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{{Short description|Administrative region of France}}
{{two other uses|the French administrative region|the historical province|Île-de-France (province)|the ocean liner named for the region|SS Île de France}}
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'''Île-de-France''' is one of the twenty-six administrative ] of ]. Created as the "District of the Paris Region" in ], it was renamed as the "]" ''région'' in ] to bring it into line with the rest of France's administrative ]s created in 1972. Despite the name change, Île-de-France is still popularly referred to by French people as the ''Région Parisienne'' ("'''Paris Region'''") or ''RP''.


The '''Île-de-France''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|iː|l|_|d|ə|_|ˈ|f|r|ɑ̃|s}}; {{IPA|fr|il də fʁɑ̃s|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Île-de-France.wav}}; {{literally|Island of France}}) is the most populous of the eighteen ], with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023.<ref name="pop2022">{{Cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6683011?sommaire=6683037 |title=Populations légales des régions en 2020 |at=Populations légales des régions en vigueur au 1er janvier 2023 |date=2022-12-19 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=insee.fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123002616/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6683011?sommaire=6683037 |archive-date=2023-01-23 |url-status=live |publisher=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques |language=fr}}</ref> Centred on the capital ], it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the '''Paris Region'''<ref name="iledefrance.fr_Essentials2018">{{Cite web |url=https://www.iledefrance.fr/region-ile-de-france-essentials-english-june-2018 |title=Region Ile-de-France - The Essentials in English (June 2018) |access-date=2022-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019094933/https://www.iledefrance.fr/region-ile-de-france-essentials-english-june-2018 |archive-date=2021-10-19 |url-status=live |publisher=Région Île-de-France |year=2018 |at=idf_essential_2018.pdf p3 |language=en |quote=Paris Region (Île-de-France)}}</ref> ({{langx|fr|Région parisienne|links=no}}, {{IPA|fr|ʁeʒjɔ̃ paʁizjɛn|pron}}). Île-de-France is densely populated and retains a prime economic position on the national stage, and it covers {{convert|12012|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}}, about 2% of ]. Its 2017 population was nearly one-fifth of the national total.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr/ile-de-france/Region-et-institutions/Portrait-de-la-region/Chiffres-cles/Les-chiffres-de-la-region-Ile-de-France/Territoire-et-population/#titre |title=Ile-de-France - Portrait of the Region - Key figures (in French)|publisher=Regional Council of the Ile-de-France|access-date=24 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617081401/https://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr/ile-de-france/Region-et-institutions/Portrait-de-la-region/Chiffres-cles/Les-chiffres-de-la-region-Ile-de-France/Territoire-et-population/#titre|archive-date=2022-06-17|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Île-de-France, because the '']'' of its country's capital, is the most populated region of France. Paris' urban growth fills its 12,011 km² to near 23%, and the '']'' area of ]' influence (urban growth + ]) extends well beyond its borders in places. This ''région'' has more residents than ], ], ], ] or ], and a comparable population to the ] ] of ] and the Canadian province of ]. It is the fourth ] in the ] after ], ] and ].

The region is made up of eight administrative ]: Paris, ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. It was created as the "District of the Paris Region" in 1961. In 1976, when its status was aligned with the French administrative regions created in 1972, it was renamed after the historic province of Île-de-France. Residents are sometimes referred to as ''Franciliens'', an administrative word created in the 1980s. The GDP of the region in 2019 was nearly one-third of the French,{{r|"cci_paris2022"|page=12}} and 5% of the European Union's.{{r|"cci_paris2022"|page=12}} It has the highest per capita GDP of any French region.<ref name="oecdatlas">{{Cite web |title=OECD Atlas: Gross Domestic Product per capita, in USD |url=https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/metroregional/TL2/FRA/FR1/REGION_ECONOM-GDP-PC_REAL_PPP/2020/x |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>

Beyond the city limits of Paris, the region has many other important historic sites, including the palaces of ] and ], as well as the most-visited tourist attraction in France, ]. Although it is the richest French region, a significant number of residents live in poverty. The official poverty rate in the Île-de-France was 15.9% in 2015. The region has witnessed increasing income inequality in recent decades, and rising housing prices have pushed the less affluent outside Paris.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/france/en-quinze-ans-paris-s-est-enrichi-sa-region-appauvrie-revele-une-etude_3472489.html|title=En quinze ans, Paris s'est enrichi, mais sa région s'est appauvrie, révèle une étude|date=3 June 2019|language=fr|website=]|access-date=3 June 2019|archive-date=3 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603130310/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/france/en-quinze-ans-paris-s-est-enrichi-sa-region-appauvrie-revele-une-etude_3472489.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
{{further|History of Île-de-France#Early history}}
Although the modern name Île-de-France literally means Island of France, its etymology is unclear. Despite its name, the region itself is not an island. The "island" may refer to the land between the rivers ], ] and ], or it may also have been a reference to the ], where the French royal palace and cathedral were located.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Alternatively, the name may refer to the ] of the ] during the ]; thus, the lands were an "island" in a sea of various ] ruled by ]s of the king.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bloch|first=Marc|title=The Ile-de-France, the country around Paris|year=1971|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=0-8014-0640-4}}</ref>

== Departments ==

]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Department
! Area km<sup>2</sup>
! Population
! GDP<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table|title=Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions|website=ec.europa.eu}}</ref>
! GDP per capita
|-
| {{flag|Paris}} || 105 || 2,133,111 || €253.101 billion || €118,653
|-
| {{flag|Hauts-de-Seine}} || 176 || 1,635,291 || €188.333 billion || €115,168
|-
| {{flag|Seine-Saint-Denis}} || 236 || 1,668,670 || €66.227 billion || €39,688
|-
| {{flag|Val-de-Marne}} || 245 || 1,415,367 || €56.818 billion || €40,144
|-
| {{flag|Val-d'Oise}} || 1,246 || 1,256,607 || €38.861 billion || €30,925
|-
| {{flag|Seine-et-Marne}} || 5,915 || 1,438,100 || €42.983 billion || €29,889
|-
| {{flag|Essonne}} || 1,804 || 1,313,768 || €58.462 billion || €44,500
|-
| {{flag|Yvelines}} || 2,284 || 1,456,365 || €60.058 billion || €42,238
|-
|- style="background:#feb;"
| '''Île-de-France''' || '''12,012''' || '''12,317,279''' || '''€764.844 billion''' || '''€62,095'''
|-
|}


==History== ==History==
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===Timeline===
File:Ile-de-France historique1.svg|Historic province of Île-de-France before the ]
*]: ], "District of the Paris Region" ({{lang-fr|district de la région de Paris}}) created by a government decree.<br/>This creation was a failure, due to a lack of cooperation from the ] and the ] of the Paris region which refused to send their representatives to the district council.
File:Carte de l'Ile de France.svg|The modern départements covered by the historical Île-de-France
*]: ], District of the Paris Region re-created with the same name, but this time by a statute (bill) voted by the French Parliament. The limits of this new District of the Paris Region were exactly the same as the current Île-de-France region.<br/>The district council of the aborted 1959 District of the Paris Region was replaced by a Board of Trustees, half of whose members were appointed by the French government, the other half by the local communes and departments. The executive of the district was a civil servant, the Delegate General for the District of the Paris Region, appointed by the French government.
File:Ile de France.svg|Modern region of Île-de-France and départements
*]: ]: creation of the Prefecture of the Paris Region, whose limits corresponded exactly to the current Île-de-France region. The Delegate General for the District of the Paris Region was made Prefect of the Paris Region, holding both offices at the same time.
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*]: ]: in ] the ''"district de la région de Paris"'' was renamed ''"district de la région parisienne"'' (same meaning in English).
{{main|History of Île-de-France}}
*]: ]: the District of the Paris Region was transformed into the Île-de-France region, thus aligning the status of the Paris Region with that of other French regions, which possessed their status since 1972. The Prefecture of the Paris Region was renamed Prefecture of Île-de-France.<br/>The former Board of Trustees was replaced by a regional council, 70% of whose members were the representatives of the departments and communes of Île-de-France, while the remaining 30% were chosen by the Members of the French Parliament whose constituencies lay inside Île-de-France. The regional council elected a president, whose executive powers were limited. The office of Delegate General was abolished.<br/>It is said that President ] personally insisted on choosing the name "Île-de-France" for the region, instead of the hitherto used ''Région Parisienne''. ] was the name of the historical province that existed before the ], but the name had long since fallen out of use. Today, many people and even some official institutions still continue to use the term "''Région Parisienne''" instead of the official "''Île-de-France''".

