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On 14 June 1940 German Army Marched Into Paris Which Had Been Declared Open City16–17 July 1942 Following German Orders French Police Gendarmes Arrested 12,884 Jews Including 4,115 Children Confined Them During Five Days Vel D'Hiv (Vélodrome D'Hiver) From Which They Were Transported Train Extermination Camp Auschwitz None Of Children Came Back25 August 1944 City Was Liberated French 2nd Armoured Division 4th Infantry Division Of United States Army General Charles De Gaulle Led Huge Emotional Crowd Down Champs Élysées Towards Notre Dame De Paris Made Rousing Speech From Hôtel De VilleIn 1950s 1960s Paris Became One Front Of Algerian War Independence August 1961 Pro-independence FLN Targeted Killed 11 Paris Policemen Leading Imposition Of Curfew Muslims Of Algeria (who That Time Were French Citizens) 17 October 1961 Unauthorised But Peaceful Protest Demonstration Of Algerians Against Curfew Led Violent Confrontations Between Police Demonstrators Which Least 40 People Were Killed Including Some Thrown Into Seine Anti-independence Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) Their Part Carried Out Series Of Bombings Paris Throughout 1961 1962In May 1968 Protesting Students Occupied Sorbonne Put Up Barricades Latin Quarter Thousands Of Parisian Blue-collar Workers Joined Students Movement Grew Into Two-week General Strike Supporters Of Government Won June Elections Large Majority May 1968 Events France Resulted Break-up Of University Of Paris Into 13 Independent Campuses1975 National Assembly Changed Status Of Paris That Of Other French Cities And 25 March 1977 Jacques Chirac Became First Elected Mayor Of Paris Since 1793Tour Maine-Montparnasse Tallest Building City 57 Storeys 210 Metres (689 Feet) High Was Built Between 1969 1973 Was Highly Controversial Remains Only Building Centre Of City Over 32 Storeys Highpopulation Of Paris Dropped From 2,850,000 1954 2,152,000 1990 Middle-class Families Moved Suburbssuburban Railway Network RER (Réseau Express Régional) Was Built Complement Métro Périphérique Expressway Encircling City Was Completed 1973Most Of Postwar's Presidents Of Fifth Republic Wanted Leave Their Own Monuments Paris President Georges Pompidou Started Centre Georges Pompidou (1977) Valéry Giscard D'Estaing Began Musée D'Orsay (1986) President François Mitterrand Power 14 Years Built Opéra Bastille (1985–1989) New Site Of Bibliothèque Nationale De France (1996) Arche De La Défense (1985–1989) Louvre Pyramid With Its Underground Courtyard (1983–1989) Jacques Chirac (2006) Musée Du Quai BranlyIn Early 21st Century Population Of Paris Began Increase Slowly Again More Young People Moved Into City Reached 2.25 Million 2011 March 2001 Bertrand Delanoë Became First Socialist Mayor Of Paris 2007 Effort Reduce Car Traffic City He Introduced Vélib' System Which Rents Bicycles Use Of Local Residents Visitors Bertrand Delanoë Also Transformed Section Of Highway Along Left Bank Of Seine Into Urban Promenade Park Promenade Des Berges De La Seine Which He Inaugurated June 2013In 2007 President Nicolas Sarkozy Launched Grand Paris Project Integrate Paris More Closely With Towns Region Around It After Many Modifications New Area Named Metropolis Of Grand Paris With Population Of 6.7 Million Was Created 1 January 20162011 City Of Paris National Government Approved Plans Grand Paris Express Totalling 205 Kilometres (127 Miles) Of Automated Metro Lines Connect Paris Innermost Three Departments Around Paris Airports High-speed Rail (TGV) Stations Estimated Cost Of €35 Billionsystem Scheduled Be Completed 2030On 5 April 2014 Anne Hidalgo Socialist Was Elected First Female Mayor Of ParisTerrorist Attacks
Ambox current red.svg The Stade de France was built 1998 FIFA World Cup listed UEFA category four stadiumThe French Open also called Roland-Garros major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May early June Stade Roland-Garros Paris premier clay court tennis championship event world second of four annual Grand Slam tournamentsRugby union popular particularly Paris southwest of Francenational rugby union team has competed every Rugby World Cup takes part annual Six Nations Championship Stemming from strong domestic league French rugby team has won 16 Six Nations Championships including 8 grand slams has reached semi-final of Rugby World Cup 6 times going final 3 timesRugby league France mostly played followed South of France cities such Perpignan Toulouse Catalans Dragons Toulouse Olympique most notable clubs currently playing Super League RFL Championship top-tier rugby league competitions Europe Elite One Championship professional competition rugby league clubs FranceIn recent decades France has produced world-elite basketball players most notably Tony Parker French National Basketball Team won gold FIBA EuroBasket 2013 national team has won two Olympic Silver Medals 2000 1948Paris (French pronunciation [paʁi] (About