This statistic presents the ranking of the most visited French cities (excluding Paris) by French tourists in 2016, according to the number of nights spent in hotels. That year, around 3.5 million overnight stays were spent by French tourists in the city of Marseille, in pole position in this ranking. Lyon was not far behind with more than 3.4 million hotel nights spent there.

In a survey conducted by BVA in 2015, most of French people chose New York City as the foreign city they would like to visit on holiday. The Big Apple remains popular in France, despite being one of the most expensive holiday destinations in the world in 2018. New York City’s famous architecture, as well as the Statue of Liberty or Central Park, keep attracting thousands of French who want to discover the city that never sleeps.

The French dream of distant cities

It appears that when it comes to popular foreign cities, French tourists seem to have a clear preference for cities which are far from home. In this ranking, New York was followed by Sydney and Montreal. This trend follows another a ranking from 2015 about the most attractive countries for holiday. According to the French, the United States was ranked first, before Canada and Australia. However, the French are still able to dream of their European neighbors. Florence, Barcelona and Rome were among the most popular cities according to French tourists. Mediterranean countries like Spain, Italy or Portugal were also among the destinations French people considered going to for summer holidays. Proximity, organization and price explain why, even if the French dream of holidays on the other side of the world, they tend to spend their holidays in Europe or even in their own country.

Reasons for travelling in France when you are French

Some regions in France, because of their pleasant living environment or their closeness to the sea, are among the most popular for French tourists. Corsica, Brittany and Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur are three very famous tourist destinations in the country. It also seems that French tourists like to spend their holidays with family of friends, which could explain why most French people plan holiday trips in their own country.

As one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world, a city known for it's romantic landscape and notorious history, Paris was the city with the most visitors (1.7 million) recorded staying at Airbnb sites in France in the year 2016. The second destination for which Airbnb recorded it's most arrivals was Nice, with around 270 thousand visitors in 2016, followed by Lyon and Marseille.

This graph presents the cities where students were looking for accommodation the most in France in 2023. It reveals that 13.3 percent of students looking for accommodation were looking in Paris, while 8.9 percent of them were searching for a flat to settle in Lyon.

The number of visitors to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, bounced back in 2022, following a sharp drop with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, attendance at the renowned monument totaled around 5.85 million in 2022, and then 6.32 million in 2023. Built between 1887 and 1889 as part of the preparations for the Worlds’ Fair, the Eiffel Tower is one of the most iconic symbols of Paris and France. The Eiffel Tower: a French icon With its recognizable silhouette, the Eiffel Tower is the most famous attraction of the city of Paris. However, the number of tourists visiting the monument has been oscillating since 2011. In 2016, a year after the Paris terrorist attacks, the monument received only 5.84 million visitors, compared to almost seven million the year before. Since then, the number of tourists appears to be increasing reaching over 6 million visitors in 2018 and 2019. Most of visitors of the tower are French tourists. The tower is not only a symbol of Paris, it is also a lucrative business which had a turnover generated by ticket sales of more than 66.1 million euros in 2015. Tourism in Paris Despite its popularity, the Eiffel Tower is not the most visited cultural venues of Paris. In 2017, Notre Dame, as well as the Sacré Coeur and the Louvre Museum, attracted more tourists than the Tower. Paris keeps being one of the most attractive city destinations for French and foreign visitors. The French capital was the city with sixth highest international visitor spend in the world with more than 15 million international overnight visitors in 2016.

As of February 2025, Île-de-France, the region that includes Paris, recorded the highest number of hotel rooms in France. As of that month, hotels in that region offered a total of nearly 166,000 rooms. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur followed in the ranking, with over 85,000 and 74,000 hotel rooms, respectively.How many hotels are there in Paris? In 2024, the number of hotels in Paris exceeded 1,600. While three-star hotels accounted for the highest number of establishments that year, four-star hotels recorded the highest number of hotel rooms in Paris, with over 33,000 rooms. How many tourists visit Paris and Île-de-France? The City of Lights, as the French capital is nicknamed, is one of the most visited European destinations by international tourists and is also very popular among domestic travelers. In 2023, the total number of tourist arrivals to Paris and Île-de-France, including inbound and domestic visitors, reached almost 48 million, increasing over the previous year but remaining slightly below pre-pandemic levels.

