France (Paris)

In the north of the country, it is in the center of the Île-de-France region, also known as the region parishioner, "Paris Region". The City of Paris has an area of 105.4 square kilometers (40.7 square miles) and a population of 2,273,305 people within its city limits.  t has the most populous urban area in the European Union. The Paris Region covers 12,012 square kilometers (4,638 square miles), and has its own regional council and president. It has a population of 12,005,077 as of January 2014, or 18.2 percent of the population of France.

Paris is the home of the most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre, as well as the Muse d'Orsay, noted for its collection of French Impressionist art, and the Muse, a museum of modern and contemporary art. The notable architectural landmarks of Paris include the Notre Dame Cathedral (12th century); Sainte-Chapel (13th century); the Eiffel Tower (1889); and the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre (1914). In 2013 Paris received 29.3 million visitors, making it one of the world's top tourist destinations. Paris is also known for its fashion, particularly the twice-yearly Paris Fashion Week, and for its hate cuisine, and three-star restaurants.

 

Paris has a typical Western European oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification) which is affected by the North Atlantic Current. The overall climate throughout the year is mild and moderately wet. Summer days are usually warm and pleasant with average temperatures hovering between 15 and 25 °C (59 and 77 °F), and a fair amount of sunshine.

The first modern elected mayor of Paris was Jacques Chirac, elected 20 March 1977, becoming the city's first mayor since 1793. The current mayor is Anne Hidalgo, a socialist, elected 5 April 2014.

The population of Paris in its administrative city limits was 2,273,305 in January 2013.

The economy of Paris stretches well beyond its administrative limits, as many of its manufacturing and service industries are in its closest suburbs. Paris is the department with the highest proportion of highly educated people. In 2009, around 40 percent of Parisians held a licensed-level diploma or higher, the highest proportion in France.