Global CityIntelligence

France / Western Europe

Paris City Intelligence

Paris is a dense, transit-rich European capital with strong cultural access, ambitious street redesign, and continuing affordability and air-quality challenges. Paris is a western europe city of about 11.2M metro in France. On the composite city-intelligence score, Paris sits comfortably above the indexed median (86/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
11.2M metro
View of Paris, France

Image credit: Image: Yann Caradec from Paris, France / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Visual context

Additional verified imagery for Paris, France. Each photo is sourced from Wikimedia Commons with full attribution and a permissive license.

Overall score

Paris is most interesting as a case study in converting legacy urban form into healthier, lower-emission daily life.

Overall86/100
Affordability55/100
Air quality76/100
Energy86/100

Overall city intelligence

Strong

86/100

Strong access, culture, transit, and climate direction with affordability pressure.

Street transformation

Advanced

Public-space and mobility reforms improve the health profile over time.

Housing pressure

High

Central-city demand remains the main resident well-being constraint.

Paris data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Paris city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score86/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living55/100Paris has high housing pressure, but compact mobility and public amenities reduce some day-to-day costs.
Air Quality76/100Paris benefits from European monitoring and mobility reform, while PM2.5, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone remain key health signals.
Energy86/100Paris has strong energy-transition direction, with building retrofits and heat adaptation central to its readiness profile.
Safety78/100Paris has solid overall safety, with neighborhood variation and tourist-area opportunistic risks more visible than violent crime.
Internet Speed88/100Paris offers fast fiber broadband and strong mobile performance, well-suited to remote work and creative industries.
Climate Risk70/100Paris carries moderate climate risk centered on heat waves and Seine flood pressure, with active adaptation programs.
Resilience88/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety76/100
Low crime78/100
Personal safety78/100
Night safety69/100
Road safety76/100

Paris is estimated to be a generally safe city (76/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators, though night-time scores run lower.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life81/100
Healthcare88/100
Education90/100
Green space62/100
Cleanliness84/100
Infrastructure95/100
Mobility82/100

Paris has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness78/100
Education90/100
Green space62/100
Overall safety76/100

Paris scores high for family living (78/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability81/100
Walkability97/100
Cycling74/100
Infrastructure95/100

Paris is very high for remote workers (81/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability75/100
Healthcare88/100
Cleanliness84/100
Outdoor lifestyle33/100

Paris is high for retirement (75/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Paris

Local public safety guidance for Paris, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
France emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge.
Police1724/7—
Medical (SAMU)1524/7—
Fire (Sapeurs-pompiers)1824/7—

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Paris, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the France emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Paris

Healthcare context for Paris, with national-level information from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Paris, see the France healthcare profile.

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Paris

Local mobility context for Paris, with national-level context from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Paris, see the France transport profile.

Airports serving Paris
AirportIATAOfficial link
Paris-Charles de Gaulle AirportCDGOfficial page
Paris-Orly AirportORYOfficial page

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Paris. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Paris

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Paris will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Paris air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

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Paris intent guides

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Explore Paris modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Paris

Paris has high housing pressure, but compact mobility and public amenities reduce some day-to-day costs.

Air Quality in Paris

Paris benefits from European monitoring and mobility reform, while PM2.5, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone remain key health signals.

Energy in Paris

Paris has strong energy-transition direction, with building retrofits and heat adaptation central to its readiness profile.

Safety in Paris

Paris has solid overall safety, with neighborhood variation and tourist-area opportunistic risks more visible than violent crime.

Internet Speed in Paris

Paris offers fast fiber broadband and strong mobile performance, well-suited to remote work and creative industries.

Climate Risk in Paris

Paris carries moderate climate risk centered on heat waves and Seine flood pressure, with active adaptation programs.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Paris

Cost of living estimates for Paris — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Paris

Climate profile for Paris — Oceanic climate, annual average 12°C, comfort score 66/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Paris

Economy and jobs profile for Paris — global hub, economy score 85/100, key industries including technology, aerospace, finance. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Paris

Education profile for Paris — global academic hub, education score 82/100, 15 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Paris

Healthcare and retirement profile for Paris — global medical hub, healthcare score 82/100, retirement score 71/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Paris

Practical arrival planning context for Paris — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Neighborhood planning guide for Paris

Structured neighborhood research checklist for Paris — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, arrival planning, and budgeting tools. Not a real-estate, rental, or safety-ranking service.

Moving to Paris planning guide

Structured relocation research checklist for Paris — links into country context, arrival planning, neighborhood research, cost tools, healthcare, public safety, and transport. Not immigration, visa, tax, legal, financial, medical, or property advice.

Visual guide to Paris

Source-attributed visual context for Paris using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Summer 2026 travel planning guide for Paris

Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Paris — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Paris

Weekend trip planning checklist for Paris — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Paris

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Paris

Estimate a monthly budget for Paris using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Paris

Plan a trip budget for Paris using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Paris

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Paris. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Beauvais, France

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Rouen, France

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Saint-Quentin, France

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Reims, France

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Troyes, France

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Arras, France

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Le Havre, France

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Lens, France

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Le Mans, France

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Related collections

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Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Paris — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Paris is most interesting as a case study in converting legacy urban form into healthier, lower-emission daily life. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (88/100) and energy (86/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (55/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 5 institutional references.

Country context is available on the France country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Paris appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

5 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.