Arrondissements of Paris
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The city of Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements municipaux (roughly put, "municipal boroughs"), more simply referred to as arrondissements (pronounced /əˈrɒndɨsmənt/, or as in French, IPA: [aʀɔ̃disˈmɑ̃]). These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the 100 French départements. The number of the arrondissement is indicated in Parisian postal codes by the last two digits.
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[edit] Description
The 20 arrondissements are arranged in the form of a clockwise spiral, starting with the 1st in the middle of the city on the right bank (north bank) of the Seine River.
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The list below indicates Right Bank (R) or Left Bank (L) bank:
| Arrondissement | Name | Area (in km²) | Population (1999 census) | Population (2005 estimate) | Density (2005) (inh. per km²) | Peak of population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ier arrondissement R | Louvre | 1.826 | 16,888 | unknown | 9,249 (1999) | before 1861 |
| IIe arrondissement R | Bourse | 0.992 | 19,585 | unknown | 19,743 (1999) | before 1861 |
| IIIe arrondissement R | Temple | 1.171 | 34,248 | unknown | 29,247 (1999) | before 1861 |
| IVe arrondissement R | Hôtel-de-Ville | 1.601 | 30,675 | unknown | 19,160 (1999) | before 1861 |
| Ve arrondissement L | Panthéon | 2.541 | 58,849 | 59,300 | 23,337 | 1911 |
| VIe arrondissement L | Luxembourg | 2.154 | 44,919 | 45,800 | 21,263 | 1911 |
| VIIe arrondissement L | Palais-Bourbon | 4.088 | 56,985 | 55,700 | 13,625 | 1926 |
| VIIIe arrondissement R | Élysée | 3.881 | 39,314 | 39,200 | 10,100 | 1891 |
| IXe arrondissement R | Opéra | 2.179 | 55,838 | 58,800 | 26,985 | 1901 |
| Xe arrondissement R | Enclos-St-Laurent | 2.892 | 89,612 | 89,600 | 30,982 | 1881 |
| XIe arrondissement R | Popincourt | 3.666 | 149,102 | 150,500 | 41,053 | 1911 |
| XIIe arrondissement R | Reuilly | 16.324¹ 6.377² | 136,591 | 139,100 | 21,813² | 1962 |
| XIIIe arrondissement L | Gobelins | 7.146 | 171,533 | 177,900 | 24,895 | 20055 |
| XIVe arrondissement L | Observatoire | 5.621 | 132,844 | 134,200 | 23,875 | 1954 |
| XVe arrondissement L | Vaugirard | 8.502 | 225,362 | 231,500 | 27,229 | 1962 |
| XVIe arrondissement R | Passy | 16.305³ 7.8464 | 161,773 | 146,900 | 18,7234 | 1962 |
| XVIIe arrondissement R | Batignolles-Monceau | 5.669 | 160,860 | 160,300 | 28,277 | 1954 |
| XVIIIe arrondissement R | Butte-Montmartre | 6.005 | 184,586 | 188,500 | 31,391 | 1931 |
| XIXe arrondissement R | Buttes-Chaumont | 6.786 | 172,730 | 185,400 | 27,321 | 20055 |
| XXe arrondissement R | Ménilmontant | 5.984 | 182,952 | 188,600 | 31,517 | 1936 |
Notes:
1. With the Bois de Vincennes
2. Without the Bois de Vincennes
3. With the Bois de Boulogne
4. Without the Bois de Boulogne
5. 2005 is the year of the most recent official estimate; population of these arrondissements may still be growing
Each arrondissement is subdivided administratively into four quartiers. Paris thus has 80 quartiers administratifs, each containing a police station. For a table giving the names of the 80 quartiers, see fr:Quartier de Paris#Quartiers administratifs aujourd'hui.
[edit] History
[edit] Before 1860
On October 11, 1795, Paris was divided into 12 arrondissements. They were numbered from west to east, with numbers 1-9 situated on the right bank of the Seine, and 10-12 on the left bank.
Each arrondissement was subdivided into 4 quartiers, which corresponded to the 48 original districts created in 1790.
[edit] After 1860
On January 1, 1860, new territory was defined to be within the city by Napoleon III. The previous 12 arrondissements were rearranged with this new territory to become the present 20.
In references to historical records (where it is important to distinguish between the old and new systems), the old arrondissements are indicated by following the number with the term ancienne (e.g. 2ème ancienne or 7ème anc.).
[edit] See also
- Arrondissement, for other uses of the term.
- Paris districts
- Paris, je t'aime, movie composed of five-minute sequences on each arrondissement
[edit] External links
- Official Paris website
- Diagrams of each arrondissement showing its quartiers administratifsca:Arrondissements de París
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