Île-de-France (région)
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- This article is about the French administrative région of Île-de-France. For the historical province, see Île-de-France (province). For other meanings without the circumflex accent, see Île-de-France.
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| Capital | Paris | ||||
| Land area¹ | 12,011 km² | ||||
| Regional President | Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) | ||||
| Population - Jan.1, 2004 estimate - March 8, 1999 census - Density | (Ranked 1st) 11,264,000 10,952,011 938/km² (2004) | ||||
| Arrondissements | 25 | ||||
| Cantons | 317 | ||||
| Communes | 1,281 | ||||
| Départements | Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-d'Oise Yvelines | ||||
| 1 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers | |||||
Île-de-France is one of the 26 régions of France. Its territory corresponds roughly to the metropolitan area of Paris. It is the most populated région of France, having more inhabitants than the European countries Belgium or Sweden, and about as many inhabitants as the U.S. state of Ohio.
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