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All figures reflect the municipal population (French: population municipale), meaning people who have their usual residence in the commune, [2] excluding population counted apart. [3] The population of the matching Urban unit is usually several times that of its central commune. Populations as of 2006 and 2013 are also shown.
In 2011, France (whose territory in the national accounts refers to Metropolitan France plus the four old overseas regions of Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, and Réunion, but excludes Mayotte and the six overseas collectivities) had a GDP of US$2,778 bn, 98.2% of which was produced in Metropolitan France, and 1.8% in the four overseas ...
This is a list of French regions and overseas territories by Human Development Index as of 2022. [1] The regions since 2016 that the pre-2016 regions correspond to or are part of are shown alongside. Rank
France's economy entered the recession of the late 2000s later and appeared to leave it earlier than most affected economies, only enduring four-quarters of contraction. [50] However, France experienced stagnant growth between 2012 and 2014, with the economy expanding by 0% in 2012, 0.8% in 2013 and 0.2% in 2014.
In The Global City (2001), Saskia Sassen has analyzed the relationship between a new economic model and the shape of modern cities. The public services offered (number of police officers, post offices, etc.) did not follow the tremendous increase of the population in these areas.
Paris is the city of lights and France is the land of love. But lights and love don't make money, and France's economy has hit increasingly hard times in the past few years. Here's why. 1. Not-so ...
List of French regions and DOMs by nominal GRP per capita Region or DOM Rank GRP per capita GRP per capita France — 35,000: 41,300: Île de France: 1 59,700 70,500 Rhône-Alpes: 2 35,100 41,500 Alsace: 3 32,100 37,900 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 3 32,100 37,900 Midi-Pyrénées: 5 32,000 37,800 Pays de la Loire: 6 31,400 37,100 Aquitaine: 7 ...
France was the most populous country in Europe at this time, with a population of approximately 25 million inhabitants in the late 18th century (England in contrast had only 6 million inhabitants), which accounts for the large number of parishes. French kings often prided themselves on ruling over a "realm of 100,000 steeples".