Urban surface (France)

In France, according to the definition that INSEE gives some, a urban surface is the unit consisted a urban Pôle (agglomeration offering at least 5.000 employment) and its Couronne périurbaine in which at least 40% of the active population resident work.

This definition elaborate between 1994 and 1996 and was applied for the first time to the census of 1999, to replace the concept of Zone of industrial and urban settlement (ZPIU), become too not very discriminating. The French definition of a urban Aire is precise, but differs from what can exist in other country.

Utility of the concept of urban surface

The urban surface represents the whole of the inhabitants of the same basin of employment. It makes it possible in particular to develop policies of public transport. Thus, the urban surface of Paris recovers about the surface covered by the network of public transport of Ile-de-France. Concept of urban surface between thus within the framework of the policy of Town and country planning, while the urban Unit or agglomeration will relate to the Politique rather city.

Many urban surfaces (France)

With the Census of 1999, INSEE delimited 354 urban surfaces in France.

Many urban surfaces per section of population:

List urban surfaces of France

Here the list of the urban surfaces of Metropolitan France, classified by decreasing population (figures INSEE of 1999):

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