Île-de-France

administrative region of France
Organization region_of_france Q13917
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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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . books.openedition.org. Retrieved . books.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Q15699813. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Q15699813. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Q15699813. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . Q104585386. wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . Q104585386. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · PalleyCov2030 · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → La Défense de nuit, Paris, France 2.jpg, Paris and vicinities, LandSat-5 false color satellite image,
    Aerial view → Paris and vicinities, LandSat-5 false color satellite image, 2006-07-16.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Eiffel Tower from the Tour Montparnasse 3, Paris May 2014.jpg"
  2. 9w ago · Mario988 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → La Défense de nuit, Paris, France 2.jpg, Paris and vicinities, LandSat-5 false color satellite image,
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Paris and vicinities, LandSat-5 false color satellite image, 2006-07-16.jpg"
  3. 17w ago · Albgr03 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36652|batch #36652]]: Remove redundant P421, they are available at a higher administrative level"
  4. 19w ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag → Q5456649
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Flag: flag of Île-de-France, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780201126357"
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