*]: ]: Île-de-France, like the other French regions, was turned into a "]", i.e., it is no more a mere administrative structure, but a full-fledged political entity, on par with the departments and communes. The powers of the regions were expanded, direct elections of the regional councils were scheduled, and the presidents of the regional councils were given full executive powers.
The Île-de-France was inhabited by the '']'', a sub-tribe of the ]ic ], from around the middle of the 3rd-century BC.{{sfn|Arbois de Jubainville|Dottin|1889|p=132}}{{sfn|Cunliffe|2004|p=201}} One of the area's major north–south trade routes crossed the Seine on the ]; the meeting place of land and water trade routes gradually became an important trading centre.{{sfn|Lawrence|Gondrand|2010|p=25}} The Parisii traded with many river towns (some as far away as the Iberian Peninsula) and minted their own coins for that purpose.{{sfn|Schmidt|2009|pp=65–70}}
*]: ]: first direct election of the regional council by the inhabitants of Île-de-France. The powers and visibility of the Île-de-France region are henceforth greatly increased.

The ] conquered the area in 52 BC and began their settlement on Paris's ].{{sfn|Schmidt|2009|pp=88–104}} It became a prosperous city with a forum, baths, temples, theatres, and an amphitheatre.{{sfn|Schmidt|2009|pp=154–167}} ] was introduced in the middle of the 3rd century AD by ], the first Bishop of Paris. According to legend, when Denis refused to renounce his faith before Roman authorities, he was beheaded on the hill that became known as ''Mons Martyrum'' (Latin "Hill of Martyrs"), later "]". The legend further states that Denis walked headless from this hill to the north of the city. The place that he finally fell and was buried became an important religious shrine, the ].{{sfn|Schmidt|2009|pp=210–11}}

], the first king of the ], made the city his capital in 508. As the Frankish domination of Gaul began, there was a gradual immigration by the ] to Paris and the Parisian ] dialects were born. Fortification of the Île de la Cité failed to avert ], but Paris's strategic importance—with its bridges preventing ships from passing—was established by successful defence in the ]. In 987, ], ] (''comte de Paris'') and ] (''duc des Francs''), was elected ] (''roi des Francs''). Under the rule of the ] kings, Paris gradually became the largest and most prosperous city in France.{{sfn|Schmidt|2009|pp=210–11}}

The Kings of France enjoyed getting away from Paris and hunting in the game-filled forests of the region. They built palatial hunting lodges, most notably ] and the ]. From the time of Louis XIV to the French Revolution, Versailles was the official residence of the Kings and the seat of the French government. Île-de-France became the term used for the territory of Paris and the surrounding province, which was administered directly by the King.

During the ], the royal provinces were abolished and divided into departments, and the city and region were governed directly by the national government. After World War II, as Paris faced a major housing shortage, hundreds of massive apartment blocks for low-income residents were built around the edges of Paris. In the 1950s and the 1960s, thousands of immigrants settled in the communes bordering the city. In 1959, under President ], a new region was created out of six departments, which corresponded approximately with the historic region, with the name ''District de la région de Paris'' ("District of the Paris Region"). On 6 May 1976, as part of the process of ], the district was reconstituted with increased administrative and political powers and renamed the Île-de-France region.

== Geography <!--petite couronne and grande couronne redirect here --> ==
Île-de-France is in the north of France, neighboring ] to the north, ] to the east, ] to the southeast, ] to the southwest, and ] to the west.

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File:Gorges de Franchard 7.JPG|View of the ] in ]
File:Notre-Dame de Paris and Île de la Cité at dusk 140516 1.jpg|The ] in Paris
File:Luzarches (95), église St-Côme-St-Damien depuis le chemin de la Paroisse.jpg|Vineyard in ], ]
File:Regio2N Viaduc St Mammes.jpg|] train between ] and ]
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=== Departments ===
Île-de-France has a land area of {{convert|12011|km2|abbr=on}}. It is composed of eight ] centred on its innermost department and capital, Paris. Around the department and municipality of Paris, urbanisation fills a first concentric ring of three departments commonly known as the ''petite couronne'' ("small ring"); it extends into a second outer ring of four departments known as the ''grande couronne'' ("large ring"). The ], abolished in 1968, included the city proper and parts of the ''petite couronne''.

The ''petite couronne'' consists of the departments of ], ] and ]; the ''grande couronne'' consists of those of ], ], ] and ]. Politically, the region is divided into 8 departments, 25 arrondissements, 155 cantons and 1,276 communes, out of the total of 35,416 in ].<ref name="auto1" />

=== Topography ===
The outer parts of the Île-de-France remain largely rural. Agricultural land, forest and natural spaces occupy 78.9 percent of the region, and 28 percent of the region's land is in urban use.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Territoire et population {{!}} La préfecture et les services de l'État en région Île-de-France |url=https://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr/ile-de-france/Region-et-institutions/Portrait-de-la-region/Chiffres-cles/Les-chiffres-de-la-region-Ile-de-France/Territoire-et-population/#titre |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr}}</ref>

The River ] flows through the middle of the region, which is crisscrossed by its tributaries and sub-tributaries, including the Rivers ], ] and ]. The River ] does not cross the region but receives water from several rivers in the Île-de-France, including the Drouette and the Vesgre. The major rivers are navigable, and, because of the modest variations of altitude in the region (between {{convert|10|m|ft}} and {{convert|200|m|ft}}), they have a tendency to meander and curve. They also create many lakes and ponds, some of which have been transformed into recreation areas, including Moisson-Mousseaux, Cergy-Neuville and ].

==Economy==
], the largest purpose-built business district of Europe, with 3.35&nbsp;million m² (36&nbsp;million sq. ft) of office space.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etudes.ccip.fr/archrap/pdf06/SDRIF-06-axe_3.pdf| title=TEM Paris – La Défense – QCA|first=Contribution des CCI de Paris - Île-de-France à la révision du SDRIF, page 110|last=Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-09-01 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070302110736/http://www.etudes.ccip.fr/archrap/pdf06/SDRIF-06-axe_3.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-03-02|language=fr}}</ref>]]

Île-de-France produced €742 billion (])<ref name="cci_paris2022">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cci-paris-idf.fr/sites/default/files/2022-04/PRFF2022_DIGITAL_BD_pages%20s%C3%A9par%C3%A9es-v2.pdf |title=Paris Region Facts & Figures 2022 (Version anglaise) |date=2022-04-04 |pages=6, 12 |website=Paris Île-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry |access-date=2022-11-01 |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101171254/https://www.cci-paris-idf.fr/sites/default/files/2022-04/PRFF2022_DIGITAL_BD_pages%20s%C3%A9par%C3%A9es-v2.pdf |url-status=live }} ( {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127144757/https://www.cci-paris-idf.fr/fr/prospective/crocis/chiffres-cles-region-ile-de-france |date=27 January 2023 }})</ref> or around 1/3 of the ] in 2019.{{r|"cci_paris2022"|page=12}}

