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Île de France

Région Île-de-France
Détails
Information
Capital:	Paris
Population - Total - Density	10 952 011 (1999) 912 /km²
Area	12 012 km²
Arrondissements	25
Cantons	317
Communes	1 281
President of the regional council	XX
Départements
Essonne (91) Hauts-de-Seine (92) Paris (75) Seine-Saint-Denis (93) Seine-et-Marne (77) Val-de-Marne (94) Val-d'Oise (95) Yvelines (78)
Location

Ile-de-France is a région of France. It includes the capital, Paris.

History

The name first appears in 1387, replacing the older "Pays de France" when the word pays began to mean nation rather than region. (source: Quid). It means, literally, "Isle of France": this is taken as meaning the inland peninsula delimited by the Oise, Seine, Ourcq and Marne rivers.

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