Template:Infobox French commune

Paris
Paris
Commune / Department
	The Eiffel Tower (foreground) and the skyscrapers of the; La Défense business district (background).
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Fluctuat nec mergitur; (Latin: She is tossed by the waves but is not sunk)
	Paris Paris
	Coordinates: 48°51′24″N 2°21′03″E / 48.856667°N 2.350833°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Subdivisions	20 arrondissements
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bertrand Delanoë (PS)
Area 1	105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
• Urban (1999)	2,723 km2 (1,051 sq mi)
• Metro (1999)	14,518.3 km2 (5,605.5 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2009 estimate)	2,203,817
• Rank	1st in France
• Density	21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi)
• Urban (2006)	10,142,983
• Urban density	3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
• Metro (2006)	11,769,433
• Metro density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Parisian (en); parisien(ne) (fr)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	75056 /75001-75020, 75116
Website	www.paris.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Country	France
Arrondissement	{{{arrondissement}}}
Canton	{{{canton}}}
Intercommunality	{{{intercommunality}}}
Commune	{{{commune}}}
{{{subdivisions entry}}}	{{{subdivisions}}}
Government
• Mayor ({{{term}}})	{{{mayor}}} ({{{party}}})
Area 1{{{area footnotes}}}
• {{{total type}}}	1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population ({{{population date}}}){{{population footnotes}}}
• {{{total type}}}	{{{population}}}
• Rank	{{{population ranking}}}
• Urban ({{{urban pop date}}})	{{{urban pop}}}
• Metro ({{{metro area pop date}}})	{{{metro area pop}}}
Demonym	{{{population demonym}}}
Ethnic distribution
• {{{ethnic date}}}	{{{ethnic}}}
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	{{{postal code}}}
Dialling codes	{{{dialling code}}}
Elevation{{{elevation footnotes}}}	0–2 m (0.0–6.6 ft) ; (avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)
Website	{{{website}}}
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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This template is a customized wrapper for {{Infobox settlement}} and as such included in Category:Templates calling Infobox settlement. Any field from {{Infobox settlement}} can work so long as it is added to this template first. It will also emit the same hCard and Geo microformats as {{Infobox settlement}}. Questions? Just ask here or over at Template talk:Infobox settlement.

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This infobox is meant for communes (the lowest level of administrative division) in France. This is an empty infobox with all available fields. The contents of the parameter fields, and which are optional, are explained below. This infobox now also supports settlements that are part of a commune, for instance former communes that were merged into a commune nouvelle. See the parameter |commune= for a manual.

Usage[edit]

Delete any unneeded fields when using the full template syntax.

{{Infobox French commune
| name                    = 
| native name             = 
| commune status          = 
| total type              = 
| image                   = 
| image size              = 
| caption                 = 
| image flag              = 
| image flag size         = 
| flag_link               = 
| image coat of arms      = 
| image coat of arms size = 
| shield_link             = 
| city motto              = 
| map                     = 
| adjustable map          = 
| map size                = 
| map caption             = 
| coordinates             = <!-- use {{Coord}} -->
| INSEE                   = 
| province                = <!-- New Caledonia only -->
| administrative subdivision = <!-- French Polynesia only -->
| arrondissement          = 
| canton                  = 
| intercommunality        = 
| commune                 = <!-- for settlements that are part of a commune -->
| type                    = <!-- for settlements that are part of a commune -->
| subdivisions entry      = 
| subdivisions            = 
| party                   = 
| mayor                   = 
| term                    = 
| area km2                = 
| area footnotes          = 
| urban area date         = 
| urban area km2          = 
| metro area date         = 
| metro area km2          = 
| population date         = 
| population ranking      = 
| urban pop date          = 
| urban pop               = 
| metro area pop date     = 
| metro area pop          = 
| population              = 
| population demonym      = 
| ethnic                  = 
| ethnic date             = 
| utc offset              = <!-- French Polynesia only -->
| postal code             = 
| dialling code           = 
| elevation m             = 
| elevation min m         = 
| elevation max m         = 
| elevation footnotes     = 
| website                 = 
}}

Parameters[edit]

Note that the field name is case-sensitive; it should be lower case (apart from INSEE). Some lesser used fields are not discussed (yet) in this overview.

Delete any unneeded fields when using the full template syntax.

