Ile-de-France,France. North is at top. Natural colour satellite image of a close-up on the Ile-de-France administrative region of France,showing Paris (centre) and the departments of Seine-Saint-Denis (upper right),Seine-et-Marne (right),Val-de-Marne,(lower right),Hauts-de-Seine (lower left),Val-d'Oise (top centre),Essonne (bottom centre),and Yvelines (left). France is located in Western Europe. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. Bot it and Seine-Saint-Denis are located in northern France,at the heart of the Ile-de-France region. Image compiled from data acquired by the LANDSAT 5 and 7 satellites,in 2000. Images highlighting all other regions of this country are available. For further information please contact SPL |