Chapelle - Wikipedia

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   The Sainte-Chapelle ( French: [sɛ̃t ʃapɛl]; English: Holy Chapel) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France. Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 26 ...

7. Demographics of Paris - Wikipedia

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   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 ...