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wait, the first 'administrative' is actually needed to differentiate its borders from those of the non-administrative INSEE statistical zone.
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[[File:Paris and vicinities, LandSat-5 false color satellite image, 2006-07-16.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Satellite image of the Parisian metropolitan area]]
[[File:Paris and vicinities, LandSat-5 false color satellite image, 2006-07-16.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Satellite image of the Parisian metropolitan area]]


The '''[[Paris]] [[aire urbaine]]''' (or "[[metropolitan area]]") is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris and its surrounding urban area. The ''[[aire urbaine]]'', a statistical area created by France's [[INSEE]] economy and census institution to describe suburban development around centres of urban growth, is composed of a ''couronne périurbaine'' (commuter belt) surrounding a more densely-constructed and densely-populated ''[[unité urbaine]]'' (or "[[urban area]]"). At present the [[Paris]] ''aire urbaine'', with its 14,549 km², extends slightly beyond Paris' administrative [[Île-de-France (region)|Île-de-France]] [[région in France|administrative region]], or "Paris Region".
The '''[[Paris]] [[aire urbaine]]''' (or "[[urban area]]") is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris and its surrounding suburbs. Created by France's [[INSEE]] economy and census institution to describe suburban development around centres of urban growth, the ''aire urbaine'' is composed of a ''couronne (périurbaine)'' (or "rim") surrounding a more densely-constructed and densely-populated ''[[unité urbaine]]'' (or "urban cluster"). As of 2009 the [[Paris]] ''aire urbaine'', with its 14,549 km², extends slightly beyond Paris' administrative [[Île-de-France (region)|Île-de-France]] [[région in France|region]], an area also commonly referred to as the ''Région Parisienne'' ("Paris Region").


==Overview==
==Overview==
The Paris ''aire urbaine'' expands at each population census due to the rapid population growth in the Paris area: new [[communes of France|communes]] (municipalities) surrounding Paris become included in the ''aire urbaine'' when they meet the 40% commuter threshold required to be considered part of the ''aire urbaine''. At the 1968 census, the earliest date for which population figures were retrospectively computed for French ''aire urbaines'', the Paris ''aire urbaine'' had 9 872 000 inhabitants in an area that only encompassed central Île-de-France. At the 1999 census the Paris ''aire urbaine'' was by then slightly larger than Île-de-France and had 11,174,743 inhabitants. In 2008 its was 12,089,098 million according to [[INSEE]].
The Paris ''aire urbaine'' expands at each population census due to the rapid population growth in the Paris area: new [[communes of France|communes]] (municipalities) surrounding Paris are included when they meet the 40% commuter threshold required. At the 1968 census, the earliest date for which population figures were retrospectively computed for French ''aire urbaines'', the Paris ''aire urbaine'' had 9 872 000 inhabitants in an area that only encompassed central Île-de-France. At the 1999 census the Paris ''aire urbaine'' was by then slightly larger than Île-de-France and had 11,174,743 inhabitants. In 2008 its was 12,089,098 million according to [[INSEE]].


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
The table below shows the population growth of the ''[[unité urbaine]]'' of Paris, the proper urban agglomeration (Note: the area shown in red in [[:File:Paris uu ua jms.png|the map]] above):
The table below shows the population growth of the Paris ''[[unité urbaine]]'', or Paris and the densely-constructed municipalities surrounding it. (Note: the area shown in red in [[:File:Paris uu ua jms.png|the map]] above):
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"Petite Couronne" redirects here. For the French municipality in Upper Normandy, see Petit-Couronne.
"Grande Couronne" redirects here. For the French municipality in Upper Normandy, see Grand-Couronne.
Map showing the boundaries of the Parisian metropolitan area. Paris is numbered 75.
Satellite image of the Parisian metropolitan area

The Paris aire urbaine (or "urban area") is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris and its surrounding suburbs. Created by France's INSEE economy and census institution to describe suburban development around centres of urban growth, the aire urbaine is composed of a couronne (périurbaine) (or "rim") surrounding a more densely-constructed and densely-populated unité urbaine (or "urban cluster"). As of 2009 the Paris aire urbaine, with its 14,549 km², extends slightly beyond Paris' administrative Île-de-France region, an area also commonly referred to as the Région Parisienne ("Paris Region").

Overview

The Paris aire urbaine expands at each population census due to the rapid population growth in the Paris area: new communes (municipalities) surrounding Paris are included when they meet the 40% commuter threshold required. At the 1968 census, the earliest date for which population figures were retrospectively computed for French aire urbaines, the Paris aire urbaine had 9 872 000 inhabitants in an area that only encompassed central Île-de-France. At the 1999 census the Paris aire urbaine was by then slightly larger than Île-de-France and had 11,174,743 inhabitants. In 2008 its was 12,089,098 million according to INSEE.

Demographics

The table below shows the population growth of the Paris unité urbaine, or Paris and the densely-constructed municipalities surrounding it. (Note: the area shown in red in the map above):

  • 1801 : 548,000
  • 1835 : 1,000,000
  • 1863 : 2,000,000
  • 1885 : 3,000,000
  • 1905 : 4,000,000
  • 1911 : 4,500,000
  • 1921 : 4,850,000
  • 1926 : 5,160,008
  • 1931 : 5,674,419
  • 1936 : 5,784,072
  • 1946 : 5,600,000
  • 1954 : 6,436,296
  • 1962 : 7,384,363
  • 1968 : 8,196,746
  • 1975 : 8,549,898 (310 communes)
  • 1982 : 8,706,936 (335 communes)
  • 1990 : 9,318,821 (378 communes)
  • 1999 : 9,644,507 (396 communes)
  • 2008 : 10,354,675 (412 communes)

Petite Couronne

Map of the Petite Couronne with Paris
Locator map showing the municipalities in which the Petite Couronne is divided. Paris is divided into its 20 arrondissements
Not to be confused with Petit-Couronne.

The Petite Couronne[1] (Little Crown, i.e. Inner Ring) is the hub of the urban agglomeration of Paris. It is formed by the 3 departments of Île-de-France bordering with the French capital and forming a geographical crown around it. The departments, until 1968 part of the disbanded Seine department, are Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. The most populated towns of the Petite Couronne are Boulogne-Billancourt, Montreuil, Saint-Denis, Nanterre and Créteil.

The table below shows some statistical information about the area including Paris:

Department Area (km²) Population Municipalities
Paris (75)
105.4
2,193,031[2]
1 (Paris)
Hauts-de-Seine (92)
176
1,536,100[3]
Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
236
1,502,340[3]
Val-de-Marne (94)
245
1,298,340[3]
Petite Couronne
657
4,336,780
123
Paris + Petite Couronne
762.4
6,529,811
124

According to INSEE in 2005 the GDP of the 3 departments plus Paris totaled 355 billion euros (€54.615 por capita).

Grande Couronne

Not to be confused with Grand-Couronne.

The Grande Couronne[4] (Greater Crown, i.e. Outer Ring) includes the towns of the metropolitan area part of the other 4 departments of Île-de-France not bordering with Paris. They are Seine-et-Marne (77), Yvelines (78), Essonne (91) and Val-d'Oise (95). The latter three departments formed the Seine-et-Oise department until this was disbanded in 1968. The city of Versailles is part of this area.

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:Fr icon CIG "Petite Couronne" website (Centre Interdépartemental de Gestion)
  2. ^ Template:Fr icon INSEE. "Commune : Paris (75056) – Thème : Évolution et structure de la population". Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  3. ^ a b c 2006 estimate
  4. ^ Template:Fr icon CIG "Grande Couronne" website (Centre Interdépartemental de Gestion)

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