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Registered 2001 · site is live · HTTPS valid
Paris.fr provides news and cultural info about Paris, France
Paris.fr is the official website of the Ville de Paris (City of Paris), operated by the municipal government. It covers administrative procedures, employment, culture, environment, urban planning, sport, parks, education, health, and local news. The site serves residents, visitors, and anyone with civic or practical needs related to Paris, France, and is contactable through the Direction de la Logistique, des Télécommunications et de l'Informatique at 227 rue de Bercy, Paris.
Authority 87/100— ahead of 87% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
87 is a percentile: higher than 87% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #5,583)+10
Verified continuity: 25.3 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+4
Calibration adjustment (published map)+19
Model score: 44/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 87/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 20 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 20 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2001
Domain registered (Jul 11, 2001).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 4 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Paris.fr provides news and cultural info about Paris, France”