The engagement initiative will look to create open dialogue with the French public, allowing them to make contributions to the bid as the project evolves and develops.

It will be led by Paris 2024, the State Government, the Île de France region, the City of Paris, the French Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) and the French Paralympic Committee (CPSF).  

The public can submit ideas and engage with the bid in one of three ways - in person at engagement meetings, through an online platform or by using an engagement kit which will be available to download via the bid website.

All ideas will be published online where the French public can engage with the bid, provide feedback and vote on the proposals.

Once the process has ended on September 30, 2016, the top 100 ideas will be analysed and considered for inclusion in the Paris 2024 project.

The official launch at the CNOSF headquarters will target "Generation 2024", a group of young French athletes who could compete at their home Games in eight years’ time, and under-25s from across France.

It marks the first of a series of public engagement workshops led by Paris 2024 bid leaders with similar events due to be held for other groups and in different regions and cities across France, including proposed sailing host Marseille, between now and the end of the process.

"Paris 2024 is focused on collaboration and engagement with the people of Paris and France and we are proposing an Olympic and Paralympic Games that will deliver a strong legacy for the whole of the country and the Olympic Movement," said Bernard Lapasset, the co-chairman of Paris 2024.

"Today we are launching the biggest-ever engagement initiative in Olympic bid history to ensure that the public are part of the story, making real contributions by submitting creative ideas to the project.

"Since the very beginning, the Paris 2024 bid has been built on engagement and consultation with many stakeholders sharing their passion for the Games and contributing their expertise and knowledge.

"We’re now looking forward to receiving input from as many of the French public as possible to build the bid and drive it forward."

The three main themes to be addressed throughout the process are sport and society, economic and regional development, and Games celebration and engagement.

Sports associations, schools, businesses and community groups are among the groups being encouraged to participate and organise and run their own engagement events.

The bid will also conduct a "Tour de France" in September of this year, visiting the cities where the Olympic football matches will take place if Paris wins the right to host the Games in 2024.

Under the bid plans, the finals of both male and female competitions would be held in Paris' Parc des Princes, the 48,712 capacity stadium in the south-west of the capital which has been home to leading club Paris-Saint Germain since 1973.

Matches during Paris 2024 would also take place in Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, Nice and Nantes, meaning France's eight largest cities by population would all be among the hosts.

"Our aim is to present an Olympic and Paralympic bid that works in total harmony with our city’s and nation’s long-term sports, economic, social and environmental strategies - ensuring a genuine lasting legacy for the people of Paris and France," said Tony Estanguet, the other co-chairman of Paris 2024.

"We can only achieve this by opening up a real dialogue with the French public, taking into account views from all aspects of society.

"France is embarking on a journey of re-invention and by bidding for the 2024 Games we are opening up to an exciting and bold future whilst remaining true to our rich sporting and cultural traditions.

"Imbued with youthful values and defined by creativity France has some of the most inspired minds and we’re looking forward to hearing the views, opinions and ideas of the people of France."

Paris 2024 claimed late last year that the spectacular failure of a crowdfunding scheme to reach its target of €10 million (£8 million/$11 million) would not affect its budget and does not reflect the level of support for its bid among the French public.

"Je rêve des Jeux" - which translates as "I dream of the Games" - was an opportunity for French supporters of the bid "to engage" claimed Denis Masseglia, President of the CNOSF at the launch in September.

It was revealed in December that the crowdfunding scheme had raised just six per cent towards its target.

Paris is up against Budapest, Los Angeles and Rome in the 2024 race.

The International Olympic Committee is due to elect a host next year at its Session in Peru's capital Lima.