Paris : 11 million inhabitants - Giant satellite view

[Minato Ku]

This is a giant satellite view of Paris created by Brisavoine (the central city and the suburbs) that he assembled piece by piece from Google Satellite.
The view is 49 km (30 miles) from east to west and 35 km (22 miles) from north to south. Within this rectangle there live
between 8 and 9 of the 11 million inhabitants of Greater Paris.

[wisla_krakow]

Wow I wish I had like a 32 inch monitor, thanks.

So Paris has 4 airports in that photo, are there two international ones?

[Metropolitan]

Originally Posted by wisla_krakow

Wow I wish I had like a 32 inch monitor, thanks.

So Paris has 4 airports in that photo, are there two international ones?

Actually, there are 3 international airports for Paris, but only 2 of them are shown on the picture:
- Roissy-Charles de Gaulle: largest airport which is exclusively international.
- Orly: second airport which is both national and international (predominantly Europe/Africa).

Not shown on the picture:
- Beauvais: predominantly used by low-cost companies, on national, European and Mediterranean routes.

The two other airports shown on the picture don't host passengers:
- Le Bourget: mostly dedicated to private jets (also hosting the Paris international air shows).
- Vélizy-Villacoublay: military air force base.

[Bergenser]

Good find! Paris is indeed huge.

[Minato Ku]

Of course and not all the urban area is visible.

[Austinlee]

Nice.

Do you ever get the feeling that humans are just bacteria on this earth, spreading like a virus and sucking the earth dry of natural resources and life?

[R@ptor]

For those not familiar with Paris I marked the most important sights.

Smaller version:




Original version:

[architect1]

Wow thats a crazy pic and man are them airports are huge

[New Brisavoine]

Originally Posted by Minato Ku

This is a giant satellite view of Paris created by Brisavoine (the central city and the suburbs) that he assembled piece by piece from Google Satellite.

Recycling my posts I see. Keep spreading 'em!

[New Brisavoine]

Originally Posted by R@ptor

For those not familiar with Paris I marked the most important sights. [...]

Great job, but you forgot many sites and landmarks, because you concentrated mainly on central Paris. Here I re-edited your edited version and
added important sites and landmarks beyond central Paris. Good exploration!

Small version:


Large version:

[Minato Ku]

Originally Posted by New Brisavoine

Recycling my posts I see. Keep spreading 'em!

I am a bit lazy, but this satellite view is really amazing.

[villelumiere]

Superb job.

[gatt]

très impressionnant.

[graupner]

beau travail ! Et oui les humains sont des virus très destructeurs !!

[Grumpy]

Même les Québécois on trouvé ce fil

[BrianSac]

Paris est tres enorme. C'est bien comme ca, oui? (or should I say, "ouai", they way Parisiennes say it). Je suis americain et j'aime Paris. Moi, je suis ici maintenant et je suis desolee que j'aurais partir douze jours de aujourd'hui. Deux semaines n'est pas (not enough time) pour la ville de lumiere.