tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726431511364011289.post6675156305182125191..comments2023-09-26T01:06:46.523-07:00Comments on It is a numeric life: How many of us live in the city ?Numeric Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976784667908287575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726431511364011289.post-6609076950315712282007-05-08T18:24:00.000-07:002007-05-08T18:24:00.000-07:00Peter & David - let me check the number again. I c...Peter & David - let me check the number again. I could be wrong, but I recall 78% of French people live in Paris and its suburbs.Numeric Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976784667908287575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726431511364011289.post-1082692408814060532007-05-08T11:30:00.000-07:002007-05-08T11:30:00.000-07:00I was thinking the same thing - should that be 78 ...I was thinking the same thing - should that be 78 percent live in <B>cities</B>? I would believe that number. I went to INSEE and found in 1990 there were 41.9 million urban dwellers and 14.7 rural, thus 74 percent urban. So I would guess the 78 percent is urban, for some date after 1990.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449637719899839331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726431511364011289.post-17666019512933525412007-05-07T21:34:00.000-07:002007-05-07T21:34:00.000-07:00This statistic on France doesn't sound right. Di...This statistic on France doesn't sound right. Did you mean to say that 78% of the French population lives in Paris???? I think the number is closer to 10% in the city proper and possibly 20% if you included the greater Paris suburbs and exurbs.<BR/><BR/>Peter Sage, a reader in Medford, OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726431511364011289.post-55666068467351678512007-05-07T20:22:00.000-07:002007-05-07T20:22:00.000-07:00I've read this before that the infrastructure is m...I've read this before that the infrastructure is much more efficient in a city. But the downside can be bad nieghbors.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.com