Paris

Paris is a city in , United States. It is 165 miles south of and 90 miles west of . The population was 8,291 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat and largest city in .
  • Type: Town with 8,860 residents
  • Description: city in Illinois
  • Also known as: “Paris Illinois”, “Paris, IL”, “Paris, Illinois”, and “Парис (Иллинойс)”
  • Postal code: 61944

Places of Interest

Highlights: Edgar County Courthouse.

Courthouse
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The , located in Paris, , is the county courthouse of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nevins.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 6 miles southeast of Paris.

Paris

Latitude
39.61115° or 39° 36′ 40″ north
Longitude
-87.69614° or 87° 41′ 46″ west
Population
8,860
Elevation
722 feet (220 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US PRP
Open location code
86FJJ863+FG
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Paris” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Paris, Illinois”
  • Albanian: “Paris”
  • Arabic: “باريس”
  • Asturian: “Paris”
  • Basque: “Paris”
  • Belarusian: “Парыс”
  • Catalan: “Paris”
  • Cebuano: “Paris”
  • Chechen: “Перис”
  • Chinese: “帕里斯”
  • Croatian: “Paris”
  • Czech: “Paris”
  • Danish: “Paris”
  • Dutch: “Paris”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باريس”
  • French: “Paris”
  • German: “Paris”
  • Gilaki: “پاریس (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “پاریس”
  • Haitian: “Paris, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Paris”
  • Hungarian: “Paris”
  • Ido: “Paris, Illinois”
  • Ido: “Paris”
  • Indonesian: “Paris, Illinois”
  • Irish: “Paris”
  • Italian: “Paris”
  • Korean: “패리스”
  • Ladin: “Paris”
  • Malayalam: “പാരിസ്, ഇല്ലിനോയി”
  • Malayalam: “പാരിസ്”
  • Mazanderani: “پاریس (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “پاریس”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Paris”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Paris”
  • Norwegian: “Paris”
  • Persian: “پاریس، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “پاریس”
  • Polish: “Paris”
  • Portuguese: “Paris”
  • Romanian: “Paris, Illinois”
  • Romanian: “Paris”
  • Russian: “Париж”
  • Russian: “Парис”
  • Serbian: “Перис”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Paris, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Paris”
  • Slovak: “Paris”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پاریس، ایلینوی”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پاریس”
  • Spanish: “Paris”
  • Swedish: “Paris, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Paris”
  • Tatar: “Перис”
  • Turkish: “Paris, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Paris”
  • Ukrainian: “Перис”
  • Ukrainian: “Періс”
  • Urdu: “پیرس، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “پیرس”
  • Uzbek: “Paris”
  • Vietnamese: “Paris, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Paris”
  • Volapük: “Paris”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Paris, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Paris”
  • Welsh: “Paris, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Paris”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kentucky and Conlogue.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Link Art Gallery and Paris Theatre.

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