Île-de-France (région)

This article is about the French administrative région of Île-de-France. For the historical province, see Île-de-France (province). For other meanings without the circumflex accent, see Ile de France.

Île-de-France is one of the 26 régions of France. Its territory corresponds roughly to the metropolitan area of Paris. It is the most populated région of France, having more inhabitants than Belgium or Sweden, and about as many inhabitants as Ohio.