| L'Île-de-France | |||
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| — Region of France — | |||
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| Country | France | ||
| Prefecture | Paris | ||
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| Government | |||
| • President | Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 12,012 km2 (4,637.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 11,729,613 | ||
| • Density | 976.5/km2 (2,529.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| GDP/ Nominal | € 511 billion (2007)[1] | ||
| GDP per capita | € 44,300 (2007)[1] | ||
| NUTS Region | FR1 | ||
| Website | www.iledefrance.fr | ||
Île-de-France (French pronunciation: [il də fʁɑ̃s]) (literally Isle-of-France; see etymology hereafter) is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area.
With 11.7 million inhabitants, Île-de-France is not only the most populated region of France but also has more residents than Austria, Belgium, Greece, Portugal or Sweden, and has a population comparable to that of either the U.S. state of Ohio or the Canadian province of Ontario. It is the fourth most populous country subdivision in the European Union, after England, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria.
Economically, Île-de-France is the world's 4th and Europe's wealthiest and largest regional economy: in 2009, its total GDP as calculated by Eurostat was €552 billion (US$768.9 billion) at market exchange rates;[2] it is the wealthiest metropolitan area in the European Union - and if it were a country, it would rank as the 15th wealthiest in the world. Île-de-France also is, second to the Kantō region, the world's second most important location for Fortune Global 500 companies' headquarters.[3]
Created as the "District of the Paris Region" in 1961; it was renamed after the historic province of "Isle de France" in 1976, when its administrative status was aligned with the other French administrative regions created in 1972. Its name literally means "Island-of-France", possibly from ancient Frankish Liddle Franke, "little France". Despite the name change, Île-de-France is still popularly referred to by French people as the région Parisienne (the Paris Region) or RP. However its inhabitants are more and more referred to as "Franciliens", an adjective created in the 80s and successfully used today. Ninety percent of its territory is covered by the Paris aire urbaine (or "metropolitan area") which extends beyond its borders in places.[4]
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Although the modern name "Île-de-France" clearly means "Isle of France", the etymology is in fact unclear. The "isle" may refer to the land between the Oise, Marne & Seine rivers. "Isle of France" may also have been a reference to the Île de la Cité, in which case "Isle of France" was originally a pars pro toto or perhaps a metonym.
However the modern term may well be a corruption of a proposed Frankish language term "Liddle Franke" meaning "Little France" (or "little Frankish land") and the modern reference to an "isle" may therefore be coincidental. However, this theory may perhaps be anachronistic, since the name "L'Île-de-France;" (its old spelling) is not documented prior to 1387.
Île-de-France has a land area of 12,011 km² (4,637 sq. miles). The built-up area of Paris fills its 12,011 km² to near 23%, and the Paris aire urbaine (or "metropolitan area", a built-up area + commuter belt) extends beyond its borders in places.
Île-de-France is composed of eight departments centered around its innermost department and capital, Paris. Around the department of Paris, urbanization fills a first concentric ring of three departments commonly known as the petite couronne ("small ring"), and extends into a second outer ring of four departments known as the grande couronne ("large ring"). The former department of Seine, abolished in 1968, included the city proper and parts of the Petite Couronne.
The river Seine also runs through the Ile-De-France. The Seine has many tributaries which include the rivers Oise and Aube. The river Seine has its mouth in the English channel and has its source in the 'Massif central'. It is Frances second largest river after the Loire.
The Ile-De-France is also in an area of lowland which is called the Paris basin. South of the Ile-De-France is the 'Massif-central' which is an area of highlands that are higher than normal land but far lower than the Alps.
The climate in the Ile-De-France is quite similar to England's however it has warmer summers and milder winters. Its climate is generally very similar to the climate found in West Germany. However the Ile-De-France receives less rain than England as it is not an Island.
Most of Île-de-France is covered by the Paris aire urbaine (or "metropolitan area"), a statistical area encompassing the Paris pôle urbain (or "urban area") and its couronne périurbaine commuter belt.
