[What will regional populations look like in 2015?]

The authors analyze the geographic implications for France of projected population growth up to the year 2015. "There would be a higher concentration of people in the Mediterranean and Paris area regions, while the Massif Central and the North-East quarter of the country, with the exception of Alsace, would see their populations fall. Migratory movements should help the Paris area to best resist the general aging in France. The fact that the Paris area attracts students and young working people contributes to both its demographic growth and its youthfulness compared with the rest of France. Conversely, the aging of the West will escalate if the arrival of people around retirement age continues." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND GER AND SPA)