this sound listen)) capital most populous city of France with area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) population of 2,206,488 With 200,000 inhabitants 1328 Paris then already capital of France was most populous city of Europe comparison London 1300 had 80,000 inhabitants Since 17th century Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance commerce fashion science music painting Paris Region had GDP of €681 billion (US$850 billion) 2016 accounting 31 per cent of GDP of France2013–2014 Paris Region had third-highest GDP world largest regional GDP EU According Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2018 Paris was second-most expensive city world behind Singapore ahead of Zurich Hong Kong Oslo GenevaThe City of Paris's administrative limits form East-West oval centred island its historical heart Île de la Cité this island near top of arc of river Seine that divides city into southern Rive Gauche (Left Bank) northern Rive Droite regions Paris core of built-up area that extends well beyond its limits commonly referred agglomération Parisienne statistically unité urbaine (a measure of urban area) Paris agglomeration's 2013 population of 10,601,122 made largest urban area European Union.[not citation given] City-influenced commuter activity reaches well beyond even this statistical aire urbaine de Paris (a measure of metropolitan area) that had 2013 population of 12,405,426, number one-fifth population of France, largest metropolitan area EurozoneThe city major rail highway air-transport hub served two international airports Paris-Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport Europe after London Heathrow Airport with 69.5 million passengers 2017) Paris-Orly Opened 1900 city's subway system Paris Métro serves 5.23 million passengers daily, second busiest metro system Europe after Moscow Metro Paris's Gare du Nord one of ten busiest railway stations world with 262 million passengers 2015Paris especially known its museums architectural landmarks Louvre was most visited art museum world 2017 with 8.1 million visitorsMusée d'Orsay Musée de l'Orangerie noted their collections of French Impressionist art Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has largest collection of modern contemporary art Europe historical district along Seine city centre classified UNESCO Heritage Site Popular landmarks centre of city include Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle both Île de la Cité Eiffel Tower constructed Paris Universal Exposition of 1889 Grand Palais Petit Palais built Paris Universal Exposition of 1900 Arc de Triomphe Champs-Élysées Basilica of Sacré-Coeur hill of Montmartre Paris received 23 million visitors 2017 measured hotel stays with largest numbers of foreign visitors coming from United States UK Germany Chinawas ranked third most visited travel destination world 2017 after Bangkok LondonThe football club Paris Saint-Germain rugby union club Stade Français based Paris 80,000-seat Stade de France built 1998 FIFA World Cup located just north of Paris neighbouring commune of Saint-Denis Paris hosts annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament red clay of Roland Garros Paris hosted Olympic Games 1900 1924 will host 2024 Summer Olympics 1938 1998 FIFA World Cups 2007 Rugby World Cup 1960 1984 2016 UEFA European Championships were also held city and every July Tour de France bicycle race finishes thereEtymology. Pieds paquets Amphitheatre of Three Gauls Roman ruins of amphitheatreMiddle Ages Renaissance, Chanel's headquarters Place Vendôme ParisFashion has been important industry cultural export of France since 17th century modern haute couture originated Paris 1860s Today Paris along with London Milan New York City considered one of world's fashion capitals city home or headquarters many of premier fashion houses expression Haute couture is France legally protected name guaranteeing certain quality standardsThe association of France with fashion style (French la mode) dates largely reign of Louis XIV when luxury goods industries France came increasingly under royal control French royal court became arguably arbiter of taste style Europe But France renewed its dominance of high fashion (French couture or haute couture) industry years 1860–1960 through establishing of great couturier houses such Chanel Dior Givenchy French perfume industry world leader its sector centered town of GrasseIn 1960s elitist Haute couture came under criticism from France's youth culture 1966 designer Yves Saint Laurent broke with established Haute Couture norms launching prêt-à-porter (ready wear) line expanding French fashion into mass manufacturing With greater focus marketing manufacturing new trends were established Sonia Rykiel Thierry Mugler Claude Montana Jean-Paul Gaultier Christian Lacroix 1970s 1980s 1990s saw conglomeration of many French couture houses under luxury giants multinationals such LVMHMedia.
