Paris facts
- Paris has over 2 million inhabitants: 1 in 7 are non-French; population peak in 1921 at 2.9m.
- Around 45 million tourists visit Paris and the Ile de France region annually (half are French).
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Most visited are Disneyland (15m), Notre Dame (12m), Louvre (8m) and Eiffel Tower (7m).
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Paris got its name from Parisii, a tribe of Gauls who settled on the Ile de la Cite 250-200 B.C.
- It was called "City of Lights" due to the artists, writers and sculptors who made Paris home.
- Paris' business district of La Defense is the largest purpose-built business district in Europe.
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A German general did not destroy all Paris monuments before retreat, as ordered by Hitler.
- The first establishment to be known as a restaurant was in Paris which has over 8,000 now.
- Paris is home to over 70 museums and 50 theatres; 4.5 million people use the metro a day
- Most Parisians are aged 20-30; 2 x more singles than families; more dogs than children.
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