The regional economy has gradually shifted toward high-value-added service industries (finance, IT services etc.) and high-tech manufacturing (electronics, optics, aerospace etc.).<ref name="INSEE 201210">{{cite web|url = http://www.ile-de-france.gouv.fr/content/download/5429/38877/file/L%E2%80%99industrie%20en%20Ile-de-France%20%E2%80%93%20Principaux%20indicateurs%20r%C3%A9gionaux.pdf|title = L'Industrie en Île-de-France, Principaux Indicateurs Régionaux|publisher = INSEE|access-date = 24 November 2014|archive-date = 23 February 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150223184616/http://www.ile-de-france.gouv.fr/content/download/5429/38877/file/L%E2%80%99industrie%20en%20Ile-de-France%20%E2%80%93%20Principaux%20indicateurs%20r%C3%A9gionaux.pdf|url-status = live}}</ref> In 2014, industry represented just under five percent of active enterprises in the region, and 10.2 percent of salaried workers. Commerce and services account for 84 percent of the business establishments in the region, and have 83.3 percent of the salaried employees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://industrie.usinenouvelle.com/classement/region-1|title=Top 100 des usines dans la region Île-de-France - Industrie Explorer|website=industrie.usinenouvelle.com|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203152230/https://industrie.usinenouvelle.com/classement/region-1|url-status=live}}</ref>

Financial services and insurance are important sectors of the regional economy; the major French banks and insurance companies, including ], ] and {{lang|fr|]|italic=no}}, all have their headquarters in the region. The region also hosts the headquarters of the top French telecom companies and utilities, including ], ] and ]. The French stock market, the ], now known as ], occupies a historical building in the center of Paris and is ranked fourth among global stock markets, after New York, Tokyo and London.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=http://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr/ile-de-france/content/download/48505/321489/file/direccte_chiffrescles2018_web.pdf|title=Key figures on economy of Ile-de-France (2018) (in French)|access-date=30 November 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005133/http://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr/ile-de-france/content/download/48505/321489/file/direccte_chiffrescles2018_web.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other major sectors of the regional economy include energy companies (], ], ] and ]). The two major French automobile manufacturers, ], in ], and ], in ], do much of their assembly work outside France but still have research centre and large plants in the region. The leading French and European aerospace and defense companies, including ], ], ], ], the ], ], and ], have a large presence in the region.<ref name="auto3"/>

The energy sector is also well established in the region. The nuclear power industry, with its major firm being ], has its headquarters in Île-de-France, as does the main French oil company ], the top French company in the Fortune Global 500, and the main electric utility, ]. The energy firm ] also has its main offices in the region at ].
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File:Tour-Total.jpg|Headquarters of ] in ]
File:Palais Brongniart Paris.jpg|The historic Bourse de Paris, or Paris stock market, now called ]
File:ToursSocieteGenerale.jpg|Headquarters of ] in ]
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===Employment===
In 2018 just 7.2 percent of employees in the region were engaged in industry; 62.3 percent were engaged in commerce and market services; 25.5 percent in non-market services, including government, health and education; 4.8 percent in construction; and 0.2 percent in agriculture.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr/ile-de-france/content/download/48505/321489/file/direccte_chiffrescles2018_web.pdf|title=Key Figures 2018: Employment statistics from Government of the Ile-de-France, retrieved December 1, 2018|access-date=30 November 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005133/http://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr/ile-de-france/content/download/48505/321489/file/direccte_chiffrescles2018_web.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The largest non-government employers in the region as of the end of 2015 were the airline ] (40,657); the ] (French Railways, 31,955); the telecom firm ] (31,497); the bank ] (27,361); the automotive firm ] (19,648); ] (Electricité de France, 18,199); and ] (18,136).<ref name="cci_paris2018_a">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cci-paris-idf.fr/sites/default/files//crocis/wysiwyg/entreprises-2018.pdf|title=Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ile-de-France, retrieved 12-2-2018)|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203152053/http://www.cci-paris-idf.fr/sites/default/files//crocis/wysiwyg/entreprises-2018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> While the Petite Couronne, or departments closest to Paris, previously employed the most industrial workers, the largest number is now in the Grande Couronne, the outer departments.<ref name="auto"/>

The unemployment rate in the region stood at 8.6% at the end of 2016. It varied within the region from 7.8 percent in the city of Paris, to a high of 12.7 percent in ], and 10 percent in ]; to regional lows of 7.4 percent in ]; 7.5 percent in ]; 7.7 percent in ]; 7.9 percent in ], and 8.8 percent in ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2018915#titre-bloc-7|title=INSEE report, Unemployment in Ile-de-France, by department, end of 2016|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219115347/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2018915#titre-bloc-7|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Agriculture===
In 2018, 48 percent of the land of the Île-de-France was devoted to agriculture; 569,000 hectares were cultivated. The most important crops are grains (66 percent), followed by beets (7 percent), largely for industrial use, and grass for grazing. In 2014, 9,495 hectares were devoted to bio-agriculture. However, the number of persons employed in agriculture in the region dropped 33 percent between 2000 and 2015 to just 8,460 persons in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iledefrance.fr/toutes-les-actualites/l-ile-de-france-une-region-plus-agricole-qu-on-ne-le-croit|title=Ile-de-France- une region plus agricole que on ne le croit|publisher=Regional Council of the Ile-de-France|access-date=24 November 2018|archive-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126221435/https://www.iledefrance.fr/toutes-les-actualites/l-ile-de-france-une-region-plus-agricole-qu-on-ne-le-croit|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Tourism==
The Île-de-France is one of the world's top tourist destinations, with a record 23.6 million hotel arrivals in 2017, and an estimated 50 million visitors in all types of accommodation. The largest number of visitors came from the United States, followed by England, Germany and China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.parisinfo.com/news/press-releases/Paris-record-tourist-numbers-in-2017|title=Tourism statistics, Paris Region tourism office|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201181123/https://press.parisinfo.com/news/press-releases/Paris-record-tourist-numbers-in-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>Key Figures: Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau Key</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070148/https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/tourisme-transport/0301026686629-vers-une-frequentation-touristique-record-a-paris-en-2017-2138559.php |date=17 January 2018 }} on '']''</ref> The top tourist attraction in the region in 2017 was ], which received 14.8 million visitors in 2017, followed by the ] (est. 12 million) and the ] at Montmartre (est. 11.1 million visitors).<ref>Key Figures 2017: Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau</ref>

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File:Notre Dame de Paris DSC 0846w.jpg|] (12 million visitors in 2017)
File:Versailles-Chateau-Jardins02 (cropped).jpg|] (7.7 million visitors in 2017)
File:Disneyland Park 05, Paris 22 August 2013.jpg|] (14.8 million visitors in 2017)
File:Le chateau de Vaux le Vicomte.jpg|] of ]
</gallery>

Notable historic monuments in the Region outside of Paris include the ] (7,700,000 visitors), the ] (500,000 visitors), the chateau of ] (300,000 visitors), and the ], Napoleon's former country house; and the ], where the Kings of France were interred before the ].<ref>Annual Report of the Regional Committee on Tourism of the Ile-de-France Region, cited in ''La Croix'', 22 February 2018.</ref>

==Regional government and politics==
{{Main|Regional Council of Île-de-France|Politics of Île-de-France}}
]
The Regional Council is the legislative body of the region. Its seat is in ], at 2 rue Simone-Veil. On 15 December 2015, a list of candidates of the Union of the Right, a coalition of centrist and ] parties, led by ], narrowly won the regional election, defeating the Union of the Left, a coalition of socialists and ecologists. The socialists had governed the region for the preceding 17 years.

Since 2016 the regional council has 121 members from the Union of the Right, 66 from the Union of the Left and 22 from the ] National Front.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iledefrance.fr/fil-actus-region/regionales-2015-chiffres-cles-du-scrutin|title=Results of 2015 Regional Elections|author=Île-de-France Region official site|access-date=16 December 2015|archive-date=19 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219075856/http://www.iledefrance.fr/fil-actus-region/regionales-2015-chiffres-cles-du-scrutin|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Holders of the executive office===
* Delegates General for the District of the Paris Region
** 1961–1969: ] (civil servant) – Very influential term. Responsible for the creation of the ] express subway network in the Île-de-France and beyond.
** 1969–1975: Maurice Doublet (civil servant)
** 1975–1976: Lucien Lanier (civil servant)
* Presidents of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
** 1976–1988: ] (] politician) – (1st time)
** 1988–1992: Pierre-Charles Krieg (] politician)
** 1992–1998: ] (] politician) – (2nd time)
** 1998–2015: ] (])
** 2016– ] (Union of the Centre-Right)


==Demographics== ==Demographics==
]
Île-de-France is composed of eight ] centered around its innermost department and capital, ]. 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").


