![]() ![]() Early history įurther information: Crown lands of France and Pays de France Some parts of the historic province are now incorporated into the present-day region of Hauts-de-France, while other parts of the present-day région Île-de-France are taken from the historic province of Champagne. The province of Île-de-France encompasses the north-central territories of Val-d’Oise, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Ville-de-Paris (Paris), Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Essonne and Yvelines. Its principal rivers are the Seine and its tributaries, the Marne, Oise and Aisne. The region lies in the center of the Paris Basin and consists of limestone plains with a gently rolling relief. Its capital is Paris and it has an area of 4,637 square miles (12,011 square km), and a population of 11,491,000 (2006). It is bounded by the regions of Picardy (Picardie) to the north, Champagne-Ardenne to the east, Burgundy (Bourgogne) to the southeast, Centre to the south, and Haute-Normandie to the northwest. The Île-de-France is a province of France encompassing the north-central departments of Val-d’Oise, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Ville-de-Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Essonne, and Yvelines. ![]()
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