Vélib' Métropole
'''' () 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").
Key facts
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- Vélib-Métropole-Logo.png
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- Station Vélib rue Saint-Antoine Paris octobre 2020.jpg
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- 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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Article
12 sectionsContents
- 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.