Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated along the Seine River, in northern
France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region.
The city of Paris, within its administrative limits (the 20 arrondissements), has a population of
about 2, 230, 000.
Its metropolitan area is one of the largest population centres in Europe, with more than 12 million
inhabitants.
Considered as green and highly liveable, the city and its region are the world's leading tourism
destination.
Paris has many nicknames, but its most famous is "La Ville-Lumière" ("The City of Light"), a
name it owes first to its reputation as a centre of education and ideas during the Age of
Enlightenment, and later to its early adoption of street lighting.
The Mayor of Paris is currently Bertrand Delanoë, until 2014.
Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin : "It is tossed by the waves, but does not sink")
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