Melun is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the southeastern suburbs of Paris about 41 km (25.7 miles) from the centre of Paris. Melun is the prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne, and the seat of an arrondissement. Its inhabitants are called Melunais. Country France Region Île-de-France Department Seine-et-Marne Canton Melun Government Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Vogel (Agir) Area1 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) […]
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Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital and largest town of the Hautes-Alpes department. At a height of 750 m above sea level, it is France’s highest prefecture (departmental capital). Together with other Alpine towns, Gap engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte […]
Compiègne is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It is located on the river Oise. Its inhabitants are called Compiégnois. Country France Region Hauts-de-France Department Oise Canton Compiègne-1 and 2 Government Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Marini Area1 53.1 km2 (20.5 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 40,199 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Geography Location The city of Compiègne is located downstream from the confluence of the rivers Oise and Aisne , in the department of Oise . It constitutes […]
Bourg-en-Bresse is a commune in eastern France, capital of the Ain department, and the capital of the ancient province of Bresse. It is located 70 km (43 mi) north-northeast of Lyon. The inhabitants of Bourg-en-Bresse are known as Burgiens. Country France Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Department Ain Government Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Debat Area1 23.99 km2 (9.26 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 41,527 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Economy Bourg-en-Bresse benefits from a privileged location […]
La Courneuve is a French commune , located in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis in the Île-de-France region . Its inhabitants are called the Courneuviens and Courneuviennes . Country France Region Île-de-France Department Seine-Saint-Denis Canton La Courneuve Government Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Poux (PCF) Area1 7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 43,054 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Economy Businesses and shops If the inhabitants of the city live in poverty, the city itself has significant fiscal potential with an […]
Vibrant art city with its mix of modern and medieval, it is cultured and casual at the same time. Padua is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub […]
Messina stands resurgent, capable of enduring anything the Gods may throw at it. It remains the gateway to Sicily and stands proudly on its eponymous Straits,surveying the Calabrian hills across the water. Messina is the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily. The city’s […]
City built on an archipelago of 118 islands in a shallow, 550 km2 lagoon, connected by 400 bridges over 177 canals. Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are in […]
Alès is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as Alais. Country France Region Occitanie Department Gard Government Mayor (2020–2026) Max Roustan Area1 23.16 km2 (8.94 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 40,219 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Geography Alès lies 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-northwest of Nîmes, on the left bank of the Gardon River, which […]
Wander the side streets, have lunch in an outdoor café, and have fun exploring Verona. Verona is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 259,610 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in northeast Italy. Between the 13th and […]
The hottest summer in Italy! Catania is the second largest city in Sicily, after Palermo, and among the ten largest cities in Italy. The city has been devastated several times by volcanic eruptions from nearby Mount Etna, the most violent of which was in 1669 and it suffered through another severely damaging earthquake in 1693. However, it is also […]
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; The historic centre of the Artois region, with a Baroque town square, Arras is located in Northern France at the confluence of the Scarpe river and the Crinchon River. The Arras plain lies on a large chalk plateau bordered on the north by the Marqueffles fault, on the southwest […]
Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the capital of Bigorre. It was known as Turba or Tarba in Roman times. Tarbes is part of the historical region of Gascony. Country France Region Occitanie Department Hautes-Pyrénées Canton 3 cantons Government Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Trémège Area1 15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 41,518 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Economy Being farther away from Toulouse than other cities of Occitanie, […]
Gorgeous old town, bustling traditional harbour and Italy’s best beaches nearby, the Italian port city of Bari is well worth a visit. Bari is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland […]
Florence is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the […]
Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. Fusing haughty elegance with down-to-earth grit in one beautifully colonnaded medieval grid, Bologna is a city who intrigues. Bologna is an important agricultural, industrial, financial and transport hub, where many large mechanical, electronic and food companies have their headquarters as well […]
Genoa is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean: it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European […]
Palermo is a city of southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Numerous tourists are […]
Noisy-le-Sec is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.6 km (5.3 mi) from the center of Paris. Country France Region Île-de-France Department Seine-Saint-Denis Canton Bobigny Government Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Sarrabeyrouse Area1 5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 44,136 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Transport Noisy-le-Sec is served by Noisy-le-Sec station on Paris RER line E. Education Schools: 12 preschools 9 elementary schools One combined […]
Douai is a commune in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Lille and 25 km (16 mi) from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region’s most impressive belfries. Country France Region Hauts-de-France Department Nord Canton Douai Government Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Chéreau Area1 16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 39,700 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) […]
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the two sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Country France Overseas region and department French Guiana Arrondissement Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Government Mayor (2020-2026) Sophie Charles Area1 4,830 km2 (1,860 sq mi) Population (2018-01-01) 45,576 Time zone UTC−03:00 Geography Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a border town in north-west French Guiana. It is located […]
