The Regional Council of Île-de-France () is the
regional council of
Île-de-France
The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...
, France's most populous
administrative region. Made up of 209 regional councillors elected for 6 years, it is headquartered in
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (; literally "Audoin (bishop), St. Audoin on Seine") is a Communes of France, commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. It is part of the Seine-Saint-Denis Department ...
, just north of
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
. The council has been presided over since 18 December 2015 by
Valérie Pécresse
Valérie Anne Émilie Pécresse (; Birth name, née Roux ; 14 July 1967) is a French politician who has been the President of the Regional Council (France), President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republic ...
. She succeeded
Jean-Paul Huchon, who had presided over the council since 23 March 1998.
Finances
List of presidents of the Regional Council
Current composition
Assembly
Vice-presidencies
The new executive formed in 2021 has, in addition to the president, fifteen vice-presidents.
Special Delegates
Valérie Pécresse also appointed 18 special delegates in charge of “strategic issues”:
Headquarters
A selection process led in May 2016 to retain three potential sites, where the move could be done quickly, in
Ivry-sur-Seine,
Saint-Denis and
Saint-Ouen. In early 2018, the construction of the new site started in the district of Docks in Saint-Ouen, moving from its previous office in the
7th arrondissement. The second building, including a
hemicycle, was delivered in 2019. The first plenary meeting of the regional council in Saint-Ouen was announced to be held in March 2020. The site is served by
Mairie de Saint-Ouen Paris Métro station.
File:Conseil Régional d'Île-de-France, à Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine 1.jpg, Current seat of the regional council, 2 rue Simone-Veil in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (; literally "Audoin (bishop), St. Audoin on Seine") is a Communes of France, commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. It is part of the Seine-Saint-Denis Department ...
.
File:Conseil régional d'Île-de-France, 33 rue Barbet-de-Jouy, Paris 7e.jpg, Former seat of the regional council in rue Barbet-de-Jouy (7th arrondissement).
File:Direction des services du conseil régional d'Île-de-France, 35 boulevard des Invalides, Paris 7e.jpg, Former building of the Services Department, 35 boulevard des Invalides.
File:Conseil régional d'Île-de-France, 57 rue de Babylone, Paris 7e.jpg, Former building in 57 rue de Babylone
Visual identity (logo)
Since 2005, the logo of the Île-de-France region has been composed of an eight-pointed star of red-orange color next to the name of the region in lowercase. The eight branches of the star, already present on the previous logo, symbolized the eight Île-de-France ''
départements''. The creation of the logo would have costed 40,000 euros and the change of letterhead that it entailed more than 100,000 euros.
Regional Councilors' Scarf
The scarf worn by the regional councilors who are members of the Île-de-France Regional Council is ''red'' (narrow band), ''white'' (narrow band), ''blue'', ''white'' (narrow band), ''red'' (narrow band).
File:2011 04 EVA MEAUX (1).jpg, Regional councilor Hélène Gassin wearing the scarf (2011).
File:2011 04 EVA MEAUX (17).jpg, The regional councilor Julien Bayou girds his scarf, worn by mistake on the left shoulder (2011).
File:Manif pro mariage LGBT 27012013 10.jpg, Regional councilor Jean-Luc Romero girds his scarf (2013).
Regional Youth Council of Île-de-France
The ''Conseil régional des jeunes d'Île-de-France'' (CRJ or ) is an assembly created by the regional council of Île-de-France. It is made up of 148 full advisors.
The advisers meet in plenary session in the hemicycle of the regional council 3 times a year and sit on several committees:
* Guidance, Studies, Employment
* Transport
* Europe
* Health
* Commission Against Discrimination
* Gender Equality
In plenary session, 2 voluntary moderators are drawn to lead this session.
References
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Île-de-France
The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...
Politics of Île-de-France