ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-seven administrative regions of France. It consists mostly of the Paris metropolitan area. Most of Île-de-France is covered by the Paris "aire urbaine" (metropolitan area), a statistical area encompassing the Paris "pôle urbain" (urban area) and its couronne périurbaine (commuter belt).
With 11.7 million inhabitants, Île-de-France is not only the most populated region of France, but also has more residents than Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Finland, Greece, Portugal, or Sweden, and has a population comparable to that of the U.S. state of Ohio or to that of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is the fourth most populous country subdivision in the European Union, after England, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria.
Economically, Île-de-France is the world's fourth-largest and Europe's wealthiest and largest regional economy. It is the wealthiest metropolitan area in the European Union, and if it were a country, it would rank as the 15th wealthiest in the world.
Created as district "de la région de Paris" in 1961, it was renamed after the historic province of Île-de-France in 1976, when its administrative status was aligned with the other French administrative regions created in 1972. Its name literally means "Island of France", possibly from ancient Frankish Liddle Franke, "little France". Despite the name change, Île-de-France is still popularly referred to by French people as the région Parisienne (the "Paris region") or RP. However, its inhabitants are more and more referred to as "franciliens", an adjective created in the 1980s.
Coat-of-Arms
Old Coat-of-Arms: "Azure, with lilies seeded" and actual Coat-of-Arms: "Azure, with three golden lilies".
The coat of Ile-de-France, shield or flag of arms (armorial flag), is an emblem who doesn't have an official recognition, although in 2010 the Monnaie de Paris has produced a piece of 10 € three fleurs-de-lis to represent the region, and this coat is the official insignia of the gendarmerie of the Île-de-France. However, the current Regional Council of Ile-de-France uses a logo, a red star with 8 irregular branches.
This shield is actually that of the former estate of the kings of France, which the Ile-de-France derives its existence. It is sometimes replaced by the emblem called "old France" (Azure, with lilies seeded) as shown by a stamp of twenty francs issued on 1 May 1943, or the crests of several regional scouts. The lilies of heraldry so-called "France" and "old France" are found in many coats-of-arms of cities in Île-de-France: Cachan, Montreuil, Juziers, Paris, Puteaux, Saint-Denis, Villepinte, etc...
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