Drop in Paris population causes alarm in city hall

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 19, 2024 5:44 pm

PARIS, France — Paris authorities are scrambling to halt an ongoing decline in the number of residents in the French capital's center which has dropped by around 10,000 every year for the past decade.

The city of Paris, limited by the 'Peripherique' ringroad, currently counts 2.1 million inhabitants, some 140,000 fewer than in 2013. The surrounding region, called 'Ile de France' (Island of France) totals over 12 million.

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