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Paris (UK: /ˈpærɪs/; US: Listeni/ˈpɛərɪs/; French: [paʁi] ( listen)) is the capital and most populous city of France. Situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, it is at the heart of the Île-de-France region, also known as the région parisienne[5] (Paris Region in English).[6][7] The city of Paris has a population of 2,249,975 inhabitants (January 2011),[2] while its metropolitan area is one of the largest population centres in Europe, with 12,292,895 inhabitants at the January 2011 census.[4] About 2.7 million of this total were born outside Metropolitan France and represent a multitude of different countries and territories from around the world.[8] Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name. By the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world, a prosperous trading centre, the home of the University of Paris, and one of the most influential centres of learning in Europe. In the eighteenth century, it was the centre stage for the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and an important centre of commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.[9] The Paris Region has one of the largest GDPs in the world, €612 billion (US$760 billion) in 2012.[10] It hosts the world headquarters of twenty-nine of the largest companies in the world listed in the Fortune Global 500.[11] Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres and has a global influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, science, and the arts.[12] Paris is also one the world's leading tourist destinations; the City of Paris welcomed 29.3 million tourists in 2013.[13] The Paris Region, which includes Disneyland Paris, the most visited tourist attraction in France, welcomed 32.3 million visitors.[14] Paris is the third largest earner from tourism worldwide, after London and New York.[15] Paris in 2013 was home to three of the ten most visited art museums in the world: the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Centre Georges Pompidou. It also is the home of several of the most visited architectural landmarks, including the Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-Paris (12th century); Sainte-Chapelle (13th century); the Eiffel Tower (1889); and the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur on Montmartre (1919) Paris is home to the association football club Paris Saint-Germain FC and the rugby union club Stade Français. Paris hosts the annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on the red clay of Roland Garros. Paris played host to the 1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics, the 1938 and 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The 80,000-seat Stade de France in Saint-Denis was built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The city is a major rail, highway, and air-transport hub, served by the two international airports Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily. Paris is the hub of the national road network, and is surrounded by three orbital roads: the Boulevard Périphérique, the A86 motorway, and the Francilienne motorway in the outer suburbs.city of love paris.. See also: Haussmann's renovation of Paris and List of tallest buildings and structures in the Paris region .weather in paris, paris hotels, hotels in paris, paris map, things to do in paris, pari, paris catacombs, moulin rouge paris,HolidayCheck catacombs paris, paris airport, cheap hotels in paris, cheap hotels paris, cheap hotel paris, cheap hotel in paris, cheap flights to paris + 31 tane daha hostels paris, hostels in paris, paris hostel, paris hostels, hostel in paris, friends hostel paris, oops hostel paris + 14 tane daha holidays, cheap holidays, low cost holidays, holiday lettings, cruise deal,hotel, hotels, hotel reviews, hotel finder, luxor hotel, boutique hotels, hotel travel, hotels hotels, landmark hotel + 360 tane dahahotel, hotels, hotel reviews, hotel finder, luxor hotel, boutique hotels, hotel travel, hotels hotels, landmark hotel + 360 tane dahahotel, hotels, hotel reviews, hotel finder, luxor hotel, boutique hotels, hotel travel, hotels hotels, landmark hotel + 360 tane daha hotel, hotels, hotel reviews, hotel finder, luxor hotel, boutique hotels, hotel travel, hotels hotels, landmark hotel + 360 tane daha cheap hotels, cheap hotel finder, cheap hotel, hotels cheap hotels, hotel cheap, hotels for cheap, very cheap hotels + 17 tane daha cheap holiday insurance,  cheap travel insurance, cheap holidays, cheap hotel rooms, travel insurance, travel, hotels, cheap hotels, europe tour,  tour guide, Warped Tour, vans warped tour, tour, tickets Cheap Tickets, honeymoon, honeymoon resorts, cheap vacations, all inclusive holidays