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Paris

Also Known As Lutetia (Lutetia Parisiorum), the Roman-era name

Western Europe

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 square kilometers, and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026. Located on the river Seine in the centre of the Ile-de-France region, it is the largest metropolitan area and fourth most populous city in the European Union. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Population

2,047,602 1

As of January 2026, city proper.

Area (sq km)

105.4 1

Founding Year

250 BCE 1

Circa; the Parisii inhabited the area from around the middle of the 3rd century BC, ahead of the later Roman-era settlement of Lutetia.

Population Estimate Year

2026 1

Elevation (m)

78 1

The infobox's own plain elevation figure; the same field also shows the underlying 28-131 m range this average is drawn from.

Latitude

48.8567 degrees north 1

Longitude

2.3522 degrees east 1

Elevation Band

Lowland 2

Climate Zone

Temperate 3

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Paris is the capital of France.

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Nobody Agrees What the Word Parisii Meant

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Adam was born in Paris on 24 July 1803

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Born in Paris on March 12, 1613

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Auguste Vestris

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He was born in Paris

Beaux-Arts architecture

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taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris

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Camille Saint-Saens

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Saint-Saëns was born in Paris

Charles Aznavour

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Charles Garnier

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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Garnier, Charles (French architect, 1825-1898)Birth and Death Places

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Born: Paris (Île-de-France, France) (inhabited place)

Charles Le Brun

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Charlotte Perriand

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Born: Paris (Île-de-France, France) (inhabited place)

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Francois Truffaut

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Gustave Boulanger

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Born: Paris (Île-de-France, France) (inhabited place)

Gustave Caillebotte

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(Parigi 1779 - ivi 1854)

Jean-François de Troy

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Jean-Nicolas Huyot

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25 December 1780, Paris

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Architetto (Parigi 1612 - ivi 1670)

Marisol Escobar

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Merry-Joseph Blondel

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Neo-Impressionism

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Nicolas de Largillière

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Paul Philippoteaux

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Getty ULAN record for Paul PhilippoteauxBirth and Death Places

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Born: Paris (Île-de-France, France) (inhabited place)

Paul-Parcel Jonnard

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Paul-Parcel Jonnard (French engraver, active from ca. 1863, died 1902)Birth and Death Places

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Born: Paris (Île-de-France, France) (inhabited place)

Post-Impressionism

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née le 5 janvier 1902 dans le 12e arrondissement de Paris

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Hortense de Beauharnais

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was born in Paris, France, on 10 April 1783

Isabella of France

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Location Of

A Tale of Two Cities

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set in London and Paris

Cyrano de Bergerac (play)

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The play opens in Paris, 1640

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Set in Paris in 1819

The Sun Also Rises

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It portrays American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona and watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights.

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A Young Tiger Playing with Its Mother

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Checkmate (ballet)

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Investiture of Zimri-Lim

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Jupiter and Antiope (Watteau)

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of the Louvre Palace in Paris

Parade (ballet)

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Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

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Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Giotto)

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Symphony in C (ballet)

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The Rite of Spring

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Waiting for Godot

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Woman with a Mirror

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Young Virgin Auto-Sodomized by the Horns of Her Own Chastity

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Headquartered in New York City and Paris

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Captrain France

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Chemins de fer de l'Ouest

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Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée

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Christian Dior SE

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Compagnie des chemins de fer Bône-Guelma

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Compagnie du chemin de fer Grand-Central de France

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Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits

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Credit Agricole S.A.

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Dassault Aviation

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Dassault Aviation S.A.

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set up shop in larger premises in the Passage de Léon, Paris

EADS Astrium Space Transportation

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EssilorLuxottica

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headquartered in Paris

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based in Paris

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hq_location_city = Paris

Hermes International

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IG Group Holdings plc

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Ministry of Agriculture (France)

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The headquarters are in the Hôtel de Villeroy, at 78 Rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement of Paris

European Organisation for Rare Diseases

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"name": "Paris"

Prince Eugene of Savoy

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1. Paris (Wikipedia)

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Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026.
Infobox
105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
History section
The ancient oppidum that corresponds to the modern city of Paris was first mentioned in the mid-1st century BC by Julius Caesar as Lutetia Parisiorum
History section, Parisii settlement circa 250 BC
The Parisii people inhabited the Paris area from around the middle of the 3rd century BC.
Infobox, Elevation
28-131 m (92-430 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
Infobox, coordinates
48°51′24″N 2°21′08″E / 48.8567°N 2.3522°E
Infobox, Population
Population (Jan 2026) 2,047,602
On Continent: Europe
Associated With: France
Capital Of: France, Lead section, capital fact
Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026.
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion

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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 48.8567,2.3522

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"elevation": 44.0

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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data

Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 48.75, 2.25

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48.75 2.25 Cfb

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Wikidata: Paris

Wikidata Q90, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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