Île-de-France

Canal de l'Ourcq near the Vignely lock, Île-de-France
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canal_de_l%27Ourcq_pres_de_Vignely_P1050588.JPG
Author: Pline


Île-de-France is the region of France encompassing the metropolitan area of Paris. The name literally means the "isle of France". It is the wealthiest, most densely populated of the 26 administrative regions of the country.

Île-de-France covers 12,012 sq km (4,637 sq mi) and has a population of 11.7 million people (2011 estimate). As such, this small region in France has a higher population than Austria, Belgium, Greece, Portugal and Sweden. Its GDP as of 2007 stood at €462. If it were an independent country, it would have the 15th biggest economy in the world.

Pavillon de Musique, Louveciennes, Île-de-France
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PavillonDeMusique.jpg
Author: Jean-Marie Hullot


Île-de-France is bordered by Picardy to the north, Champagne-Ardenne to the east, Burgundy to the southeast, Centre to the south and Upper Normandy to the west. The city of Paris occupies 23% of Île-de-France, while the metropolitan area of Paris in some areas extend beyond its border.

Going to Ile-de-France

All transportation to Ile-de-France are through the airports and railway stations of Paris.

Château-Landon, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chateaulandon.JPG
Author: Dorian Bianco

Cities in Île-de-France

World Heritage Sites in Île-de-France

Tourist Destinations in Île-de-France

Members of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

About this website

Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.

While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.