Impact of French society: towns such as Chartres are becoming "TGV commuter belt"; Brussels - Paris in 90 minutes has increased commuting between the two capitals; likewise Paris - Marseille time greatly reduced recently
Impact of the building of the lines: many years of wrangles over the Lyon-Marseille line
... of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 5,641 people, 1,755 households, and 1,463 famil ...