Demographics of France Demographics of France In France an aire urbaine (literally: "urban area") is roughly the equivalent of a US Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is extremely confusing for English speakers because in English an "urban area" is not the same thing as a "metropolitan area". In English an urban area is a contiguously built-up area, which is smaller than a metropolitan area, as explained below. Despite its name, a French aire urbaine is indeed a metropolitan area. What is called "urban area" in English is called unité urbaine (literally: "urban unit") in France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aire urbaine"
*figures are for metropolitan (i.e. European) France only, excluding overseas départments and territories, as well as former French colonies and protectorates. Algeria and its départements, although they were an integral part of metropolitan France until 1962, are not included in the figures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Demographics of France"
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The French people ( French: Français, which etymologically derives from the word Franks, even though no direct ascendency can be deduced from the Franks to the modern 21st century French people) are the sovereign of France, composed of all French citizens, regardless of ethnic origins or religious opinions. The French people therefore comprise all French citizens, including the French overseas departments and territories. The definition is here extended to include foreigners who claim ethnic French ancestry, but this is contested. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "French people"
INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ...more on Wikipedia about "Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques"
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