===Population density===
Most of Île-de-France is covered by the ] (''] de ]''), a statistical area encompassing the Paris ] and its ''couronne périurbaine'' commuter belt. At the last census in 1999, 88% of the Île-de-France's population lived in the ] urban area and 99% of the same regional population lived in the Paris metropolitan area (respectively 9,644,507 people and 10,842,037 people).<ref name="idf_demography">{{fr icon}} {{cite web| url=http://splaf.free.fr/| title="Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France (SPLAF)"| first=SPLAF| last=]| accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref>
{{As of|2017|1|1}}, the population density of the region was 1010.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The densest department is Paris itself, with 21,066 inhabitants per square kilometer. The least dense département is ] with 239 residents per square kilometer.<ref name="cci_paris2018_b">{{cite web|url=http://www.cci-paris-idf.fr/sites/default/files//crocis/wysiwyg/economie-generale-2018.pdf|title=Site of Ile-de-France Region|access-date=29 November 2018|archive-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129183942/http://www.cci-paris-idf.fr/sites/default/files//crocis/wysiwyg/economie-generale-2018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Wealth and poverty===
{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#ffffff" align="center"
{{As of|2015}} according to the official government statistics agency INSEE, 15.9 percent of residents of the region had an income below the poverty level; for residents of the city of Paris, this proportion was 16.2 percent. Poverty was highest in the departments of ] (29 percent), ] (17.1 percent), and ] (16.8 percent). It was lowest in ] (9.7 percent); ] (11.8 percent), ] (12.9 percent), and ] (12.4 percent). The department of Hauts-de-Seine is the wealthiest in France in terms of per capita GDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2012803#titre-bloc-1Taux-de-pauvreté-selon-l'âge-du-référent-fiscal-en-2015|title=Level of poverty according to age and fiscal reference in 2015|publisher=]|access-date=29 November 2018|language=fr|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130030421/https://insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2012803#titre-bloc-1Taux-de-pauvreté-selon-l'âge-du-référent-fiscal-en-2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''Departments in Île-de-France''' ''(INSEE 2005 estimates)''

===Immigration===
{{main|Immigration in Île-de-France}}
{{Collapsible Table Ile-de-France Region top countries & territories of birth}}
At the 2019 census, 75.1% of the inhabitants of Île-de-France were natives of ], 1.7% were born in ], and 23.1% were born in foreign countries.<ref name=immig_1>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6456040?sommaire=6456104 |title=Individus localisés à la région en 2019 - Recensement de la population - Fichiers détail |author=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques |access-date=2022-02-19 |language=fr |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210005632/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6456040?sommaire=6456104 |url-status=live }}</ref> A quarter of the immigrants living in the Île-de-France were born in Europe (38% of whom in Portugal), 29% were born in the ] and 22% in the rest of Africa (in particular ] and ]), 3% were born in Turkey and 15% in the rest of Asia, 5% were born in the Americas (not counting those born in the ] in the Americas, who are not legally immigrants), and 0.1% in Oceania (not counting those born in the French territories of the South Pacific, who are not legally immigrants).<ref name=immig_2>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6455264?sommaire=6455286&geo=REG-11 |title=IMG1B - Population immigrée par sexe, âge et pays de naissance en 2019 Région d'Île-de-France (11) |author=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques |access-date=2022-02-19 |language=fr |archive-date=19 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219202000/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6455264?sommaire=6455286&geo=REG-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, roughly 2,206,000 residents of the Île-de-France were immigrants, born outside of France. This amounted to 18.5% of the population of the region, twice the national average. Four out of ten immigrants living in France reside in the region. The immigrant population of the Île-de-France has a higher proportion of non-Europeans, as well as a higher proportion of immigrants with an advanced level of education, than the rest of France. The population of immigrants is more widely distributed throughout the region than it was in the early 2000s, but the concentrations remain high in certain areas, particularly Paris and the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. The proportion of residents born outside of Metropolitan France rose between the 1999 (19.7%) and 2019 censuses (24.9%).<ref name=immig_3>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6023301?sommaire=2414232 |title=Données harmonisées des recensements de la population 1968-2018 |author=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques |access-date=2022-02-19 |language=fr |archive-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204104939/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6023301?sommaire=2414232 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=immig_1 />

{|class="wikitable" width="720px"
|+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Place of birth of residents of Île-de-France<br /><small>(at the 1968, 1975, 1982, 1990, 1999, 2008, 2013, and 2019 censuses)</small>
! align=center | Census||align=center| {{nowrap|Born in}}<br />{{nowrap|]}} || align=center | {{nowrap|Born in}}<br />{{nowrap|]}} || align=center | {{nowrap|Born in foreign}}<br />{{nowrap|countries with French}}<br />{{nowrap|citizenship at birth}}{{ref|note1|}}|| align=center colspan=3| Immigrants{{ref|note2|}}
|- |-
| align=center rowspan=5| 2019 || align=center rowspan=5| 75.1% || align=center rowspan=5| 1.7% || align=center rowspan=5| 3.4% || align=center colspan=3| 19.8%
| colspan="6" | ]
|- bgcolor=#BDBBD7
! bgcolor=#BDBBD7 style="padding:0 7px;"| Concentric Area !! width=150px | <font color=#000080>Departments</font> !! width=90px | <font color=#000080>Population</br>''2005 est.''</font> !! width=90px | <font color=#000080>Area</font> !! width=90px | <font color=#000080>Density</font> !! width=90px | <font color=#000080>1999-2005</br>pop. growth</font>
|- |-
! align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Europe}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from the Maghreb}}{{ref|note3|}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Africa (excl. Maghreb)}}</small>
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | &nbsp; || '''] (75)''' || align=right | 2,153,600 || align=right | 105 km² || align=right | 20,433/km² || align=right | +1.33%
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| rowspan=3 bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | Inner ring<br/>''(Petite Couronne)'' || '''] (92)''' || align=right | 1,516,700 || align=right | 176 km² || align=right | 8,637/km² || align=right | +6.15%
|- |-
| '''] (93)''' || align=right | 1,459,000 || align=right | 236 km² || align=right | 6,177/km² || align=right | +5.51% | align=center | <small>5.0%</small> || align=center | <small>5.8%</small> || align=center | <small>4.4%</small>
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|| '''] (94)''' || align=right | 1,278,900 || align=right | 245 km² || align=right | 5,219/km² || align=right | +4,21%
|- |-
! align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Turkey}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Asia (excl. Turkey)}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from the Americas & Oceania}}</small>
| rowspan=4 bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | Outer ring<br/>''(Grande Couronne)'' || '''] (95)''' || align=right | 1,148,000 || align=right | 1,246 km² || align=right | 921/km² || align=right | +3.85%
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''] (91)''' || align=right | 1,187,800 || align=right | 1,804 km² || align=right | 658/km² || align=right | +4.72%
|- |-
| '''] (78)''' || align=right | 1,394,800 || align=right | 2,284 km² || align=right | 611/km² || align=right | +2.99% | align=center | <small>0.6%</small> || align=center | <small>3.0%</small> || align=center | <small>1.1%</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''] (77)''' || align=right | 1,260,500 || align=right | 5,915 km² || align=right | 213/km² || align=right | +5.59% | align=center rowspan=5| 2013 || align=center rowspan=5| 76.3% || align=center rowspan=5| 1.7% || align=center rowspan=5| 3.5% || align=center colspan=3| 18.5%
|-
! align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Europe}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from the Maghreb}}{{ref|note3|}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Africa (excl. Maghreb)}}</small>
|-
| align=center | <small>5.0%</small> || align=center | <small>5.4%</small> || align=center | <small>3.8%</small>
|-
! align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Turkey}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Asia (excl. Turkey)}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from the Americas & Oceania}}</small>
|-
| align=center | <small>0.6%</small> || align=center | <small>2.8%</small> || align=center | <small>1.0%</small>
|-
| align=center rowspan=5| 2008 || align=center rowspan=5| 77.4% || align=center rowspan=5| 1.7% || align=center rowspan=5| 3.5% || align=center colspan=3| 17.4%
|-
! align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Europe}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from the Maghreb}}{{ref|note3|}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Africa (excl. Maghreb)}}</small>
|-
| align=center | <small>4.9%</small> || align=center | <small>5.1%</small> || align=center | <small>3.3%</small>
|-
! align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Turkey}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from Asia (excl. Turkey)}}</small> || align=center | <small>{{nowrap|from the Americas & Oceania}}</small>
|-
| align=center | <small>0.6%</small> || align=center | <small>2.5%</small> || align=center | <small>0.9%</small>
|-
| align=center| 1999 || align=center | 80.3% || align=center | 1.8% || align=center | 3.2% || align=center colspan=3| 14.7%
|-
| align=center| 1990 || align=center | 80.4% || align=center | 1.9% || align=center | 3.7% || align=center colspan=3| 14.0%
|-
| align=center| 1982 || align=center | 81.1% || align=center | 1.7% || align=center | 3.9% || align=center colspan=3| 13.3%
|-
| align=center| 1975 || align=center | 82.9% || align=center | 1.0% || align=center | 3.9% || align=center colspan=3| 12.2%
|-
| align=center| 1968 || align=center | 85.3% || align=center | 0.5% || align=center | 4.0% || align=center colspan=3| 10.2%
|-
| align=left colspan=10| <small>{{note|note1|a}}Persons born abroad of French parents, such as ] and children of French expatriates.</small><br /><small>{{note|note2|b}}An immigrant is by French definition a person born in a foreign country and who did not have French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still listed as an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.</small><br /><small>{{note|note3|c}}Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria</small>
|-
| align=center colspan=10| Source: INSEE<ref name=immig_1 /><ref name=immig_2 /><ref name=immig_3 /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2020942?sommaire=2106113&geo=REG-11 |title=IMG1B - Population immigrée par sexe, âge et pays de naissance en 2013 Région d'Île-de-France (11 |author=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques |access-date=2022-02-19 |language=fr |archive-date=19 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219194959/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2020942?sommaire=2106113&geo=REG-11 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2020046?sommaire=2133781&geo=REG-11 |title=IMG1B - Population immigrée par sexe, âge et pays de naissance en 2008 Région d'Île-de-France (11) |author=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques |access-date=2022-02-19 |language=fr |archive-date=19 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219194956/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2020046?sommaire=2133781&geo=REG-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|} |}