Required parameters[edit]

coordinates
arrondissement
canton
population
INSEE

name[edit]

English name of location. If this field is not specified, the article name is used.

native name[edit]

French name of location. Use only if French name is different from English name (e.g. Dunkirk–Dunkerque). Sometimes used for regional languages, such as Breton and Catalan.

commune status[edit]

If you want a sub-banner to appear. Defaults to empty. Can be anything—for example, Paris can use it to describe its status as both a commune and department.

total type[edit]

If this is left empty, area and population totals will appear on the same line as the respective title. If you indicate something different (for example, 'commune'), that title will appear as a sub-title for both area and population sections.

image[edit]

A representative picture of the location: skyline, notable landmark, etc. The image used should preferably be wider than it is tall, to keep the infobox as compact as possible. The plain image file name should be given, e.g. Vieux port de Marseille 2.jpg.

caption[edit]

The caption for this picture (optional).

image flag, image coat of arms, etc.[edit]

The official flag and coat of arms of the commune. See the infoboxes of Paris and Marseille for examples.

city motto[edit]

The official city motto (probably only applicable for the largest cities).

map, adjustable map[edit]

Avoid, except for overseas departments and territories. For locations in metropolitan (=European) France, an automatic map is generated if the coordinates are given in |coordinates= (see below). For locations in the overseas departments and territories (e.g. French Guiana, New Caledonia, Réunion), this automatic map will give strange results. In these cases, manual location maps ("map", "adjustable map").

"map": Specify only the file name of the map image, e.g. "Cayenne.PNG".
"adjustable map": Specify the file name of the map image, e.g. "adjustable map=Cayenne.PNG", and the width in the field "map size", e.g. "map size=200px".

coordinates[edit]

Required. Geographical coordinates of location. Give location in decimals. Northern hemisphere and eastern hemisphere have positive numbers. The coordinates are used for map calculation. If the coordinates are not available in French or Dutch ("Nederlands") Wikipedia, you can look them up at for instance https://www.google.fr/maps

INSEE[edit]

The INSEE (French national statistics institute) code of the commune. The region and the department to which the location belongs are retrieved using this code and a subtemplate. The INSEE code is also used to provide a link to the census results for the commune. For settlements that are part of a commune, use any number that starts with the department number, for instance the INSEE code of the commune, the former commune, or just the department number (e.g. 77 for a place in Seine-et-Marne). It does not show, but it is used to display the correct region, department and detailed map.

region and department[edit]

DEPRECATED: The region and the department to which the location belongs are retrieved using the (required!) INSEE code. The fields "region" and "department" are no longer used.

province[edit]

For New Caledonia.

administrative subdivision[edit]

For French Polynesia.

arrondissement[edit]

Required. The arrondissement to which the location belongs. No wikilinks required. Some overseas locations are not part of an arrondissement. The largest cities (e.g. Paris, Lyon, Marseille) are subdivided into arrondissements themselves. In those cases, use the "subdivisions" field instead.

canton[edit]

Required. The canton to which the location belongs. No wikilinks required. Some overseas locations are not part of a canton. Some locations, usually the larger cities, are subdivided into cantons themselves. In those cases, use the "subdivisions" field instead.

intercommunality[edit]

Many communes cooperate in an intercommunality.

commune, type[edit]

For settlements that are part of a commune. "commune" is the commune the settlement is part of, "type" is the type of settlement, for instance commune déléguée or commune associée. Default type is part.

subdivisions[edit]

Some locations, usually the larger cities, are subdivided into arrondissements or cantons. In those cases, fill in something like "subdivisions=9 arrondissements". A link to an article about these subdivisions can also go here.

mayor[edit]

The mayor of the commune. The governing period of the mayor (currently 2020–2026) should be given in the field "term". Optionally, the political affiliation of the mayor can be given in the field "party".

area km2[edit]

The area of the commune in square kilometres. Don't use a comma for decimal separator, but use a point (12.34 instead of 12,34): commas give bad results in the population density calculation. The template will also calculate the area in square miles.

population[edit]

The population of the commune. Don't use thousands separators like points or spaces (e.g. 5.678 or 34 567): they give bad results in the population density calculation. The census year should be given in the field "population date". You can add references and footnotes in the field "population footnotes" (not in "population"). Note: Adding references to commune, urban and metro population numbers 'breaks' the settlement template population density calculations for each respective area. For existing communes (i.e. not former communes) the template {{France metadata Wikidata}} should be used, which retrieves the most recent population data from Wikidata. For example:

|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

population_demonym[edit]

The adjective describing the people and places of the region. Use the English demonym by default (e.g., Parisian, not "Parisien").

If the French demonym is included, specify the respective languages in full or via language code. Use the correct capitalization common to each respective language. For example: Parisian (English)<br>parisien (French) or Parisian (en)<br>parisien (fr). Use non-breaking spaces ( ) or {{nowrap}} to prevent unhelpful text-wrapping in these lines. Do not include the feminine form as a separate demonym, but do include it as an alternative style of the French demonym if possible: parisien(ne).

