Is The Capital And Largest City In The Whole Of . This Has Been Regarded As One Of The Wonderful European Destinations To Visit. Its Original Complete Latin Name Is Lutetia Pasisiorum Which Was Later Dropped In Favor Of What It Is Called Now. It Was Derived From The Gallic Parisii Tribe Who May Have Taken Its Roots From The Celtic Gallic Word Parios Meaning The Working People Or Craftsmen. It Was Traditionally Recognized As Paname In French. The Inhabitants Of Are Known As Parisians. Locally, Dwellers In The Suburbs Are Colloquially Identified As Banlieusards, Taken From Banlieue Meaning Ghetto. The Banlieues To The North Of Tend To Be More Working-class And Have Higher Immigrant Populations Than The Suburbs To The West And South, Which Are More Bourgeois. Inhabitants Of Are Also Known As Riverains Due To The . While Those Of Le-de-France Rgion (Paris Region) Are Officially As Franciliens. Parisians Tend To Refer To People From Outside Le-de-France As Provinciaux. The Use Of This Term, Like Referring To The Rest Of As Les Provinces, Is Considered Pejorative.Pesent Mayor Of Is Bertrand Delanoe. He Has Been In Position Since Where He Is Under The Banner Of The French Socialist Party. His Predecessors Were Jean Tiben (1195- 2001) And Jacques Chirac (1977- 1995). Since Becoming The Over- All Head Of This French Metropolis, His Goals Have Been To Improve The Quality Of Life, Reduce Pollution And Cut Down Traffic Jams. He Is, However, Criticized By Majority Of The Parisians For Having Failed To Fulfill His Promises. There Are About Thirteen Major Districts In Such As Place De La Bastille Is One Of The Most Historical In Nature. There Is Place De La Concorde Which Is At The Foot Of The Champs- Elysees And Site Of The Infamous Guillotine. Les Halles Comes In Third Which Was Formerly S Central Meat And Produce Market Since The Late 1970s. Le Marais Is Much More Of A Trendy District With Large Gay And Jewish Populations. Montparnasese Is The Complete Opposite Of The Latter Which Has Preserved The Conservatives Like Artists Studios, Music Halls And Cafe Life. Fauborg Saint- Honoree Is One Of S High- Fashion Area That Is Home To Designer Labels Such As Hermes And Christian Lacroix. Transportation Is Is Very Up To Date. Its Role As A Center Of International Trade And Tourism Has Brought Many Embellishments Over The Past Centuries. The Developments Are Still Progressing At A Rapid Pace Today. In The Past, It Was Dubbed As The Center Of An Autoroute System, High- Speed Train Network And Through Its Two Major Airports, Charles De Gaulle And Orly, It Is The Hub Of International Air Travel With To 500 Cities In 132 Countries Which Welcomes 50 Million Passengers Every Year.
