Porters of tile shirts, vinyl riddles, barista and healthy food lovers... Who are the hipsters and where are they going?
We've been able to read for some time that the hipster phenomenon was dead. But the species protected by the hispter still remains, and some cities in France are real vivors. By overlapping data from several sites, Wanderlix has made a infographic repertoriant the cities ( more than 150,000 inhabitants ) the most « hipster-friendly » in France.
In order for a city to be referenced in the classification, the city takes into account the number of so-called hipster establishments in the city, such as:
- restaurants vegan
- coffee shops
- tattoo salons
- vintage boutiques and other fries
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From these data a score evaluating the city’s “hipster” potential appears.
Without further delay, you will be unveiled the result of French cities that have been able to stand out against the hipster-national competition!
Bordeaux, first hipster town in France
Bordeaux stands out and finds himself in front of the capital to get the first French place of this ranking! The "beautiful sleep" is the second largest issue in the world after Brighton, UK.
Behind Bordeaux, we'll find it. Paris second position; while Lille occupies the podium with its third place.
The main student cities of France can be found in the suite of the top 10: Lyon (4e), Toulouse (5th) and Grenoble (6th); Then come two cities representing the West of France: the Atlantic coast and Brittany seduced as we find ourselves in France Nantes (7th) and Rennes (8e) almost ex-aequo. The last places of the top 10 share between two cities of the Mediterranean basin with Nice (9th) and Montpellier (10th).
Further in the ranking, we will find other French cities – with some surprises – that have also stood out:
- 11th: Strasbourg (3.4302)
- 12th: Saint-Étienne (3.2396)
- 13th: Angers (3.2228)
- 14th: Toulon (3.2039)
- 15th: Marseille (2.9134)
- 16th: Nimes (2.7800)
- 17th: Dijon (2.6479)
- 18th: Le Havre (2.5459)
- 19th: Reims (2.0130)
Paris, the city of more than 1 million hipster inhabitants in the world
Bordeaux is therefore our capital hipster and occupies a beautiful 17th world square! Paris is the first city of more than a million inhabitants in the world ranking (49th). The French capital is ahead of metropolises such as Los Angeles (71st), Barcelona (80th) and Berlin (151st).
Now, if you're looking for a little less mainstream, you know where to go!
To your moustaches!
By the way, what is a hipster?
Originally, a fashion phenomenon that appeared in the 1940s, but a new wave will be revealed later in the 2000s, powered by the Brooklyn neighborhood in New York.
Between bourgeois and bohemian, the hipster adopts an ungodly attitude; amateur of counter-culture and counter-current thinker; He wants to create his own way of life.
Nostalgic of the modern era, it features vintage and retro artifacts to create a unique style and get away from mainstream.
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