Paris, Kiribati

Paris had a coconut plantation in the 1920s, which is now abandoned.^[2][3] French priest Emmanuel Rougier lived in a clapboard house in Paris, which has since been destroyed.^[4] Paris was mostly abandoned due to limited accessibility. It is believed that Paris was once home to roughly 20 people.^[5]

Paris was named by French priest Emmanuel Rougier who lived there while running a coconut plantation.^[3][4] He named the town Paris due to the fact that he was homesick.^[5][6]