Grand Paris

It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles, because the renovation and the "métropole", which both bear the same name, are not the same thing. (discuss) (March 2024)

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
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise
No. of communes	131
Established	1 January 2016
Seat	Paris
Government
• President (2020–2026)	Patrick Ollier (LR)
Area	814.2 km2 (314.4 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]	7,075,028
• Density	8,690/km2 (22,500/sq mi)
Website	www.metropolegrandparis.fr

The Metropolis of Greater Paris (French: Métropole du Grand Paris, pronounced [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.

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