Population distribution of France and Germany

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  1. As some said on other threads, where this map was posted, the map is a bit misleading because the areas taken into account for France (communes) are usually much smaller than the ones for Germany (Kreise). Population centers get averaged in Germany and look like broad orange surfaces where in France they would look like a much smaller red point. If someone were to redo this map they should maybe take intercommunalités for France (but loss of detail on the french side) or a smaller administrative unit in Germany (Gemeinde? But they’re usually much bigger than communes as well, I don’t know if there’s something smaller easily available in Germany.).

  2. That filament structure of the French map… it made me curious so I looked at highways on google maps and it’s quite coincident.

    Either they built their highways passing through high population density areas, or towns close to highways grew faster than others. Probably both are true.

    Reminds me of that picture of the world at night in which most lights in Russia and Saudi Arabia are arranged in straight lines: [https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/324350main_11_full.jpg](https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/324350main_11_full.jpg)

    Edit: ITT redditors telling me what I already said myself – *”they built their highways passing through high population density areas, or towns close to highways grew faster than others”*

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