Happy Around the World 360 #49 -- Paris, France Paris is often referred to as La Ville-Lumière (The City of Light). From Wiki -- Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. Situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, it is at the heart of the Île-de-France region, also known as the région parisienne (Paris Region in English). Within its administrative limits largely unchanged since 1860 (the 20 arrondissements), the city of Paris has a population of 2,249,975 inhabitants (January 2011), but its metropolitan area is one of the largest population centres in Europe, with 12,292,895 inhabitants at the January 2011 census. Who knew?... Archeological evidence shows that the site of Paris has been occupied by man since between 9800 and 7500 BC. youtube/watch?v=hZ5rR0WlEkQ
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:03:02 +0000
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