===Historical population=== ===''Petite Couronne''===
{{Redirect|Petite Couronne|the municipality in Upper Normandy|Petit-Couronne}}
{| align="center" rules="all" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-right: 2px solid #999; border-bottom:2px solid #999"
]
|+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population of Île-de-France
].]]
! ]<br>census!! ]<br>census!! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census!! ]<br>census!! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census

|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
The '''''Petite Couronne'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cig929394.fr/|title=CIG "Petite Couronne" website (''Centre Interdépartemental de Gestion'')|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-date=22 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922172535/http://www.cig929394.fr/|url-status=live}}</ref> (literally "Little Crown", or inner ring) is formed by the three ] bordering Paris, forming a geographical ''crown'' around it. These departments, until 1968 part of the disbanded ] department, are ], ] and ]. The most populated towns of the ''Petite Couronne'' are ], ], ], ] and ].
| align=center| 1,352,280 || align=center| 1,407,272 || align=center| 1,549,811 || align=center| 1,780,900 || align=center| 1,707,181 || align=center| 1,882,354 || align=center| 1,998,862 || align=center| 2,180,100 || align=center| 2,239,695 || align=center| 2,552,980 || align=center| 2,819,045 || align=center| 3,039,043 || align=center| 3,141,730

The ] is an administrative structure that comprises Paris and the three departments of the ''Petite Couronne'', plus seven additional communes in the ''Grande Couronne''.

The table below shows some statistical information about the area including Paris:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="180px"| Department
!width="100px"| Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!width="120px"| Population (2011)<ref name=pop2011>{{cite web| url=http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/donnees-detaillees/estim-pop/estim-pop-dep-sexe-gca-1975-2013.xls| title=Estimation de population au 1er janvier, par département, sexe et grande classe d'âge – Année 2011| author=INSEE| author-link=INSEE| access-date=20 February 2014| language=fr| archive-date=8 April 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408035102/http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/donnees-detaillees/estim-pop/estim-pop-dep-sexe-gca-1975-2013.xls| url-status=live}}</ref>
!width="120px"| ]
|- |-
| ''']''' (75)
! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census
| <div align=center>105.4</div>
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| <div align=center>2{{nbsp}}249{{nbsp}}975</div>
|align=center| 3,320,162 || align=center| 3,726,118 || align=center| 3,934,314 || align=center| 4,126,932 || align=center| 4,368,656 || align=center| 4,735,580 || align=center| 4,960,310 || align=center| 5,335,220 || align=center| 5,682,598 || align=center| 6,146,178 || align=center| 6,705,579 || align=center| 6,785,750 || align=center| 6,597,758
| <div align=center>1 (])</div>
|- |-
| ''']''' (92)
! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>census !! ]<br>estimate !! ]<br>estimate !! ]<br>estimate !! ]<br>estimate !! ]<br>estimate !! ]<br>estimate
| <div align=center>176</div>
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| <div align=center>1{{nbsp}}581{{nbsp}}628</div>
|align=center| 7,317,063 || align=center| 8,470,015 || align=center| 9,248,631 || align=center| 9,878,565 || align=center| 10,073,059 || align=center| 10,660,554 ||align=center| 10,952,011 || align=center| 11,100,523 || align=center| 11,176,008 || align=center| 11,250,617 || align=center| 11,319,972 || align=center| 11,399,319 || align=center| 11,491,000
| <div align=center>]</div>
|- |-
| ''']''' (93)
| colspan=13 align=center| <small>Census returns before 2000; official Jan. 1 estimates from ] after 2000.</small>
| <div align=center>236</div>
| <div align=center>1{{nbsp}}529{{nbsp}}928</div>
| <div align=center>]</div>
|-
| ''']''' (94)
| <div align=center>245</div>
| <div align=center>1{{nbsp}}333{{nbsp}}702</div>
| <div align=center>]</div>
|-
| '''''Petite Couronne'''''
| <div align=center>657</div>
| <div align=center>4{{nbsp}}445{{nbsp}}258</div>
| <div align=center>123</div>
|-
| '''''Paris + Petite Couronne'''''
| <div align=center>762.4</div>
| <div align=center>6{{nbsp}}695{{nbsp}}233</div>
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===''Grande Couronne''===
==Politics==
The '''''Grande Couronne'''''<ref>{{in lang|fr}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922130853/http://www.cigversailles.fr/ |date=22 September 2013 }}</ref> (literally Large Crown, or outer ring) includes the outer four departments of Île-de-France, which do not border Paris. They are ] (77), ] (78), ] (91) and ] (95). The last three departments formed the ] department until it was disbanded in 1968. The city of ] is part of the area.
===Holders of the executive office===
*Delegates General for the District of the Paris Region
**]-]: ] (civil servant) &ndash; Very influential term. Responsible for the creation of the ] express subway network in the Paris metropolitan area.
**]-]: ] (civil servant)
**]-]: ] (civil servant)
*Presidents of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
**]-]: ] (] politician) &ndash; (1st time)
**]-]: ] (] politician)
**]-]: ] (] politician) &ndash; (2nd time)
**since ]: ] (] politician)


