Île-de-France

Central French region

Île-de-France is the region of north-central France that surrounds and includes Paris.

It is the country's most populous and economically dominant region, home to roughly one-fifth of France's population.

The name means "Island of France," though the region is not an island—the term likely refers to land bounded by rivers.

geography

Paris

France's chief city

  • SeineMajor French waterway
  • MarneFrench river joining Seine
  • basinConcave water receptacle

plateau · Fontainebleau · suburbs

administration

departments

Subdivisions of an organization

landmarks

Versailles

French royal palace complex

Disneyland · Saint-Denis · Chartres · Chantilly · Montmartre

regions

Normandy

Northern French coastal region

Opposites
geographic centrality in france

Île-de-FranceCorsica

French Mediterranean island

French Guiana · Réunion · the periphery · rural France · Brittany

urban density and development

Île-de-Francerural France

Non-urban French territory

geographic naming accuracy

Île-de-FranceIceland

Nordic island republic

Ireland · Greenland · Madagascar · Corsica · Hawaii

Family

isle, island, islands, isles, islander, islanders, France, French, Frenchman

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G