Paris

France

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2, as of January 2026, and a metropolitan population of 13.3 million. Located on the Seine in the centre of the Île-de-France region, it is the largest metropolitan area and fourth-most populous city in the European Union. Paris is nicknamed the "City of Light" mainly due to its leading role in the Age of Enlightenment.

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Country: France
Population: 9,904,000
Latitude: 48.87° N
Longitude: 2.33° E

Which way is Paris from…

From London, Paris lies at 148° to the south-east, 342 km as the crow flies.

London	148° south-east	342 km
New York	54° north-east	5,835 km
Madrid	25° north-east	1,053 km
Rome	318° north-west	1,107 km
Montreal	57° north-east	5,503 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	328° north-west	9,367 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

From London, Paris lies south-east, at 148°, just 342 km away, much as a flat map shows. From New York, though, a flat map would put it east, at 81°, while the compass says 54°, north-east. To place it another way, Paris shares its latitude with Ulaanbaatar, and Niamey lies due south of it, on almost the same meridian.