higher proportion of immigrants with an advanced level of education, than the rest of France. The population of immigrants is more widely distributed throughout the region than it was in the early 2000s, though the concentrations remain high in certain areas, particularly Paris and the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. The proportion of residents born outside of Metropolitan France rose between the 1999 (19.7%) and 2019 censuses (24.9%). Petite Couronne The Petite Couronne (literally "Little Crown" or inner ring) is formed by the three departments bordering Paris, forming a geographical crown around it. These departments, until 1968 part of the disbanded Seine department, are Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. The most populated towns of the Petite Couronne are Boulogne-Billancourt, Montreuil, Saint-Denis, Nanterre and Créteil. The Métropole du Grand Paris is an administrative structure that comprises Paris and the three departments of the Petite Couronne, plus seven additional communes in the Grande Couronne. The table below shows some statistical information about the area including Paris: Grande Couronne The Grande Couronne (Large Crown, i.e. outer ring) includes the outer four departments of Île-de-France not bordering Paris. They are Seine-et-Marne (77), Yvelines (78), Essonne (91) and Val-d'Oise (95). The last three departments formed the Seine-et-Oise department until this was disbanded in 1968. The city of Versailles is part of this area. Historical population Notable people Until there is such an article, use this category instead: Category:People from Île-de-France International relations Twin regions Île-de-France is twinned with: Comunidad de Madrid in Spain (since 2000) Yerevan in Armenia (since 2011) Hanoi in Vietnam (since 2013) See also List of European Union regions by GDP Véligo Kalos, a fictional region in the Pokémon franchise based on Île-de-France and surrounding provinces. References Bibliography External links Paris Region Map, the interactive economic map of Paris Region Regional Council of Île-de-France Regions of France NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union Former provinces of France History of Île-de-France History of Centre-Val de Loire History of Hauts-de-France History of Grand Est History of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté History of Aisne History of Ardennes (department) History of Essonne History of Eure-et-Loir History of Hauts-de-Seine History of Loiret History of Oise History of Paris History of Seine-et-Marne History of Seine-Saint-Denis History of Somme (department) History of Val-de-Marne History of Val-d'Oise History of Yonne History of Yvelines