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Paris metropolitan area

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The Paris metropolitan area (French: aire d'attraction de Paris) is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris, France and its surrounding suburbs.

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Paris metropolitan area
aire d'attraction de Paris
Paris, the most populated city in the metropolitan area
Paris, the most populated city in the metropolitan area
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Map showing the extent of the Paris metropolitan area as of 2020, when it included 1,929 communes and covered 18,941 km².
   Central commune
   Primary urban cluster
   Secondary urban cluster
   Peripheral commune
   Peripheral commune of a functional area with less than 200,000 inhabitants
CountryFlag_of_France.svg France
Largest cityParis (2,165,423)
Area
  Metro
18,941 km2 (7,313 sq mi)
Population
  Metro
13,064,617
  Metro density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
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Paris_uu_ua_jms.png
Map showing the extent of the Paris metropolitan area at the 1999 census, when it included 1,584 communes and covered 14,518 km2.
Paris_and_vicinities%2C_LandSat-5_false_color_satellite_image%2C_2006-07-16.jpg
False-color satellite image of the Parisian metropolitan area.