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Map of metropolitan France. As of January 2019, there were 473 communes in France (metropolitan territory and overseas departments and regions) with population over 20,000, 280 communes with population over 30,000, 129 communes with population over 50,000 and 42 communes with population over 100,000. [1]
Rank Region Population 2016 Area (km 2) Density; 1 Île-de-France 12,117,132 12,012 1,009 2 Mayotte 256,518 374 685 3 Réunion 852,924 2,504 340 4 Martinique 376,480 1,128
A parish was essentially a church, the houses around it (known as the village), and the cultivated land around the village. 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 ...
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In addition to living in the biggest French cities, there are also large Turkish communities in smaller towns and villages. Bischwiller, in Alsace, is often dubbed "Turkwiller" due to its large Turkish community. [21] The Turks also make up approximately 15% of the population in Châteaubriant (2014 est.) [22] and 17% of the population in Flers ...
Villages, hamlets and other settlements in France, that are not independent communes. For communes, see Category:Communes in France by department . See also: Category:Former communes of France .
Between the years 2010–17, the population of France grew from 64,613,000 to 66,991,000 (i.e. about 2.4 million people in a span of 7 years), making France one of the fastest-growing countries in Europe. The population of France is growing by 1,000,000 people every three years- an average annual increase of 340,000 people, or +0.6%. [7]
Lost settlements in France are human settlements in European France whose sites have been abandoned or destroyed or where the settlement has been re-established elsewhere. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.