Grand Paris

This article is about Greater Paris ("métropole") and not the Paris Region or the City of Paris. For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation).
This article is about the modern renovation of Paris. For the Victorian renovation of Paris, see Haussmann's renovation of Paris.
For the rapid transit system, see Grand Paris Express.
Métropole du Grand Paris
Métropole
Clockwise from top: Montmartre and the Sacré-Cœur, La Défense business district, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Seine with the Eiffel Tower in the background
Location within the Île-de-France region
Location within the Île-de-France region
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentParis, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise
No. of communes131
Established1 January 2016
SeatParis
Government
 • President (2020–2026) Patrick Ollier (LR)
Area
814.2 km2 (314.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
7,075,028
 • Density8,690/km2 (22,500/sq mi)
Websitewww.metropolegrandparis.fr

The Metropolis of Greater Paris, also known as Grand Paris, is a vast public works programme commissioned by the former president of the French Republic Nicolas Sarkozy between 2016 and 2030.

The Metropolis of Greater Paris (French: Métropole du Grand Paris ; French pronunciation: [metʁopɔl dy ɡʁɑ̃ paʁi]),[note 1] also known as Greater Paris, is a métropole covering the City of Paris and its nearest surrounding suburbs that was created from Sarkozy's renovation of the city.

The métropole came into existence on 1 January 2016; it comprises 131 communes, including Paris and all 123 communes in the surrounding inner-suburban departments of the Petite Couronne (Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne), plus seven communes in two of the outer-suburban departments, including the communes of Argenteuil in Val-d'Oise, Savigny-sur-Orge, Juvisy-sur-Orge, Viry-Châtillon and Paray-Vieille-Poste in Essonne, the last of which covers part of Orly Airport.[2] Part of the métropole comprises the Seine department, which existed from 1929 to 1968.

Grand Paris covers 814 square kilometers (314 square miles), and has a population of over 7 million.[1] The métropole is administered by a metropolitan council of 210 members, not directly elected, but chosen by the councils of the member communes. Its responsibilities include urban planning, housing, as well as environment protection.

  1. ^ a b Comparateur de territoire Intercommunalité-Métropole de Métropole du Grand Paris (200054781), INSEE
  2. ^ "Décret n° 2015-1212 du 30 septembre 2015 constatant le périmètre fixant le siège et désignant le comptable public de la métropole du Grand Paris | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-28.


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