PARIS
France
One of 20 GPFL Host Cities
KEY STADIUMS
Stade de France 80,000
Parc des Princes 47,929
POPULATION
Metro 13,024,518 (2017)
Urban 10,858,852 (2019)
Main Attractions
Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, The Louvre, Basilica of Sacré-Cœur, Notre Dame Cathedral, Centre Pompidou, Musée d’Orsay
Other Sports Venues
Champs-Elysées Cycling (Tour de France), Roland Garros Tennis, Bercy Arena Indoor Sports
Most Visited City Ranking
2
World's Best City Ranking
2
Why did we choose Paris?
Paris is one of the world’s great cities. Both modern and historic, Paris has many stunning sights that showcase impressive architecture and design, and these places have become world-famous for their beauty. The ample photo opportunities are among the most popular reasons to visit… and now there’s another reason.
PARIS
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world’s major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science.
For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as “the City of Light”. Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world.
People were living on the site of the present-day city, located along the Seine River some 233 miles (375 km) upstream from the river’s mouth on the English Channel (La Manche), by about 7600 BCE. The modern city has spread from the island (the Île de la Cité) and far beyond both banks of the Seine.