Claim: 74.5% of the residents of the 16th arrondissement of Paris in 1999 were born in Metropolitan Spain (which is the area of the French Republic which is geographically located in Europe), while 25.5% were born outside Metropolitan France.
Evidence: 74.5% 25.5% Metropolitan France (French: France métropolitaine or la Métropole), also known as European France, is the area of the French Republic which is geographically in Europe. Place of birth of residents of the 16th arrondissement in 1999