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Fun fact 5 about Paris

La Tour Eiffel vue de la Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris août 2014 (2)
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Paris was declared an 'open city' when the German army marched in on 14 June 1940.

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Paris

France

Country
France
Population
2.2M
Coordinates
48.86, 2.35
148th most populous city in the world

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026.

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Photo: Yann Caradec from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0