A relief map of Metropolitan France showing cities with over 100,000 inhabitantsPanorama of Mont Blanc mountain range above gray clouds under blue sky, For centuries Paris has attracted artists from around world who arrive city educate themselves seek inspiration from its vast pool of artistic resources galleries result Paris has acquired reputation City of Art Italian artists were profound influence development of art Paris 16th 17th centuries particularly sculpture reliefs Painting sculpture became pride of French monarchy French royal family commissioned many Parisian artists adorn their palaces during French Baroque Classicism era Sculptors such Girardon Coysevox Coustou acquired reputations finest artists royal court 17th-century France Pierre Mignard became first painter King Louis XIV during this period 1648 Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (Royal Academy of Painting Sculpture) was established accommodate dramatic interest art capital This served France's top art school until 1793Auguste Renoir Bal du moulin de la Galette 1876 oil canvas 131 cm × 175 cm (52 × 69 in) Musée d'Orsay. Tour du Crédit Lyonnais Jean-Paul Sartre Val de LoirePays de la Loire la LoireBrittany Théâtre des Célestins (1877) designed Gaspard André. Main articles List of parks gardens Paris History of Parks Gardens of Paris, Dining room of Vagenende, The Lycée Louis-le-Grand Further information Charlie Hebdo shooting November 2015 Paris attacks Louvre machete attack March 2017 Île-de-France attacks April 2017 Champs-Élysées attack. Main article French architecture Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport located east of Lyon serves base domestic international flights key transport facility entire Rhône-Alpes region with coach links other cities area in-house train station Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry connects airport nationwide TGV network Rhônexpress tram monopoly links airport with business quarter of La Part Dieu less than 30 minutes offers connections with Underground A Tramway T1 T3 & T4 bus lines Lyon public transport Sytrail offers no service despite bus service operating nearby suburb regular price of public transport €1.90 opposed €15 one way Rhonexpress suburb of Bron smaller Lyon-Bron Airport provides alternative domestic aviationLyon has two major railway stations Lyon Part-Dieu which was built accommodate TGV Lyon Perrache older station that now provides mostly regional service Smaller railway stations include Gorge-de-Loup Vaise Vénissieux Saint-Paul Jean Macé Lyon was first city be connected Paris TGV 1981 Since that time TGV train network has expanded links Lyon directly Perpignan Toulouse Nice Marseille Strasbourg Nantes Lille International trains operate directly Madrid Barcelona Milan Turin Geneva Frankfurt Luxembourg Brussels LondonThe city heart of dense road network located meeting point of several highways A6 (to Paris) A7 (to Marseille) A42 (to Geneva) A43 (to Grenoble) city now bypassed A46 double motorway tunnel passes under Fourvière connecting A6 A7 autoroutes both forming Autoroute du SoleilLyon served Eurolines intercity coach organisation Its Lyon terminal located city's Perrache railway station which serves intermodal transportation hub that also includes tramways local regional trains buses terminus of Metro line A of Tramway T2 bicycle service Vélo'v taxisPublic transport map. SeaMediterranean France highly urbanized country with its largest cities (in terms of metropolitan area population 2013) being Paris (12,405,426 inh.) Lyon (2,237,676) Marseille (1,734,277) Toulouse (1,291,517) Bordeaux (1,178,335) Lille (1,175,828) Nice (1,004,826) Nantes (908,815) Strasbourg (773,447) Rennes (700,675) (Note There significant differences between metropolitan population figures just cited those following table which only include core population) Rural flight was perennial political issue throughout most of 20th centuryFunctional urban areas.
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