===Historical population===
==References==
{{Historical populations|cols=3
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|align=center|percentages=pagr
|title=Population of Île-de-France
| 1801| 1352280
| 1806| 1407272
| 1821| 1549811
| 1826| 1780900
| 1831| 1707181
| 1836| 1882354
| 1841| 1998862
| 1846| 2180100
| 1851| 2239695
| 1856| 2552980
| 1861| 2819045
| 1866| 3039043
| 1872| 3141730
| 1876| 3320162
| 1881| 3726118
| 1886| 3934314
| 1891| 4126932
| 1896| 4368656
| 1901| 4735580
| 1906| 4960310
| 1911| 5335220
| 1921| 5682598
| 1926| 6146178
| 1931| 6705579
| 1936| 6785750
| 1946| 6597758
| 1954| 7317063
| 1962| 8470015
| 1968| 9248631
| 1975| 9878565
| 1982| 10073059
| 1990| 10660554
| 1999| 10952011
| 2007| 11598866
| 2012| 11898502<ref name="pop2017" />
| 2017| 12174880<ref name="pop2017">{{Cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4270719 |title=Population légale de l'Île-de-France12 174 880 habitants au 1er janvier 2017 |date=2019-12-30 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=insee.fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910234958/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4270719 |archive-date=2022-09-10 |url-status=live |publisher=INSEE |language=fr}}</ref>
| 2019| 12,262,544<ref name="pop2019">{{Cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6013844?sommaire=6011075 |title=Populations légales des régions en 2019 |date=2022-01-12 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=insee.fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922124652/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6013844?sommaire=6011075 |archive-date=2022-09-22 |url-status=live |publisher=INSEE |language=fr}}</ref>
| footnote = Census returns from INSEE
| 2020| 12271794
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==International relations==
==External links==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}
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===Twin regions===
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Île-de-France is ] with:
* {{flagicon|ESP}} ] in Spain <small>''(since 2000)''</small>
* {{flagicon|ARM}} ] in Armenia <small>''(since 2011)''</small><ref name="Yerevan partnerships">{{cite web | url=http://www.yerevan.am/3-233-233.html | title=Yerevan - Partner Cities | publisher=Technology Management Center of Yerevan | work=Yerevan Municipality Official Website | access-date=4 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220142/http://www.yerevan.am/3-233-233.html | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|VIE}} ] in Vietnam <small>''(since 2013)''</small><ref name="Voice of Vietnam">{{cite web | url=http://english.vov.vn/society/hanoi-strengthens-ties-with-iledefrance-265372.vov | title=Hanoi strengthens ties with Ile-de-France | publisher=Voice of Vietnam | access-date=4 May 2018 | archive-date=29 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529141135/https://english.vov.vn/tin-24h/ap-thap-nhiet-doi-dang-manh-len-thanh-bao-huong-thang-vao-mien-trung-431068.vov | url-status=dead }}</ref>


==See also==
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* ], a fictional region in the ] franchise based on Île-de-France and surrounding provinces


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* {{cite book |last1=Arbois de Jubainville |first1=Henry |last2=Dottin |first2=George |title=Les premiers habitants de l'Europe |language=fr |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSIDAAAAMAAJ |date=1889 |publisher=E. Thorin |access-date=25 October 2015}}
* {{cite book |last=Cunliffe |first=Barry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3lkEgdtOvGEC |edition=4th |title=Iron Age communities in Britain : an account of England, Scotland and Wales from the seventh century BC until the Roman conquest |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=978-0-415-34779-2}}
* {{cite book|last=Fierro|first=Alfred|title=Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris|publisher=Lafont|date=1996|isbn= 978-0-7859-9300-1}}
* {{cite book |last1=Lawrence |first1=Rachel |last2=Gondrand |first2=Fabienne |title=Paris (City Guide) |publisher=Insight Guides |location=London |date=2010 |edition=12th |isbn=978-981-282-079-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/paris0000unse_b2o4}}
* {{cite book|last=Schmidt|first=Joël|title=Lutèce: Paris, des origines à Clovis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Li5xQgAACAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Perrin|isbn=978-2-262-03015-5}}
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Administrative region of France This article is about the region in France. For other uses, see Île-de-France (disambiguation).

Region in France
Île-de-France
Region
Clockwise from top: western Paris and La Défense in the distance; the Viaduc of Saint-Mammès; the Palace of Versailles; and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Provins
Official logo of Île-de-FranceWordmark
Interactive map of Île-de-France
CountryFrance
PrefectureParis
Departments 8
Government
 • President of the Regional CouncilValérie Pécresse (LR)
Area
 • Total12,012 km (4,638 sq mi)
 • Rank13th
Population
 • Total12,271,794
 • Density1,022/km (2,650/sq mi)
DemonymFrench: Francilien
GDP
 • Total€782.639 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-IDF
NUTS RegionFR1
Websitewww.iledefrance.fr

The Île-de-France (/ˌiːl də ˈfrɒ̃s/; French: [il də fʁɑ̃s] ; lit. 'Island of France') is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the Paris Region (French: Région parisienne, pronounced [ʁeʒjɔ̃ paʁizjɛn]). Île-de-France is densely populated and retains a prime economic position on the national stage, and it covers 12,012 square kilometres (4,638 square miles), about 2% of metropolitan French territory. Its 2017 population was nearly one-fifth of the national total.

The region is made up of eight administrative departments: Paris, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-et-Marne, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines. It was created as the "District of the Paris Region" in 1961. In 1976, when its status was aligned with the French administrative regions created in 1972, it was renamed after the historic province of Île-de-France. Residents are sometimes referred to as Franciliens, an administrative word created in the 1980s. The GDP of the region in 2019 was nearly one-third of the French, and 5% of the European Union's. It has the highest per capita GDP of any French region.

Beyond the city limits of Paris, the region has many other important historic sites, including the palaces of Versailles and Fontainebleau, as well as the most-visited tourist attraction in France, Disneyland Paris. Although it is the richest French region, a significant number of residents live in poverty. The official poverty rate in the Île-de-France was 15.9% in 2015. The region has witnessed increasing income inequality in recent decades, and rising housing prices have pushed the less affluent outside Paris.

Etymology

Further information: History of Île-de-France § Early history

Although the modern name Île-de-France literally means Island of France, its etymology is unclear. Despite its name, the region itself is not an island. The "island" may refer to the land between the rivers Oise, Marne and Seine, or it may also have been a reference to the Île de la Cité, where the French royal palace and cathedral were located.

Alternatively, the name may refer to the lands that were under the direct rule of the Capetian kings during the Middle Ages; thus, the lands were an "island" in a sea of various feudal territories ruled by vassals of the king.

Departments

Departments of Île-de-France by GDP (2021)
Department Area km Population GDP GDP per capita
 Paris 105 2,133,111 €253.101 billion €118,653
 Hauts-de-Seine 176 1,635,291 €188.333 billion €115,168
 Seine-Saint-Denis 236 1,668,670 €66.227 billion €39,688
 Val-de-Marne 245 1,415,367 €56.818 billion €40,144
 Val-d'Oise 1,246 1,256,607 €38.861 billion €30,925
 Seine-et-Marne 5,915 1,438,100 €42.983 billion €29,889
 Essonne 1,804 1,313,768 €58.462 billion €44,500
 Yvelines 2,284 1,456,365 €60.058 billion €42,238
Île-de-France 12,012 12,317,279 €764.844 billion €62,095

History

  • Historic province of Île-de-France before the French Revolution Historic province of Île-de-France before the French Revolution
  • The modern départements covered by the historical Île-de-France The modern départements covered by the historical Île-de-France
  • Modern region of Île-de-France and départements Modern region of Île-de-France and départements
Main article: History of Île-de-France

The Île-de-France was inhabited by the Parisii, a sub-tribe of the Celtic Senones, from around the middle of the 3rd-century BC. One of the area's major north–south trade routes crossed the Seine on the île de la Cité; the meeting place of land and water trade routes gradually became an important trading centre. The Parisii traded with many river towns (some as far away as the Iberian Peninsula) and minted their own coins for that purpose.

