The Eiffel Tower
La Défense DisctrictThe Economy Of
City Of Paris
Based Largely
Services
Commerce
Of
390,480 Enterprises
City
80.6 Percent
Engaged
Commerce
Transportation
Diverse Services
6.5 Percent
Construction
Just 3.8 Percent
Industrystory
Similar
Paris Region (Île-de-France)
76.7 Percent Of Enterprises
Engaged
Commerce
Services
3.4 Percent
IndustryAt
2012 Census
59.5% Of Jobs
Paris Region Were
Market Services (12.0%
Wholesale
Retail Trade
9.7%
Professional
Scientific
Technical Services
6.5%
Information
Communication
6.5%
Transportation
Warehousing
5.9%
Finance
Insurance
5.8%
Administrative
Support Services
4.6%
Accommodation
Food Services
8.5%
Various Other Market Services)
26.9%
Non-market Services (10.4%
Human Health
Social Work Activities
9.6%
Public Administration
Defence
6.9%
Education)
8.2%
Manufacturing
Utilities (6.6%
Manufacturing
1.5%
Utilities)
5.2%
Construction
0.2%
AgricultureThe Paris Region Had 5.4 Million Salaried Employees
2010
Of Whom 2.2 Million Were Concentrated
39 Pôles D'emplois Or Business Districts
Largest Of These
Terms Of Number Of Employees
Known
French
QCA
Or Quartier Central Des Affaires
Western Part Of
City Of Paris
2nd
8th
9th
16th
18th Arrondissements
2010
Was
Workplace Of 500,000 Salaried Employees
About 30 Percent Of
Salaried Employees
Paris
10 Percent Of Those
Île-de-France
Largest Sectors Of Activity
Central Business District Were Finance
Insurance (16 Percent Of Employees
District)
Business Services (15 Percent)
District Also Includes
Large Concentration Of Department Stores
Shopping Areas
Hotels
Restaurants
Well
Government Offices
MinistriesThe Second-largest Business District
Terms Of Employment
La Défense
Just West Of
City
Where Many Companies Installed Their Offices
1990s
2010
Was
Workplace Of 144,600 Employees
Of Whom 38 Percent Worked
Finance
Insurance
16 Percent
Business Support Services
Two Other Important Districts
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Levallois-Perret
Extensions Of
Paris Business District
Of La Défense
Another District
Including Boulogne-Billancourt
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Southern Part Of
15th Arrondissement
Centre Of Activity
Media
Information TechnologyThe Top Ten French Companies Listed
Fortune Global 500
2018 All Have Their Headquarters
Paris Region
Six
Central Business District Of
City Of Paris
Four Close
City
Hauts-de-Seine Department
Three
La Défense
One
Boulogne-Billancourt
Some Companies
Like Société Générale
Have Offices
Both Paris
La DéfenseThe Paris Region
France's Leading Region
Economic Activity
With
GDP Of €681 Billion (~US$850 Billion)
€56,000 (~US$70,000) Per Capita2011
Its GDP Ranked Second Among
Regions Of Europe
Its Per-capita GDP Was
4th Highest
Europe
While
Paris Region's Population Accounted
18.8 Percent Of Metropolitan France
2011,
Paris Region's GDP Accounted
30 Percent Of Metropolitan France's GDPThe Paris Region Economy Has Gradually Shifted From Industry
High-value-added Service Industries (finance
Services)
High-tech Manufacturing (electronics
Optics
Aerospace
Etc.)Paris Region's Most Intense Economic Activity Through
Central Hauts-de-Seine Department
Suburban La Défense Business District Places Paris's Economic Centre
West Of
City
Triangle Between
Opéra Garnier
La Défense
Val De Seine
While
Paris Economy
Dominated
Services
Employment
Manufacturing Sector Has Declined Sharply
Region Remains
Important Manufacturing Centre
Particularly
Aeronautics
Automobiles
Eco IndustriesIn
2017 Worldwide Cost Of Living Survey
Economist Intelligence Unit
Based
Survey Made
September 2016
Paris Ranked
Seventh Most Expensive City
World
Second Most Expensive
Europe
After ZurichEmployment
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Église Saint-Polycarpe (1665–1670)
Classical church
EPITECH
The Élysée Palace
residence of
French President. Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation
Urbanism
architecture Champagne
widely regarded
luxury good
originates from
Champagne region
Northeast FranceFrance has historically been
large producer of agricultural products
Extensive tracts of fertile land
application of modern technology
EU subsidies have combined
make France
leading agricultural producer
exporter
Europe (representing 20% of
EU's agricultural production)
world's third biggest exporter of agricultural productsWheat
poultry
dairy
beef
pork
well
internationally recognised processed foods
primary French agricultural exports
Rosé wines
primarily consumed within
country
but Champagne
Bordeaux wines
major exports
being known worldwide
EU agriculture subsidies
France have decreased
recent years but still amounted
$8 billion
2007
That same year
France sold 33.4 billion euros of transformed agricultural products
France produces rum via sugar cane-based distilleries almost all of which
located
overseas territories such
Martinique
Guadeloupe
La Réunion
Agriculture
important sector of France's economy
3.8% of
active population
employed
agriculture
whereas
total agri-food industry made up 4.2% of French GDP
2005Tourism. In
first trimester of 2018
unemployment rate
city of Paris was 7.1 percent
provisional unemployment rate
whole Paris Region was higher
8.0 percent
considerably higher
some suburbs
notably
Department of Seine-Saint-Denis
east (11.8 percent)
Val-d'Oise
north (8.2 percent)Incomes.
Geographically
Lyon's two main rivers
Saône
Rhône
divide
arrondissements into three groups. Main article
Law of France Government Parc de Parilly (178 hectares)Education. Main article
Economy of France, Jean Moulin University Église Saint-Paul
Romanesque (12th
13th century)
Gothic (15th–16th century) church. The sixteenth century Maison Diamantée which houses
Musée du Vieux Marseille, The 19th-century Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde
enormous Romano-Byzantine basilica built
architect Espérandieu
hills
south of
Old Port
terrace offers spectacular panoramic views of Marseille
its surroundingsThe Stade Vélodrome
home stadium of
city's main football team
Olympique de MarseilleThe Unité d'Habitation
influential
iconic modernist building designed
Swiss architect Le Corbusier
1952
third floor
gastronomic restaurant
Le Ventre de l'Architecte
roof
contemporary gallery MaMo opened
2013The Docks de Marseille
19th-century warehouse transformed into officesThe Pharo Gardens
park with views of
Mediterranean
Old PortThe Corniche
picturesque waterfront road between
Old Port
Bay of MarseilleThe beaches
Prado
Pointe Rouge
Les Goudes
Callelongue
Le ProphèteThe Calanques
wild mountainous coastal area of outstanding natural beauty accessible from Callelongue
Sormiou
Morgiou
Luminy
Cassis
Calanques National Park became France's tenth national park
2012The islands of
Frioul archipelago
Bay of Marseille
accessible
ferry from
Old Port
prison of Château d'If was one of
settings
Count of Monte Cristo
novel
Alexandre Dumasneighbouring islands of Ratonneau
Pomègues
joined
man-made breakwater
site of
former garrison
quarantine hospital
these islands
also of interest
their marine wildlifeEducation
research, Main article
French philosophy Main articles
Gaul
Celts
Roman Gaul.
Whitsitt Elementary School