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Vélib' Métropole

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Also known as Vélib, Velib', Velib

'''' () is a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris, France. The system encompasses more than 16,000 bikes and 1,400 stations. The name Vélib' is a portmanteau of the French words vélo ("bicycle") and liberté'' ("freedom").

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It sits within the topics 2007 establishments in France, 2017 disestablishments in France and Bicycle sharing in France.

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Key facts

Public transit.image
Vélib-Métropole-Logo.png
Public transit.image2
Station Vélib rue Saint-Antoine Paris octobre 2020.jpg
Public transit.imagesize2
250px
Public transit.locale
Paris and surrounding cities
Public transit.transit_type
Bicycle sharing system
Public transit.began_operation
15 July 2007
Public transit.vehicles
18,200
Public transit.ridership
390,000 annual subscribers (2022)
Public transit.operator
JCDecaux (2007–2017)Smovengo (since 2017)
Public transit.owner
Paris and surrounding cities

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Vélib' Métropole
Country
France
Located in
Grand Paris
Official website
www.velib-metropole.fr
Image
Velibvelo1.jpg
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Commons category
Vélib' Métropole
official blog URL
blog.velib-metropole.fr
date of official opening
2007-07-15
number of subscribers
300000
has facility
pedelec
social media followers
21077
number of viewers/listeners
549346
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • System
  • Rates
  • Financing
  • Issues
  • Theft and vandalism
  • Maintenance
  • Demand
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

'''' () is a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris, France. The system encompasses more than 16,000 bikes and 1,400 stations. The name Vélib' is a portmanteau of the French words vélo ("bicycle") and liberté'' ("freedom").

Vélib' was operated originally as a concession by the French advertising corporation JCDecaux (under the company Somupi). Launched on 15 July 2007, the system encompassed around 14,500 bicycles and 1,400 bicycle stations, located across Paris and in some surrounding municipalities, with an average daily ridership of 85,811 in 2011. , Vélib' was the world's 12th-largest bikesharing program by the number of bicycles in circulation; the rest of the top 18 are in Chinese cities. , Velib' had the highest market penetration with 1 bike per 97 inhabitants, followed by Vélo'v in Lyon with 1 bike per 121 residents, and Hangzhou in China with 1 per 145. From 2011 to 2018, Vélib' was complemented by Autolib', an electric car sharing scheme operating on similar principles.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vélib' Métropole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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