The Romans conquered the area in 52 BC and began their settlement on Paris's Left Bank. It became a prosperous city with a forum, baths, temples, theatres, and an amphitheatre. Christianity was introduced in the middle of the 3rd century AD by Saint Denis, the first Bishop of Paris. According to legend, when Denis refused to renounce his faith before Roman authorities, he was beheaded on the hill that became known as Mons Martyrum (Latin "Hill of Martyrs"), later "Montmartre". The legend further states that Denis walked headless from this hill to the north of the city. The place that he finally fell and was buried became an important religious shrine, the Basilica of Saint-Denis.

Clovis the Frank, the first king of the Merovingian dynasty, made the city his capital in 508. As the Frankish domination of Gaul began, there was a gradual immigration by the Franks to Paris and the Parisian Francien dialects were born. Fortification of the Île de la Cité failed to avert sacking by Vikings in 845, but Paris's strategic importance—with its bridges preventing ships from passing—was established by successful defence in the Siege of Paris (885–86). In 987, Hugh Capet, Count of Paris (comte de Paris) and Duke of the Franks (duc des Francs), was elected King of the Franks (roi des Francs). Under the rule of the Capetian kings, Paris gradually became the largest and most prosperous city in France.

The Kings of France enjoyed getting away from Paris and hunting in the game-filled forests of the region. They built palatial hunting lodges, most notably Palace of Fontainebleau and the Palace of Versailles. From the time of Louis XIV to the French Revolution, Versailles was the official residence of the Kings and the seat of the French government. Île-de-France became the term used for the territory of Paris and the surrounding province, which was administered directly by the King.

During the French Revolution, the royal provinces were abolished and divided into departments, and the city and region were governed directly by the national government. After World War II, as Paris faced a major housing shortage, hundreds of massive apartment blocks for low-income residents were built around the edges of Paris. In the 1950s and the 1960s, thousands of immigrants settled in the communes bordering the city. In 1959, under President Charles De Gaulle, a new region was created out of six departments, which corresponded approximately with the historic region, with the name District de la région de Paris ("District of the Paris Region"). On 6 May 1976, as part of the process of regionalisation, the district was reconstituted with increased administrative and political powers and renamed the Île-de-France region.

Geography

Île-de-France is in the north of France, neighboring Hauts-de-France to the north, Grand Est to the east, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the southeast, Centre-Val-de-Loire to the southwest, and Normandy to the west.

Departments

Île-de-France has a land area of 12,011 km (4,637 sq mi). It is composed of eight departments centred on its innermost department and capital, Paris. Around the department and municipality of Paris, urbanisation fills a first concentric ring of three departments commonly known as the petite couronne ("small ring"); it 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 petite couronne consists of the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne; the grande couronne consists of those of Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Essonne and Val-d'Oise. Politically, the region is divided into 8 departments, 25 arrondissements, 155 cantons and 1,276 communes, out of the total of 35,416 in metropolitan France.

Topography

The outer parts of the Île-de-France remain largely rural. Agricultural land, forest and natural spaces occupy 78.9 percent of the region, and 28 percent of the region's land is in urban use.

The River Seine flows through the middle of the region, which is crisscrossed by its tributaries and sub-tributaries, including the Rivers Marne, Oise and Epte. The River Eure does not cross the region but receives water from several rivers in the Île-de-France, including the Drouette and the Vesgre. The major rivers are navigable, and, because of the modest variations of altitude in the region (between 10 metres (33 ft) and 200 metres (660 ft)), they have a tendency to meander and curve. They also create many lakes and ponds, some of which have been transformed into recreation areas, including Moisson-Mousseaux, Cergy-Neuville and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.

Economy

Paris as an engine of the global economy: the skyscrapers of La Défense, the largest purpose-built business district of Europe, with 3.35 million m² (36 million sq. ft) of office space.

Île-de-France produced €742 billion (gross domestic product) or around 1/3 of the economy of France in 2019.

The regional economy has gradually shifted toward high-value-added service industries (finance, IT services etc.) and high-tech manufacturing (electronics, optics, aerospace etc.). In 2014, industry represented just under five percent of active enterprises in the region, and 10.2 percent of salaried workers. Commerce and services account for 84 percent of the business establishments in the region, and have 83.3 percent of the salaried employees.

Financial services and insurance are important sectors of the regional economy; the major French banks and insurance companies, including BNP Paribas, Société Générale and Crédit Agricole, all have their headquarters in the region. The region also hosts the headquarters of the top French telecom companies and utilities, including Orange S.A., Veolia and EDF. The French stock market, the Bourse de Paris, now known as Euronext Paris, occupies a historical building in the center of Paris and is ranked fourth among global stock markets, after New York, Tokyo and London.

Other major sectors of the regional economy include energy companies (Orano, Engie, Électricité de France and Total S.A.). The two major French automobile manufacturers, Renault, in Flins-sur-Seine, and Groupe PSA, in Poissy, do much of their assembly work outside France but still have research centre and large plants in the region. The leading French and European aerospace and defense companies, including Airbus, Thales Group, Dassault Aviation, Safran Aircraft Engines, the European Space Agency, Alcatel-Lucent, and Arianespace, have a large presence in the region.

The energy sector is also well established in the region. The nuclear power industry, with its major firm being Orano, has its headquarters in Île-de-France, as does the main French oil company Total S.A., the top French company in the Fortune Global 500, and the main electric utility, Électricité de France. The energy firm Engie also has its main offices in the region at La Défense.

Employment

In 2018 just 7.2 percent of employees in the region were engaged in industry; 62.3 percent were engaged in commerce and market services; 25.5 percent in non-market services, including government, health and education; 4.8 percent in construction; and 0.2 percent in agriculture.

The largest non-government employers in the region as of the end of 2015 were the airline Air France (40,657); the SNCF (French Railways, 31,955); the telecom firm Orange S.A. (31,497); the bank Société Générale (27,361); the automotive firm Groupe PSA (19,648); EDF (Electricité de France, 18,199); and Renault (18,136). While the Petite Couronne, or departments closest to Paris, previously employed the most industrial workers, the largest number is now in the Grande Couronne, the outer departments.

The unemployment rate in the region stood at 8.6% at the end of 2016. It varied within the region from 7.8 percent in the city of Paris, to a high of 12.7 percent in Seine-Saint-Denis, and 10 percent in Val-d'Oise; to regional lows of 7.4 percent in Yvelines; 7.5 percent in Hauts-de-Seine; 7.7 percent in Essonne; 7.9 percent in Seine et Marne, and 8.8 percent in Val de Marne.

Agriculture

In 2018, 48 percent of the land of the Île-de-France was devoted to agriculture; 569,000 hectares were cultivated. The most important crops are grains (66 percent), followed by beets (7 percent), largely for industrial use, and grass for grazing. In 2014, 9,495 hectares were devoted to bio-agriculture. However, the number of persons employed in agriculture in the region dropped 33 percent between 2000 and 2015 to just 8,460 persons in 2015.

Tourism

The Île-de-France is one of the world's top tourist destinations, with a record 23.6 million hotel arrivals in 2017, and an estimated 50 million visitors in all types of accommodation. The largest number of visitors came from the United States, followed by England, Germany and China. The top tourist attraction in the region in 2017 was Disneyland Paris, which received 14.8 million visitors in 2017, followed by the Cathedral of Notre-Dame (est. 12 million) and the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur at Montmartre (est. 11.1 million visitors).

Notable historic monuments in the Region outside of Paris include the Palace of Versailles (7,700,000 visitors), the Palace of Fontainebleau (500,000 visitors), the chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte (300,000 visitors), and the Château de Malmaison, Napoleon's former country house; and the Basilica of Saint-Denis, where the Kings of France were interred before the French Revolution.

Regional government and politics

Main articles: Regional Council of Île-de-France and Politics of Île-de-France
Seat of the regional council of Île-de-France in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (2021)

The Regional Council is the legislative body of the region. Its seat is in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, at 2 rue Simone-Veil. On 15 December 2015, a list of candidates of the Union of the Right, a coalition of centrist and right-wing parties, led by Valérie Pécresse, narrowly won the regional election, defeating the Union of the Left, a coalition of socialists and ecologists. The socialists had governed the region for the preceding 17 years.