Do not include other languages' demonyms unless they are notable (e.g., Breton names only for Breton places).

time zone[edit]

Only use this parameter for places in French Polynesia. For other places the time zone is derived from the INSEE code.

postal code[edit]

The postal code(s) of the commune.

elevation min m, elevation max m, elevation m[edit]

The minimum, maximum, and average elevation of the commune above sea level in metres. The metres will be converted to feet, and both are displayed.

website[edit]

The official website of the commune. Please follow the guidelines at WP:LINKS.

Example: Paris[edit]

{{Infobox French commune
| name = Paris
| population_demonym = Parisian&nbsp;([[English language|en]])<br />parisien(ne)&nbsp;([[French language|fr]])
| commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] / [[Departments of France|Department]]
| total type =
| image = Panorama Paris December 2007.jpg
| caption = The [[Eiffel Tower]] (foreground) and the skyscrapers of the<br />[[La Défense]] business district (background).
| image flag = Flag of Paris with coat of arms.svg
| image flag size = 85px
| image coat of arms = Grandes Armes de Paris.svg
| image coat of arms size = 120px
| flag_link = Flag of Paris
| shield_link = Coat of arms of Paris
| city motto = ''[[Fluctuat nec mergitur]]''<br />{{nowrap|([[Latin]]: She is tossed by the waves but is not sunk)}}
| coordinates = {{coord|48.856667|2.350833|format=dms}}
| mayor = [[Bertrand Delanoë]]
| party = [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]
| term = 2008–2014
| subdivisions entry = [[Administrative division|Subdivisions]]
| subdivisions = [[Arrondissements of Paris|20 arrondissements]]
| area km2 = 105.4
| area footnotes = <ref name="area">[http://www.statistiques-locales.insee.fr/Fiches%5CRS%5CDEP%5C75%5CCOM%5CRS_COM75056.pdf INSEE local statistics], including [[Bois de Boulogne]] and [[Bois de Vincennes]].</ref>
| population date = January 1, 2009 estimate<ref name="pop">{{cite web
  | url=http://www.paris.fr/portail/accueil/Portal.lut?page_id=5427&document_type_id=5&document_id=8717&portlet_id=11661
  | title=La population par arrondissement de 1990 à 2009
  | date=2009-01-01
  | publisher=Mairie de Paris
  | language=French
  | accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref>
| INSEE = 75056
| postal code = 75001-75020, 75116
| population = 2203817
| population ranking = [[List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants (1999 census)|1st in France]]
| urban area km2 = 2,723
| urban area date = 1999
| urban pop = 10,142,983
| urban pop date = 2006
| metro area km2 = 14518.3
| metro area date = 1999
| metro area pop = 11,769,433
| metro area pop date = 2006
| website = {{URL|http://www.paris.fr/}}
}}

Footnotes

^ INSEE local statistics, including Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes.
^ "La population par arrondissement de 1990 à 2009" (in French). Mairie de Paris. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-07-09.

TemplateData[edit]

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

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TemplateData for Infobox French commune

