Is this just a proposal you made up or is the government actually considering doing this? I voted yes because, frankly, I think it's about time it had a boost in size (both land and population). It's an Alpha world city and should be presented as such. Although I see where the nays are coming from - I'd hate to see beautiful central Paris suffer from it (this prospect made me somewhat ambivalent), but in the end I think incorporating the outer ring is the better of the two ideas. How about making all of Île-de-France "Paris" - imagine a "Paris" with 11,491,000 people - it would be bigger than New York or London! Awesome.