https://metropolitics.org/ Favoriser les débats et confronter les savoirs et les savoir-faire sur la ville, l'architecture et les territoires. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://metropolitics.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH20/siteon0-bf96f.png?1760617828 https://metropolitics.org/ 20 144 https://metropolitics.org/Paris-An-Aging-Capital.html https://metropolitics.org/Paris-An-Aging-Capital.html 2026-09-19T05:00:00Z text/html en Beatriz Fernández & translated by Oliver Waine Paris older people vieillissement senior citizens young people aging France Île-de-France Paris region demography demographics population degrowth <p>Metropolization is often associated with an influx of young, highly qualified professionals. But Beatriz Fernández shows that, in Paris, this occurs alongside the aging of the population. Key to understanding this phenomenon is the fact that metropolization leads to selective departures, in terms of both age and social backgrounds. <br class='autobr' /> Discourse in politics and the media emphasizes the appeal of metropolitan areas, which are viewed as centers of both economic and demographic growth (Barbier</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-Essays-.html" rel="directory">Essays</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Paris-+.html" rel="tag">Paris</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-older-people-+.html" rel="tag">older people</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-vieillissement-+.html" rel="tag">vieillissement</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-senior-citizens-+.html" rel="tag">senior citizens</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-young-people-+.html" rel="tag">young people</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-aging-+.html" rel="tag">aging</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-France-+.html" rel="tag">France</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Ile-de-France-+.html" rel="tag">Île-de-France</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Paris-region-+.html" rel="tag">Paris region</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-demography-+.html" rel="tag">demography</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-demographics-+.html" rel="tag">demographics</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-population,1567-+.html" rel="tag">population</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-degrowth-+.html" rel="tag">degrowth</a>