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	English name of location Default Article Name	String	optional
Native Name	`native name`	Native name of the location	String	optional
Commune Status	`commune status`	Fill to show sub-banner: eg. Type of settlement (City, Commune, Municipality)	String	optional
Total Type	`total type`	Fill to show Area/Population totals next to 'total type' value ''below'' Area/Population in each section line (normally on same line)	String	optional
Image Flag	`image flag`	Image of the flag of commune	Page name	optional
Image flag size	`image flag size`	Size of image of the flag of commune	Line	optional
City Motto	`city motto`	Motto of the city	String	optional
Image	`image`	Image of the place or any notable landmark	File	optional
Caption	`caption`	Caption for the image	String	optional
Map	`map`	For overseas locations, provide an image for the map	Page name	optional
Timezone	`timezone`	Timezone of the commune	String	optional
Coordinates	`coordinates`	Coordinates of the location using {{coord}}	String	required
Arrondissement	`arrondissement`	The Arrondissement to which the location belongs	String	required
Intercommunality	`intercommunality`	Intercommunality of the commune	String	required
Mayor	`mayor`	Mayor of the commune	String	optional
Term	`term`	The governing period of the mayor. Do not add references here, you can add these in the "mayor" parameter.	Line	optional
Elevation(meters)	`elevation m`	Average elevation of commune above sea level in meters	Number	optional
Minimum Elevation(meters)	`elevation min m`	Minimum elevation of the commune in meters	Number	optional
Maximum Elevation(meters)	`elevation max m`	Maximum elevation of the commune in meters	Number	optional
Area (square km)	`area km2`	Area of the commune in square kilometers	Number	optional
Population	`population`	Population of the commune. For existing communes (i.e. not former communes) the template France metadata Wikidata should be used, which retrieves the most recent population data from Wikidata	Number	required
Population Date	`population date`	Date (year) on which population was counted	Line	optional
INSEE	`INSEE` `insee`	INSEE code for the commune	Number	required
Postal code	`postal code`	Postal Code of the commune	Number	optional
Website	`website`	Official website of the commune	String	optional
Canton	`canton`	no description	String	optional
image size	`image size`	no description	Unknown	optional
flag link	`flag link` `flag_link`	no description	Unknown	optional
image coat of arms	`image coat of arms`	Image of coat of arms of commune.	Unknown	optional
image coat of arms size	`image coat of arms size`	Size of image of coat of arms of commune	Unknown	optional
shield_link	`shield_link`	no description	Unknown	optional
adjustable map	`adjustable map`	no description	Unknown	optional
map size	`map size`	no description	Unknown	optional
map caption	`map caption`	no description	Unknown	optional
province	`province`	Used for places in New Caledonia	String	optional
subdivisions entry	`subdivisions entry`	no description	Unknown	optional
subdivisions	`subdivisions`	no description	Unknown	optional
party	`party`	no description	Unknown	optional
area footnotes	`area footnotes`	no description	Unknown	optional
urban pop	`urban pop`	Population of the (inner) urban area (''unité urbaine''). To be added to the central commune only	Unknown	optional
urban pop date	`urban pop date`	no description	Unknown	optional
urban area date	`urban area date`	no description	Unknown	optional
urban area km2	`urban area km2`	no description	Unknown	optional
metro area pop	`metro area pop`	Population of the wider functional urban area (''aire d'attraction d'une ville''). To be added to the central commune only	Unknown	optional
metro area pop date	`metro area pop date`	no description	Unknown	optional
metro area date	`metro area date`	no description	Unknown	optional
metro area km2	`metro area km2`	no description	Unknown	optional
population footnotes	`population footnotes`	no description	Unknown	optional
population ranking	`population ranking`	no description	Unknown	optional
population demonym	`population demonym` `demonym` `population_demonym`	no description	String	optional
demonym	`demonym`	no description	Unknown	optional
ethnic	`ethnic`	no description	Unknown	optional
ethnic date	`ethnic date`	no description	Unknown	optional
time zone	`time zone` `timezone`	Name of the time zone	Unknown	deprecated
utc offset	`utc offset` `utc_offset`	Only for French Polynesia, for other places the time zone is derived from the INSEE code	Unknown	optional
time zone DST	`time zone DST` `time_zone_DST` `timezone_DST`	no description	String	deprecated
utc offset DST	`utc offset DST` `utc_offset_DST`	no description	Unknown	deprecated
dialling code	`dialling code`	no description	Unknown	optional
elevation footnotes	`elevation footnotes`	no description	Unknown	optional
footnotes	`footnotes`	no description	Unknown	optional
map dot label	`map dot label`	no description	Unknown	optional
Department	`department`	no description	String	deprecated
commune	`commune`	Used for places that are part of a commune	String	optional
type	`type`	Used for places that are part of a commune. Default Part	String	optional
region	`region`	no description	Unknown	deprecated
administrative subdivision	`administrative subdivision`	Used for places in French Polynesia	Unknown	optional

Microformat[edit]

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

If the place or venue has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date that is specific to the day, use {{start date}} unless the date is before 1583 CE. If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

adr
category
country-name
extended-address
fn
label
locality
nickname
note
org
street-address
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking category[edit]

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Paris
Commune / Department
The Eiffel Tower (foreground) and the skyscrapers of the La Défense business district (background).
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s): Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: She is tossed by the waves but is not sunk)
Paris Show map of France Paris Show map of Île-de-France (region)
Coordinates: 48°51′24″N 2°21′03″E / 48.856667°N 2.350833°E / 48.856667; 2.350833
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Subdivisions	20 arrondissements
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bertrand Delanoë (PS)
Area ¹^[1]	105.4 km² (40.7 sq mi)
• Urban (1999)	2,723 km² (1,051 sq mi)
• Metro (1999)	14,518.3 km² (5,605.5 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2009 estimate^[2])	2,203,817
• Rank	1st in France
• Density	21,000/km² (54,000/sq mi)
• Urban (2006)	10,142,983
• Urban density	3,700/km² (9,600/sq mi)
• Metro (2006)	11,769,433
• Metro density	810/km² (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Parisian (en) parisien(ne) (fr)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	75056 /75001-75020, 75116
Website	www.paris.fr
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.