In 2023, London was the leading European city tourism destination based on the number of bed nights. That year, bed nights in the United Kingdom's capital exceeded ** million, denoting a sharp annual increase but not fully recovering yet from the impact of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Paris and Istanbul followed in the ranking in 2023, with roughly ** million and nearly ** million bed nights. What are the most visited countries in Europe? While the French capital came in second among leading European cities based on bed nights, France topped the ranking of the European countries with the highest number of inbound tourist arrivals in 2023, ahead of Spain, Italy, and Turkey. Meanwhile, when looking at European countries with the highest tourism receipts that year, Spain recorded the highest figure, with over ** billion U.S. dollars, followed by the United Kingdom. How many international tourists visit Europe every year? In 2023, the number of international tourist arrivals in Europe grew significantly over the previous year, totaling over *** million. This figure, however, remained below pre-pandemic levels. Overall, either before and after the impact of COVID-19, Europe was the region with the highest number of international tourist arrivals worldwide.

5G is finally arriving in France, with deployment in the country scheduled for November 18, 2020. 5G succeeds the previous generation of 4G, and will offer much higher speed than previously available, as well as very short latency times and an increased number of simultaneous connections possible per area covered. Marseille was the best-equipped French city with a total of ** 5G antennas, followed by Paris and Montpellier with ** and ** antennas, respectively.

Operators and territory coverage

As of November 2020, Orange had set up the highest number of 5G antennas under test in France. While almost the entirety of the French population was covered by mobile broadband (4G) by all four main operators, Orange was also at the top of the list in terms of territory coverage.

5G in the era of the smart city

The implementation of 5g on the French territory is one of the cornerstones of the development of the smart city and the digital transition it promotes. Indeed, open data was the most often carried out smart city project by French cities. Here again, Marseille stands out from other cities by being the most advanced French city in terms of smart city projects.

A May 2024 analysis looked at the most popular city destinations on social media worldwide based on a series of criteria, such as the number of Instagram posts related to that specific destination or the increase in Google searches. Based on the analysis, Nice in France took the top spot in the ranking, with an index score of 8.42 out of 10. London in the United Kingdom and Paris in France followed behind, with an index score of 8.17 and 8.06, respectively.

This statistic shows French residents' favorite cities for domestic holidays in the summer 2015. It appears that Ajaccio sparked the most interest among French travelers, with more than ** percent of the respondents quoting it.

Madrid was the most visited city destination in Spain in 2023, having welcomed nearly ** million overnight visitors. The Catalonian capital followed second in the ranking that year, with roughly *** million tourists spending at least one night in the destination. How did Madrid rank in tourist visits and accommodation? In 2022, Madrid attracted over 4.5 million domestic and 4.6 million international tourists for stays exceeding one day, despite experiencing a more than 10 percent decrease compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels. Furthermore, the Spanish capital has consistently ranked among the top ten European cities with the highest number of nights spent by tourists in paid accommodation, securing the 8th position that year. Which regions attracted the most international tourists? Spain's international tourism rebounded strongly from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, surpassing 100 million visitors in 2022. Catalonia led as the most visited region, attracting over **** million international tourists. The United Kingdom played a pivotal role as the primary source of international tourists, contributing over ** million travelers, followed by France with around ** million visitors.

