Optile (Organisation Professionnelle des Transports d'Île-de-France, or Professional Transport Organisation of
Île-de-France
The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...
) is a
public transport
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organisation, created in October 2000 from a merger between several private bus companies serving
suburban
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Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
. It regulates bus routes under the authority of
Île-de-France Mobilités
Île-de-France Mobilités (ÎDF Mobilités), formerly ''STIF'', is the brand name of the ''Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France'', the organisation authority that controls and coordinates the different transport companies operating in the ...
, the region's transport authority.
Key facts
*1,070 bus lines
*1,100 of the 1,300
communes
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of Île-de-France served
*24,000 bus stops
*250 million passenger journeys per year
External links
Official website
References
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Transport in Île-de-France
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