Since 2016 the regional council has 121 members from the Union of the Right, 66 from the Union of the Left and 22 from the far-right National Front.

Holders of the executive office

  • Delegates General for the District of the Paris Region
    • 1961–1969: Paul Delouvrier (civil servant) – Very influential term. Responsible for the creation of the RER express subway network in the Île-de-France and beyond.
    • 1969–1975: Maurice Doublet (civil servant)
    • 1975–1976: Lucien Lanier (civil servant)
  • Presidents of the Regional Council of Île-de-France

Demographics

Île-de-France population pyramid in 2023

Population density

As of 1 January 2017, the population density of the region was 1010.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The densest department is Paris itself, with 21,066 inhabitants per square kilometer. The least dense département is Seine-et-Marne with 239 residents per square kilometer.

Wealth and poverty

As of 2015 according to the official government statistics agency INSEE, 15.9 percent of residents of the region had an income below the poverty level; for residents of the city of Paris, this proportion was 16.2 percent. Poverty was highest in the departments of Seine-Saint-Denis (29 percent), Val-d'Oise (17.1 percent), and Val-de-Marne (16.8 percent). It was lowest in Yvelines (9.7 percent); Seine-et-Marne (11.8 percent), Essonne (12.9 percent), and Hauts-de-Seine (12.4 percent). The department of Hauts-de-Seine is the wealthiest in France in terms of per capita GDP.

Immigration

Main article: Immigration in Île-de-France
2019 Census Paris Region
(Île-de-France)
Country/territory
of birth
Population
France Metropolitan France 9,215,134
Algeria Algeria 330,935
Morocco Morocco 253,518
Portugal Portugal 234,399
Tunisia Tunisia 127,827
Guadeloupe 81,269
Martinique 75,959
China China 71,500
Turkey Turkey 67,982
Mali Mali 66,085
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 63,810
Senegal Senegal 60,124
Italy Italy 58,141
Romania Romania 53,848
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 52,449
Spain Spain 45,828
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 45,786
Cameroon Cameroon 45,370
Other countries/territories
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 38,651
Haiti Haiti 36,685
Poland Poland 35,871
Vietnam Vietnam 35,251
Cambodia Cambodia 30,321
  Réunion 30,077
India India 29,623
Serbia Serbia 25,632
Lebanon Lebanon 21,066
Madagascar Madagascar 21,002
Germany Germany 20,523
Pakistan Pakistan 20,178
Russia Russia 19,019
Mauritius Mauritius 18,840
Guinea Guinea 18,709
Brazil Brazil 17,887
United Kingdom United Kingdom 17,789
United States United States 17,583
United Nations Other countries and territories 857,720

At the 2019 census, 75.1% of the inhabitants of Île-de-France were natives of Metropolitan France, 1.7% were born in Overseas France, and 23.1% were born in foreign countries. A quarter of the immigrants living in the Île-de-France were born in Europe (38% of whom in Portugal), 29% were born in the Maghreb and 22% in the rest of Africa (in particular West and Central Africa), 3% were born in Turkey and 15% in the rest of Asia, 5% were born in the Americas (not counting those born in the French overseas departments in the Americas, who are not legally immigrants), and 0.1% in Oceania (not counting those born in the French territories of the South Pacific, who are not legally immigrants).

In 2013, roughly 2,206,000 residents of the Île-de-France were immigrants, born outside of France. This amounted to 18.5% of the population of the region, twice the national average. Four out of ten immigrants living in France reside in the region. The immigrant population of the Île-de-France has a higher proportion of non-Europeans, as well as a higher proportion of immigrants with an advanced level of education, than the rest of France. The population of immigrants is more widely distributed throughout the region than it was in the early 2000s, but the concentrations remain high in certain areas, particularly Paris and the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. The proportion of residents born outside of Metropolitan France rose between the 1999 (19.7%) and 2019 censuses (24.9%).

Place of birth of residents of Île-de-France
(at the 1968, 1975, 1982, 1990, 1999, 2008, 2013, and 2019 censuses)
Census Born in
Metropolitan France
Born in
Overseas France
Born in foreign
countries with French
citizenship at birth
Immigrants
2019 75.1% 1.7% 3.4% 19.8%
from Europe from the Maghreb from Africa (excl. Maghreb)
5.0% 5.8% 4.4%
from Turkey from Asia (excl. Turkey) from the Americas & Oceania
0.6% 3.0% 1.1%
2013 76.3% 1.7% 3.5% 18.5%
from Europe from the Maghreb from Africa (excl. Maghreb)
5.0% 5.4% 3.8%
from Turkey from Asia (excl. Turkey) from the Americas & Oceania
0.6% 2.8% 1.0%
2008 77.4% 1.7% 3.5% 17.4%
from Europe from the Maghreb from Africa (excl. Maghreb)
4.9% 5.1% 3.3%
from Turkey from Asia (excl. Turkey) from the Americas & Oceania
0.6% 2.5% 0.9%
1999 80.3% 1.8% 3.2% 14.7%
1990 80.4% 1.9% 3.7% 14.0%
1982 81.1% 1.7% 3.9% 13.3%
1975 82.9% 1.0% 3.9% 12.2%
1968 85.3% 0.5% 4.0% 10.2%
^a Persons born abroad of French parents, such as Pieds-Noirs and children of French expatriates.
^b An immigrant is by French definition a person born in a foreign country and who did not have French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still listed as an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.
^c Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria
Source: INSEE

Petite Couronne

"Petite Couronne" redirects here. For the municipality in Upper Normandy, see Petit-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.

The Petite Couronne (literally "Little Crown", or inner ring) is formed by the three departments bordering Paris, forming a geographical crown around it. These 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 Métropole du Grand Paris is an administrative structure that comprises Paris and the three departments of the Petite Couronne, plus seven additional communes in the Grande Couronne.

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

Department Area (km) Population (2011) Municipalities
Paris (75) 105.4 2 249 975 1 (Paris)
Hauts-de-Seine (92) 176 1 581 628 36 (list)
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 236 1 529 928 40 (list)
Val-de-Marne (94) 245 1 333 702 47 (list)
Petite Couronne 657 4 445 258 123
Paris + Petite Couronne 762.4 6 695 233 124

Grande Couronne

The Grande Couronne (literally Large Crown, or outer ring) includes the outer four departments of Île-de-France, which do not border Paris. They are Seine-et-Marne (77), Yvelines (78), Essonne (91) and Val-d'Oise (95). The last three departments formed the Seine-et-Oise department until it was disbanded in 1968. The city of Versailles is part of the area.

Historical population

Population of Île-de-France
YearPop.±% p.a.
18011,352,280—    
18061,407,272+0.80%
18211,549,811+0.65%
18261,780,900+2.82%
18311,707,181−0.84%
18361,882,354+1.97%
18411,998,862+1.21%
18462,180,100+1.75%
18512,239,695+0.54%
18562,552,980+2.65%
18612,819,045+2.00%
18663,039,043+1.51%
18723,141,730+0.56%
YearPop.±% p.a.
18763,320,162+1.39%
18813,726,118+2.33%
18863,934,314+1.09%
18914,126,932+0.96%
18964,368,656+1.14%
19014,735,580+1.63%
19064,960,310+0.93%
19115,335,220+1.47%
19215,682,598+0.63%
19266,146,178+1.58%
19316,705,579+1.76%
19366,785,750+0.24%
19466,597,758−0.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19547,317,063+1.30%
19628,470,015+1.85%
19689,248,631+1.48%
19759,878,565+0.95%
198210,073,059+0.28%
199010,660,554+0.71%
199910,952,011+0.30%
200711,598,866+0.72%
201211,898,502+0.51%
201712,174,880+0.46%
201912,262,544+0.36%
202012,271,794+0.08%
Census returns from INSEE

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin regions

Île-de-France is twinned with:

See also

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