Paris Facts

The oldest cafe in Paris, Le Procope, was founded in 1686.

On average, there are 10 film/commercial shoots taking place on the streets of Paris each day?

There are 10 recognized replicas of the statue of liberty in France, 9 being in Paris.

The Place de la Concorde is not only a pretty monument, but also a huge cathedral.

Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, was built in 1108.

First Tower, the tallest skyscraper in France, is 758 feet tall.

Until 2012, there was only 1 bus station in Paris. It has since been removed!

The shortest street in Paris, Rue des Dégrés, is only 50 meters long.

The statues around the Place de la Concorde represent 8 wars in France's history.

There are 1803 monuments are in Paris total.

The Arènes de Lutèce in Paris are medieval religious buildings.

There are 173+ museums are in Paris.

Parisian trees are measured and documented and there were approx. 470,000 as of 2015?

The Paris metro is the 4th largest public transport system in the world, with 302 stations.

The longest street in Paris is Rue Vaugirard. It is only 6.3 miles long.

You must pay a fee to the city of Paris to shoot film in public gardens, pools, and museums.

There are 38 total cities across the world are called "Paris".

Marché de Rungis (Paris), the largest market in Europe (larger than Monaco) was founded in 1110

There are approximately 450 parks and gardens are in Paris, making up more than 1200 acres.

The SNCF (FrenchNationalRailwaySystem) put dozens of bicycles in train stations for public use.

Paris has more libraries than any other country with a total of 9,000.