Greater Paris metropolitan region
The Greater Paris metropolitan region includes Paris and 130 cities around her. Its population is 7,15 million inhabitants. A Greater Paris project, metro lines 15, 16, 17, 18 are being built for a total span of 200km. Paris facts.
Greater Paris map
The Greater Paris map shows Paris and of the 12 Greater Paris territories around her with their population.
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region includes Paris and and 123 cities around her for a total area of 814 km2.
It is divided into 12 territories counting each about 500 000 inhabitants. The city is territory n°1. La Défense, Stade de France are in Grand Paris. Versailles, Charles de Gaulle Paris Airport, Disneyland are not.
The Greater Paris Metropolitan Region is an administrative structure created in 2016 to extend the limits of Paris, which is a central but altogether small part of the global metropolitan area in terms of surface with 86,7 km2 and population.
La DĂ©fense is in Grand Paris
Paris metropolitan population
The population of Greater Paris Metropolitan Region totals 7,15 million inhabitants. This compares to 2.133 million inhabitants for the city of Paris. The Ile de France region, another larger administrative structure, includes the Greater Paris Metropolitan Region for a total population of 12.317 million inhabitants. Paris is only the core of its metropolitan region.
Greater Paris Express metro
Greater Paris Express is a massive extension of the old metropolitan network to Greater Paris. Its 4 metro lines will be numbered line 15, 16, 17, 18. They will have a total span of 200km and count 68 stations. Grand Paris Express will dramatically improve transportation in the metropolitan area for one million passengers daily starting in 2024 and 2025 with the inauguration of line 14, RER line E and circular line 15.
Greater Paris Express extends Paris metro
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Greater Paris project
The project was launched in 2007 by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The project objective is to extend the city beyond her current administrative limits by merging her with the densely populated suburbs around her.
The main outputs of the project so far are the creation on January 1st 2016 of the Grand Paris metropolitan area, counting 7,15 million inhabitant, the launch of the Grand Paris Express metro system project and the delivery of metro line 14 and RER line E.
Stade de France is in Grand Paris
Greater Paris business district
La DĂ©fense is Europe's largest business district with 3 million m2 of offices and shopping centers. Altogether, 180 000 white collars work in La DĂ©fense, this very modern Grand Paris business district in T4 territory.
The systematic development of La Défense by EPAD in the perspective of the Champs-Elysées from 1958 until today was one of the driver of the creation of Grand Paris.
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La DĂ©fense is Grand Paris top business district
Greater Paris Exhibition center
Managed by Viparis, the Villepinte Convention and Exhibition Center in T7 territory is the largest Convention & Exhibition Center in the metropolitan area. It has eight multipurpose halls of 7,100 to 48,000 m2 and hosts over 400 international professional and consumer exhibitions and conventions, such as All4pack, Europain, Eurosatory, Expofil, Intermat, Maison & Objet, SIAL, Silmo, IPA. Viparis runs 10 conference and exhibition venues in the metropolis, including Palais des Congrès and Porte de Versailles.
Paris Nord Villepinte facts
Villepinte entrance is right at metro station
Greater Paris wholesale food market
In T12 territory, Rungis is Grand Paris wholesale food market. 13 kilometers south of the city, near Orly Airport, Rungis Market is also the world's largest wholesale food market. It is also the largest market in Grand Paris. Rungis Market covers 232 hectares. 13 000 people work there. 26 000 vehicles enter every day. 1 698 000 tons of fresh food are brought in annually from all over the world. This fresh food is served the next day in the city restaurants.
Rungis is wholesale food market