• 3 million French people move every year, i.e. 10% of households
• 1500 removal companies in France, 90% of which have fewer than 20 employees

Among the most popular cities, this represents around 350 companies from Movement Paris and 100 companies from Movement Bordeaux. Source: official-demenagement.com/ and INSEE 2016

During the 2023/2024 academic year in France, the majority of students enrolled at university were following a degree course in Art and Humanities. There were more than ******* individuals studying areas as diverse as archaeology, philosophy, history, or literature. Who are the university students in France? During the academic year 2022/2023, there were almost 1.6 million university students registered in France. Alongside Art and Humanities, Science was also one of the most popular degree courses among university students in France. The country counted more than 620 universities in 2023, which welcome a majority of French students, even though the number of students coming from other countries has been increasing in recent years. In 2023/24, ** percent of foreign students in France were from Maghreb countries, which include French-speaking countries like Morocco or Algeria. The cost of being a university student France is known for being a country where annual tuition fees for third-level education are rather low compared to other countries like the United States or England. The annual tuition fee for domestic students in France amounts to *** US dollars, while it reaches more than ****** US dollars in England. However, these lower fees do not necessarily prevent students from financial difficulties. In 2019, nearly ** percent of French students stated having financial problems throughout the year, while renting a student studio in the biggest cities of France is becoming more and more expensive.

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In 2015, when asking the French in which of the regions of France they would like to spend their summer holidays, ** percent answered Corsica. This island, located in the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the ** regions of the country and benefits from a Mediterranean climate alongside with beautiful landscapes. It is one of the most popular holiday destinations among French tourists, but the island also welcomes a large number of visitors from other European countries such as Germany or Italy.

Summer vacation means sea destination

Corsica is a region that seems particularly attractive for summer holidays. In another survey conducted in 2015 about the preferred city destinations for summer vacation in France, Ajaccio and Bastia, the two most populous Corsican cities, were on top of the ranking. It seems that when it comes to summer holidays, the French have a strong preference for the sea over the mountains or the countryside. Beside Corsica, other coastal regions like Brittany or Provence-Alpes- Côte d’Azur were among the favorite of French tourists.

Summer in France

French workers have a minimum of ** paid vacations days, while French children enjoy a summer break of nine weeks. During summertime, French cities are unusually calm, with French citizens leaving the town for the countryside or the sea. Every year, a large majority of French people plan to go on vacation and most of them choose to spend their summer holidays in their own country. In 2013, more than ** percent of holiday trips in France were domestic.

This dataset presents the evolution of travel time, calculated in minutes, between the largest French cities via the rail network since 1920. The best travel time proposed on the relationship is retained.

The replication data includes all the scripts to generate the “German-French Police Relations Dataset” on which the book relies (denoted as “dataset”), as well as the scripts that produce all the tables and figures presented in the book (by chapters). The scripts were compiled in Stata (Version 13). The dataset was produced within the framework of the comparative German-French research project “Police and Adolescents in Multi-Ethnic Societies” (POLIS)” as part of the author’s PhD research project. The cross-sectional dataset includes detailed information on encounters with and perceptions of the police among young people in two French (Grenoble and Lyon) and two German (Mannheim and Cologne) cities. Moreover, the dataset includes information on socio-demographic and ethnic background of the respondents as well as their self-reported delinquency, family and peer relations, routine activities and neighborhood of residence. The dataset draws on two school survey datasets – one German and one French dataset – compiled by the POLIS research project team. This primary data is stored, among others, at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (https://csl.mpg.de). The school surveys were carried out between September 2011 and November 2012 in France and Germany, using the same study design. They took the form of a paper-and-pencil questionnaire during school time. The POLIS project resulted from a cooperation between the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg, Germany, and the Sciences Po Grenoble, Université Grenoble Alpes, France. Dietrich Oberwittler and Hans-Jörg Albrecht (Germany) as well as Sebastian Roché (France) were its principal investigators. For more information on the POLIS project visit the project website https://csl.mpg.de/en/research/projects/police-and-adolescents-in-multi-ethnic-societies-polis/.

This graph represents the ranking of cities where most French people consider urban transport to be well developed in 2017. We can thus observe that that year, Bordeaux and Lyon came at the top of the ranking, with 80% of French people considering that they are cities in which urban transport is well developed. Nice and Marseille were last in the ranking with 61% of French people agreeing on this same proposition.

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