At the 1999 census, 88% of Île-de-France's population lived in the Paris urban area and 99% of the same regional population lived in the Paris aire urbaine (respectively 9,644,507 people and 10,842,037 people).[7]
| Concentric Area | Departments | Population Jan. 2007 est. |
Area | Density | 1999-2007 yearly pop. growth |
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| Paris (75) | 2,188,500 | 105 km² | 20,843/km² | +0.4% | |
| Inner ring 657 km² (Petite Couronne) 4,369,000 |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 1,551,500 | 176 km² | 8,815/km² | +1.0% |
| Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 1,508,500 | 236 km² | 6,392/km² | +1.1% | |
| Val-de-Marne (94) | 1,309,000 | 245 km² | 5,343/km² | +0.8% | |
| Outer ring 11,250 km² (Grande Couronne) 5,059,000 |
Seine-et-Marne (77) | 1,285,500 | 5,915 km² | 217/km² | +1.0% |
| Yvelines (78) | 1,401,000 | 2,284 km² | 613/km² | +0.4% | |
| Essonne (91) | 1,207,500 | 1,804 km² | 669/km² | +0.8% | |
| Val-d'Oise (95) | 1,165,000 | 1,246 km² | 935/km² | +0.7% | |
| 1801 census |
1806 census |
1821 census |
1826 census |
1831 census |
1836 census |
1841 census |
1846 census |
1851 census |
1856 census |
1861 census |
1866 census |
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| 1,352,280 | 1,407,272 | 1,549,811 | 1,780,900 | 1,707,181 | 1,882,354 | 1,998,862 | 2,180,100 | 2,239,695 | 2,552,980 | 2,819,045 | 3,039,043 |
| 1872 census |
1876 census |
1881 census |
1886 census |
1891 census |
1896 census |
1901 census |
1906 census |
1911 census |
1921 census |
1926 census |
1931 census |
| 3,141,730 | 3,320,162 | 3,726,118 | 3,934,314 | 4,126,932 | 4,368,656 | 4,735,580 | 4,960,310 | 5,335,220 | 5,682,598 | 6,146,178 | 6,705,579 |
| 1936 census |
1946 census |
1954 census |
1962 census |
1968 census |
1975 census |
1982 census |
1990 census |
1999 census |
2006 census |
2007 estimate |
2008 estimate |
| 6,785,750 | 6,597,758 | 7,317,063 | 8,470,015 | 9,248,631 | 9,878,565 | 10,073,059 | 10,660,554 | 10,952,011 | 11,532,398 | 11,616,500 | 11,694,000 |
| Census returns before 2007; official Jan. 1 estimates from INSEE from 2007 on. | |||||||||||
Paris and the Île-de-France region is a magnet for immigrants, hosting one of the largest concentrations of immigrants in Europe. As of 2006, about 35% of people (4 millions) living in Île-de-France were either immigrant (17%) or born to at least one immigrant parent (18%).[8]
If the region, primary seat of French political and economic power for centuries, has always attracted immigrants, modern immigration can be traced back to the second half of the 19th century when France emerged as a immigration destination[9] with Eastern European Jews fleeing persecutions, and Southern Europeans (mostly Italians) and Belgians seeking better economic conditions. During the first half of the 20th century, immigrants were mostly Europeans, but after decolonisation, and during the French post-war economic boom, many immigrants came from former French colonies (chiefly the Magreb and West Africa). At the French census of March 1999, 2,159,070 residents of the Île-de-France region were people born outside Metropolitan France, making up 19.7% of the region's total population.[10] Among these people born outside Metropolitan France, 1,611,989 were immigrants (see definition below the table), making up 14.7% of the Île-de-France total population.[11] INSEE estimated that on January 1, 2005 the number of immigrants in Île-de-France had reached 1,916,000, making up 16.7% of the Île-de-France total population.[12] This is an increase of 304,000 immigrants in slightly less than six years.
According to a study in 2009, nearly 56% of all newborns in Île-de-France in 2007 had at least one parent originated from Sub-Saharan Africa, Maghreb or Overseas departments and territories of France.[13]
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In 2005, 37% of young people under 18 were of foreign origin (at least one immigrant parent) in Ile-de-France, including a quarter of African origin (Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa).[14][15].
People under 18 of Maghrebi, Sub-saharian and Turkish origin became a majority in several cities of Ile-de-France (Clichy-sous-Bois, Mantes-la-Jolie, Grigny, Saint-Denis, Les Mureaux, Saint-Ouen, Sarcelles, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Garges-lès-Gonesse, Aubervilliers, Stains, Gennevilliers et Épinay-sur-Seine). Young people of Maghrebi origin were about 12% in Île-de-France, 22% in département of Seine-Saint-Denis and 37% in 18th arrondissement of Paris. In Grigny, 31% of young people are of Sub-saharian origin[16]
In département of Seine-Saint-Denis (population of 1.5 million), 56.7 % of young under 18 are or foreign origin including 38% of African origin. Islam is the main religion[17].
| % young under 18 (2005) | Seine-Saint-Denis | Paris | Val-de-Marne | Val-d'Oise | France |
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| All origins | 56.7 % | 41.30 % | 39.90 % | 37.90 % | 18.10 % |
| Maghreb | 22.0 % | 12.1 % | 13.2 % | 13.0 % | 6.9 % |
| Sub-saharan Africa | 16.0 % | 9.9 % | 10.8 % | 9.1 % | 3.0 % |
| Turkey | 2.7 % | 0.6 % | 1.2 % | 3.1 % | 1.4 % |
| South Europe | 4.0 % | 4.0 % | 5.5 % | 4.8 % | 2.6 % |
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