I am guessing that perhaps those figures are the
greater metropolitan areas rather than the actual city population, and that the Beeb are distorting statistics by comparing it to the number of French in the greater metropolitan area of London.
For example, Wikipedia states the population of Nice to be 344,875 based on 2008 census as opposed to that page which uses the 1999 figures
Posted By: Steve in Holland on May 30th 2012 at 13:15:13
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- Crikey, London is now France's sixth biggest city in terms of population. (General Chat) - CB41, May 30, 12:27:03
- This isn't news to most of us (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, May 30, 13:16:31
- Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, May 30, 13:01:23
- You're more than welcome (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 30, 13:09:21
- To put that into context, there's a big fucking drop-off after the fifth biggest. (General Chat) - tudders, May 30, 12:45:20
- Well... (General Chat) - norway, May 30, 12:48:34
- I am guessing that perhaps those figures are the (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, May 30, 13:15:13
- 400,000 according to that BBC article vvvvv (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 30, 12:57:01
- Non, Le Judge. C'est impossible. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, May 30, 12:53:37
- Well... (General Chat) - norway, May 30, 12:48:34
- that tells you something about France (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, May 30, 12:40:19
- Is that a problem for you? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, May 30, 12:32:07
- Errr not at all, why do you say that? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 30, 12:35:45
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