FR flag
Orléans

France

vs
FR flag
Paris

France

Climate

Orléans logs 14 hot days a year to Paris's 9 — Paris wins by 5. Paris also leads on frost days by 4.

OrléansParis
Sunny days
144136
Hot days
149
Frost days
2824
Rainy days
134137
Snow days
10
Outdoor dinner months
5/125/12
Avg wind
3.5 m/s3.4 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,8921,784
Darkest month sun
41 hrs/mo42 hrs/mo
UV peak month
5.45.3

Orléans

Feels-like °C

-3
1
4
9
16
22
22
23
20
10
3
-2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Paris

Feels-like °C

-3
0
2
8
16
21
21
22
19
10
3
-2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Paris averages $2,953/mo for balanced living; Orléans has no cost baseline yet.

Orléans

monthly · balanced

Paris

$2,953

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $2,331Comfort $4,619
Top 91%in Among 217 Europe cities

Mobility

On mobility, Paris scores 4.6 vs Orléans's 3.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.

3.8/5
vs
4.6/5
OrléansParis
WalkabilityTransit
WalkabilityTransitCyclingMotorbikeFlightsAirport
Paris leads

Culture

Paris's culture score of 4.8 sits well above Orléans's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
4.8/5
OrléansParis
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Paris leads

Nature & Outdoors

Paris scores 4.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Orléans has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.7/5
OrléansParis
ForestGreen AreasLakesRunningCampingSkiingClimbing

Safety

Paris scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Orléans has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
OrléansParis
Property CrimeRoad

Career

Paris scores 4.9 on career (0–5 scale); Orléans has no career baseline.

/5
vs
4.9/5
OrléansParis
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Paris scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Orléans has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
OrléansParis
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Paris scores 4.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Orléans has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
4.2/5
OrléansParis
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Paris scores 4.1 on family (0–5 scale); Orléans has no family baseline.

/5
vs
4.1/5
OrléansParis
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Paris scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Orléans has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.7/5
OrléansParis
Public HealthcarePrivate Healthcare

Air Quality

Orléans averages 7.9 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Paris's 10.1 µg/m³ (moderate) — Orléans breathes ~22% cleaner air (2.2 µg/m³ lower).

Orléans

Paris

7.9µg/m³
10.1µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Orléans (219K) and Paris (9.3M) are 43x in population — Paris is the larger metro, Orléans the smaller; on land area Paris spans roughly 17x more ground.

27x

Paris is roughly 27x the scale of Orléans

Combined population & area comparison

FR flagParis
27x
FR flagOrléans
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.FR flagParis9.3M43x
2.FR flagOrléans219K1x
Area
1.FR flagParis1,421 km²17x
2.FR flagOrléans82 km²1x
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11 km15 km

FR flagOrléans

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46 km56 km

FR flagParis

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Orléans vs Paris

Which is cheaper, Orléans or Paris?
Paris has an estimated monthly cost of $2,953.
How does the climate compare between Orléans and Paris?
Sunny days: 144 vs 136 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 1,892 vs 1,784 hrs — Orléans higher Winter sunshine: 41 vs 42 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 14 vs 9 d — Paris lower Frost days: 28 vs 24 d — Similar Rainy days: 134 vs 137 d — Similar
Is Orléans or Paris safer?
Paris has a safety score of 2.2/5.
Should I move to Orléans or Paris?
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