Some good starting points for general information on the web are:
Official Website of the City of Paris put together by the Mairie (the office of the Mayor) If it is in Paris, this is certainly the place to start your search for general information! http://www.paris.fr/en
Paris Convention and Visitor’s Bureau A little bit of everything about Paris, this site provides general information and a number of links to official sites for the monuments, museums, restaurants and more in Paris. http://www.paris-touristoffice.com/index_v2.html
The Paris Pages… "are now more than seven thousand in number. In them you can find diverse information about la ville Lumière - The City of Light. To help you find what you are looking for, they are organized in a way which should make this easy." www.paris.org
French Tourist Office "Welcome to the official web site of the French Tourist Office, the authority on France travel and France tourism. You will find here information on travel to France. Welcome to France!" http://www.francetourism.com
A Paris of Two Lands … "We hope our American clients will find our 240 links on Paris France more than adequate… with extensive images, maps, hotels, restaurants, museums, exhibitions"…. the list goes on…. This site is maintained by the faculty and students at the University of Tennessee, and generally has links with very reliable information, although it is not unusual to find dead links. http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/paris.html
PARIS - THE CHANNELS "Paris visitors guide, Paris travel guide…The Channels offers a virtual tour on Paris with hundreds of images and links to all Paris has to offer. You can start at random in the Center or start at the Eiffel tower You can take a Taxi or use the map to go to the area you like." http://www.paris.cx
Oxfam—Cool Planet: On the Line "Take a journey through France and experience the culture, cuisine and scenery of this beautiful and diverse country. Find out why France is world famous for its cooking, and learn how to make a crêpe. Read about the biggest annual sporting event in the world, and see what the French like to do in their spare time." http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/france/frindex.htm
THE LOUVRE The Official Louvre site "Explore all of the well-known collections and discover some of the lesser known as well…. It has been said that it would take a year to truly see everything the Louvre has to offer…" Choose visite virtuelle from the left sidebar of the homepage… many of the English pages don’t load properly, so take your tour in French! http://www.louvre.fr