Talence is a town in southwestern France , located in the Gironde department , in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It borders on the town of Bordeaux. Its inhabitants are the Talençais . Talence is part of Bordeaux metropolis . It is the densest of the Bordeaux suburbs and the fourth most populous municipality in Gironde. Talence hosts a large part of the Bordeaux university campus. It is home to the Sciences and Technologies college of the University of Bordeaux (formerly Bordeaux […]
Thionville is a commune in the northeastern French department of Moselle. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz. Country France Region Grand Est Department Moselle Canton Thionville, Yutz Government Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Cuny (DVD) Area1 49.86 km2 (19.25 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 40,701 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Economy steel industry ; chemistry ; cement plant ; river port of Thionville-Illange ( 7 e of France); branch […]
Castres is a commune, and arrondissement capital in the Tarn department and Occitanie region in southern France. It lies in the former French province of Languedoc. Castres is (after Toulouse, Tarbes and Albi) the fourth-largest industrial centre of the predominantly rural Midi-Pyrénées région and the largest in that part of Languedoc lying between Toulouse and Montpellier. Country France Region Occitanie Department Tarn Canton Castres-1, 2 and 3 Government Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Bugis Area1 98.17 km2 (37.90 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 41,636 Time zone […]
Angoulême is a commune, the capital of the Charente department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The city is nicknamed the „balcony of the southwest“. Angoulême is called „Ville de l’Image“ which means literally „City of the Image“.The commune has been awarded four flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom. […]
Livry-Gargan is a town located in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis , in the Île-de-France region , about twelve kilometers north-east of Paris. Its inhabitants are called the Livryens-Garganais. Country France Region Île-de-France Department Seine-Saint-Denis Canton Livry-Gargan Government Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre-Yves Martin Area1 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 44,437 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Town planning Land use The city center is characterized by a combination of low DC buildings from […]
Valenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the Scheldt river. Country France Region Hauts-de-France Department Nord Canton Valenciennes Government Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Degallaix Area1 13.82 km2 (5.34 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 43,336 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Economy Valenciennes is historically renowned for its lace. Until the 1970s, the main industries were steel and textiles. Since their decline, reconversion attempts focus mainly on automobile production. In 2001, Toyota built […]
Boulogne-sur-Mer is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d’Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after Lille conurbation. It is also the country’s largest fishing port, specialising in herring. Country France Region Hauts-de-France Department Pas-de-Calais Canton Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 and 2 Government Mayor (2020–2026) […]
Bastia is a commune in the department of Haute-Corse, France located in the north-east of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. Bastia is the principal port of the island and its principal commercial town and is especially famous for its wines. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bastiais or Bastiaises. Approximately 10% of the population are immigrants. The commune has been awarded three […]
Istres is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture. Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Department Bouches-du-Rhône Canton Istres Government Mayor (2020–2026) François Bernardini Area1 113.73 km2 (43.91 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 43,133 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Location Istres is adjacent to the Étang de Berre lagoon (the largest in Europe) and […]
Le Cannet is a French commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region . Its inhabitants are called the Cannettans . Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Department Alpes-Maritimes Canton Cannes-1 and Le Cannet Government Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Pigrenet Area1 7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 41,471 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Geography Capital of the canton, the city is located about 2 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea , north of […]
Gennevilliers is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Île-de-France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the centre of Paris. Country France Region Île-de-France Department Hauts-de-Seine Canton Gennevilliers Government Mayor (2020–2026) Patrice Leclerc Area1 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 46,907 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Town planning Urban morphology The town of Gennevilliers does not have a real town center. A […]
Rosny-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.1 km (6.3 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is the seat of the national centre of road information of the national gendarmerie. Country France Region Île-de-France Department Seine-Saint-Denis Canton Montreuil-1 Government Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Fauconnet Area1 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 46,207 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Town planning The […]
Puteaux is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department, 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) from the centre of Paris. La Défense, Paris’s business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the northern part of Puteaux and parts of the neighbouring communes Courbevoie and Nanterre. The inhabitants of Puteaux are called Putéoliens in French. Country France Region […]
Salon-de-Provence is a French commune located in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône , in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur . Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Department Bouches-du-Rhône Canton Salon-de-Provence-1 and 2 Government Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Isnard (LR) Area1 70.3 km2 (27.1 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 45,528 Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Economy Salon had 2,221 companies in 2004. The activities are mainly tertiary (88%). Industry, construction and agriculture account for 6%, 4% and 2% respectively. A […]
Sète, known as Cette until 1928, is a commune in the Hérault department in the region of Occitania in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois (male) and Sétoises (female). Known as the Venice of Languedoc and the singular island (in Paul Valéry’s words), it is a port and a seaside resort on the Mediterranean with its own very strong cultural identity, traditions, cuisine and dialect. Country France Region Occitanie Department Hérault Canton Sète Government […]