Paris (/ˈpærɨs/; French: [paʁi] ( listen)) is the capital of and largest city in France. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region (or Paris Region, French: Région parisienne). The city of Paris, within its administrative limits (the 20 arrondissements) largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated population of 2,211,297 (January 2008), but the Paris metropolitan area has a population of 12,089,098 (January 2008), and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. Paris was the largest city in the Western world for about 1,000 years, prior to the 19th century, and the largest in the entire world between the 16th and 19th centuries. Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. It hosts the headquarters of many international...

Works Written About This Topic: Paris to the Moon  Paris Journal, 1944-1965  Paris in the fifties  Paris After the Liberation  Paris was yesterday  Seven Ages of Paris  Down and Out in Paris and London  Into a Paris Quartier  From A Paris Garret  Being geniuses together, 1920-1930  
Conferences: DD4D  
Characters that have lived here: Daphne Millbrook  
Fictional Characters Born Here: Princess Isabelle  Margali Szardos  Glass Joe  
Featured In Films: Avenue Montaigne  The Lovers on the Bridge  Paris, When It Sizzles  Amélie  Breathless  Ronin  Charade  Sicko  Munich  Bande à part  
Films On This Subject: From Paris with Love  Paris, je t'aime  Paris  Paris  An American in Paris  Amélie  La Jetée  
Governing officials: Jean Sylvain Bailly - Mayor - Jul 15, 1789 - Nov 18, 1791; Jacques Chirac - Mayor - Mar 20, 1977 - May 16, 1995; Bertrand Delanoë - Mayor - Mar 25, 2001; Jules Ferry - Mayor - Nov 15, 1870 - Jun 5, 1871; Armand Marrast - Mayor - Mar 9, 1848 - Jul 19, 1848; Jean Tiberi - Mayor - May 22, 1995 - Mar 24, 2001; Étienne Arago - Mayor - Sep 4, 1870 - Nov 15, 1870; Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès - Mayor - Feb 24, 1848 - Mar 5, 1848; Jean-Baptiste Fleuriot-Lescot - Mayor - May 10, 1794 - Jul 28, 1794; Nicolas Chambon - Mayor - Dec 1, 1792 - Feb 4, 1793; 
Country: France  
Postal codes: 75000  
Chef-lieu: Paris  
Code Insee: 75; 
Region: Île-de-France  
Adjoins: Seine-Saint-Denis; Hauts-de-Seine; 
Area: 86.9 km²; 
Contained by: France  Paris metropolitan area  Île-de-France  
Contains: Louvre  Stade de France  Stade Pierre de Coubertin  Hippodrome de Longchamp  Hôpital Cochin  Place de la Concorde  Pont de la Concorde  Rueil-Malmaison  Eiffel Tower  Champs-Élysées  
Events: Death of Diana, Princess of Wales  Paris Commune  Battle of Champaubert  Liberation of Paris  Battle of Paris  Storming of the Bastille  Siege of Paris  Treaty of Versailles  Battle of Belleau Wood  June Days Uprising  
Geolocation: 48.8742, 2.34695; 
Nearby airports: Paris Orly Airport  Charles de Gaulle International Airport  Paris-Beauvais-Tillé Airport  Orly Air Base  
Time zone(s): Central European Time  
Neighborhoods: 1rst arrondissement  2nd arrondissement  3rd arrondissement  4th arrondissement  5th arrondissement  6th arrondissement of Paris  7th arrondissement  8th arrondissement  9th arrondissement of Paris  10th arrondissement  
Major exports: Tourism; 
Population: 2,153,600 - 2007; 25,000 - 59 B.C.E.; 20,000 - 1000; 110,000 - 1200; 250,000 - 1328; 200,000 - 1500; 275,000 - 1550; 210,000 - 1594; 420,000 - 1634; 515,000 - 1700; 
Olympics bid on: Beijing - 2008 Summer Olympics; 
Olympics hosted: 1924 Summer Olympics  1900 Summer Olympics  
Organizations with this scope: Club Le Siècle  St. Paul Drama School  
People interred here: Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia  Boris Soloviev  Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart  Natalia Brasova, Countess Brasova  Anne de Bourbon-La Marche  George Mikhailovich, Count Brasov  Ermentrude of Orléans  Trinidad Pardo de Tavera  Louise Élisabeth of France  Alfred Dreyfus  
Newspapers: Le Parisien  Dong-a Ilbo  La Croix  Al-Hayat newspaper  France Soir  Les Échos  Courrier International  Avanti!  La Tribune  Le Moniteur Universel  
Designation as Natural or Cultural Site: UNESCO World Heritage Site; 
Programs with this subject: Paris: From Oscar Wilde to Jim Morrison  
Teams: Paris Basket Racing  Paris Saint-Germain FC  Stade Français Paris  Paris Volley  Paris Handball  
Accommodation: Hôtel de Crillon  Hôtel Ritz Paris  
Climate: May, 17 °C, 9 °C, 323 mm; April, 13 °C, 5 °C, 205 mm; February, 7 °C, 1 °C, 121 mm; March, 10 °C, 3 °C, 158 mm; January, 6 °C, 1 °C, 182 mm; June, 21 °C, 12 °C, 300 mm; October, 15 °C, 7 °C, 63 mm; September, 20 °C, 11 °C, 66 mm; July, 23 °C, 14 °C, 237 mm; August, 23 °C, 13 °C, 193 mm; 
How to get here: Air travel - Charles de Gaulle International Airport/Aeroport de Paris Beauvais Tille/Paris Orly Airport; Train - Gare du Nord/Gare d'Austerlitz/Gare Montparnasse/Gare Saint-Lazare/Gare Routière Internationale/Gare de l'Est/Gare de Lyon - SNCF; Bus - Gare Routière Internationale - Eurolines; 
Local transportation: Paris Métro  
Tourist attractions: Louvre  Arc de Triomphe  Champs-Élysées  Notre Dame de Paris  Eiffel Tower  Île de la Cité  Folies Bergères  Palace of Versailles  Basilica of the Sacré Cœur  Panthéon, Paris  
Artwork on the Subject: Paris Street; Rainy Day  
Related Web Pages: Daylife Topic Page  Ranker Lists  http://www.paris.fr/  Visitor Information  

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