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France And Paris Population;
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France and Paris population counts respectively amount to 60 million for the country (not counting France territories abroad), 2 million in Paris proper, and 11 million in metropolitan Paris. Contemporary France is a land of racial diversity comprising immigrants from all over Europe and parts of Africa and Asia.
Other interesting Paris facts are that, although Paris is the largest city in continental Europe, if you differentiate it from its larger metropolitan sprawl, the city of Paris is actually relatively small (approximately 6.5 by 5.5 miles). This is a blessing for most Paris visitors, considering that typically, the bulk of their trip activities will take place within central Paris. Paris is in fact walkable! Not that you would, but you could…
Now, don’t get too ambitious because that surface area may be small but it is jam-packed with a staggering number of streets (nearly 6000). Luckily, the 20 concentric arrondissements (municipal subdivisions) that Paris is made of, and indeed the 11 million inhabitants of the entire Île-de-France region, which shares its capital city Paris with the rest of the country, are copiously served by the Métro.
Public transportation in Paris as a whole is so efficient that owning a car is unnecessary. Even the banlieues (suburbs) which, incidentally are rarely of interest to tourists, rapidly connect with the city by the RER (regional express train network linked to the Métro). Excursions outside Paris to the Château de Versailles or to Disneyland-Paris for example, are easily done via public transportation.
The main tourism areas are centrally located and include all the famous Paris landmarks and monuments. Principal areas are: the Left and Right Banks of the Seine River in the middle of the city; Île de la Cité (the birthplace of Paris); the Quartier Latin; Le Marais neighborhood; Les Halles area; the Montmartre village (Sacré Coeur Basilica); the 7th Arrondissement (Eiffel Tower); the Champs Elysées; the Concorde-Louvre corridor; the revamped Bastille neighborhood, and select others worthy of a special visit.
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