Île-de-France
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Summary
Île-de-France is a region of France[1]. Île-de-France draws 21,375 Wikipedia views per month (region of france category, ranking #5 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: metropolitan France[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Head of government: Valérie Pécresse[5]
- Capital: Paris[6]
- Shares border with: Hauts-de-France[7], Grand Est[8], Bourgogne-Franche-Comté[9], Centre-Val de Loire[10], Normandy[11]
- Named after: Kingdom of France[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Paris[13], Seine-et-Marne[14], Yvelines[15], Essonne[16], Hauts-de-Seine[17], Seine-Saint-Denis[18], Val-de-Marne[19], Val-d'Oise[20]
- Headquarters location: Q66660337[21]
- Twinned administrative body: Warsaw[22], Beirut[23], Beijing[24]
- Commons category: Île-de-France[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[26], UTC+02:00[27]
- Local dialing code: 01[28]
- Archives at: Q62331054[29]
- Has part(s): Paris[30]
- Inception: June 4, 1960[31]
- Start time: July 9, 1972[32]
- Highest point: Buttes de Rosne[33], Colline d'Élancourt[34]
- Official website: https://www.iledefrance.fr/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Île-de-France[36]
- Commons gallery: Île-de-France[37]
- Human Development Index: 0.948[38], 0.966[39], 0.969[40], 0.944[41]
- Population: 12,027,565[42], 12,082,144[43], 12,174,880[44], 12,213,447[45], 12,262,544[46], 12,271,794[47], 12,317,279[48], 12,380,964[49], 12,463,067[50]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Île-de-France[51]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[52], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[53]
- Official name: Région Île-de-France[54], Île-de-France[55]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Île-de-France include Île de France[56], a Trans Europ Express[57], in France[58], founded in 1957[59].
Why It Matters
Île-de-France has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Île-de-France is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Île-de-France include Île de France[56], a Trans Europ Express[57], in France[58], founded in 1957[59].