Dept 75 Rank #89 / 96
Paris
Île-de-France · Nearest city: Paris (TGV hub)
🚄 TGV
Urban Paris
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Paris offers an unrivalled tourist draw and top healthcare, but sky-high property, high crime and almost no greenery drag it down. Paris offre un attrait touristique inégalé et un accès aux soins de premier plan, mais des prix immobiliers exorbitants, une délinquance élevée et une quasi-absence de verdure tirent son score vers le bas.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,843h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p27 of 96
Sunny days
139/yr
days >50% sunlit
p27 of 96
Rain days
110/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
p24 of 96
Annual rainfall
608mm/yr
total volume
p17 of 96
Heavy rain
3/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p29 of 96
Torrential
0.2/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p57 of 96
Hot days >30°
17/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
p32 of 96
Winter mildness
8/10
3.3 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.1 °C per year.
p74 of 96
Wind
3.5m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: calmer by 0.08 m/s per year.
p86 of 96
Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
p34 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+3 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+17 nights · +4 so far
Frost days ~-12 days · -10 so far
Dry-soil days ~+24 days
Landscape
Landscape score
2/10
p2 of 96
Max elevation
131m
p3 of 96
Forest cover
0%
#1 least forested of 96
Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Urban Paris
Identity
Paris is the birthplace of Voltaire (philosophe).
Notable figures born here
Voltaire — philosopheMolière — écrivainJean-Paul Sartre — philosopheNicolas Sarkozy — juristeMarcel Proust — écrivainSimone de Beauvoir — philosopheBrigitte Bardot — écrivainSully Prudhomme — philosophePierre de Coubertin — historienWilliam Somerset Maugham — médecin
Terroir & appellations
Paris lies within protected appellation areas, including Brie de Meaux, Île-de-France Paris, Île-de-France.
Brie de MeauxÎle-de-France ParisÎle-de-France
Distinctions
- Auguste Comte
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Victor Hugo
- Jardins de l'École du Breuil
- Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil
- Arboretum de Paris
Risks
Safety score
1/10
Flood risk
Very high
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p93 of 96
Fire risk
Moderate
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p59 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p14 of 96
Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Flooding Very high 100% p95 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 100% p92 of 96
Transport
Transport
10/10
3.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
5
A3 · A4 · A6a · A6b · A13
Work locally
69.2%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Paris (TGV hub)
✈ Airport
Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) · ~14 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
3.0h direct
🛣 Highways
A3, A4, A6a, A6b, A13
Services
Healthcare
10/10
APL 5.0
#2 best GP access of 96
Schools
8/10
Brevet 92%
p92 of 96
Fiber coverage
95%
p31 of 96
Intl schools
34schools
International programmes available
#1 most intl schools of 96
People
Population
2,299,026
#2 highest of 96
Density
22180/km²
Urban
32 387
Pop trend
-0.6%/yr
-0.8 pts vs median · p3
Median income
$33,800
standard of living · $/yr
#1 highest of 96
Poverty rate
15.6%
below 60% of median living standard
p64 of 96
Unemployment
10.5%
active population out of work
p36 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 21 residents
p72 of 96 · 110,614 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
16%
15-24
13%
25-39
14%
40-54
15%
55-69
19%
70+
23%
Office professionals
51.7%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
#1 highest of 96
Remote work
5.0%
télétravail · works without commuting
p72 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
51.7%
At-home trades
Farmers
0%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.2%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
21.3%
Clerical & service staff
16.2%
Manual workers
5.6%
Real estate
Median
$11,080/m²
$7,490 $15,480
House $13,790 Apt $11,070
-2.3%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
21.21%
typical commune rate · TFPB
#1 lowest of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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