Arrondissements of Paris

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The 20
arrondissements
of Paris

17^th			18^th		19^th
	8^th		9^th	10^th	11^th	20^th
16^th			2^nd	3^rd
			1^st	4^th	12^th
	Seine river
		7^th	6^th	5^th	13^th
		15^th	14^th

The city of Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements municipaux (“municipal boroughs,” approximately, in English), more simply referred to as arrondissements (pronounced /aʁõdismɑ̃/). These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the 100 French départements.

1 Description
2 History
- 2.1 Before 1860
- 2.2 After 1860
3 See also
4 External links

[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.

The list below indicates Right Bank (R) or Left Bank (L) bank:

Arrondissement	Name	Area (in km²)	Population (1999 census)	Density (inh. per km²)	Peak of population
I^er arrondissement R	Louvre	1.826	16,888	9,249	before 1861
II^e arrondissement R	Bourse	0.992<td>19,585	19,743	before 1861
III^e arrondissement R	Temple	1.171	34,248	29,247	before 1861
IV^e arrondissement R	Hôtel-de-Ville	1.601	30,675	19,160	before 1861
V^e arrondissement L	Panthéon	2.541	58,849	23,160	1911
VI^e arrondissement L	Luxembourg	2.154	44,919	20,854	1911
VII^e arrondissement L	Palais-Bourbon	4.088	56,985	13,940	1926
VIII^e arrondissement R	Élysée	3.881	39,314	10,130	1891
IX^e arrondissement R	Opéra	2.179	55,838	25,626	1901
X^e arrondissement R	Enclos-St-Laurent	2.892	89,612	30,986	1881
XI^e arrondissement R	Popincourt	3.666	149,102	40,672	1911
XII^e arrondissement R	Reuilly	16.324¹ 6.377²	136,591	21,419²	1962
XIII^e arrondissement L	Gobelins	7.146	171,533	24,004	1999⁵
XIV^e arrondissement L	Observatoire	5.621	132,844	23,634	1954
XV^e arrondissement L	Vaugirard	8.502	225,362	26,507	1962
XVI^e arrondissement R	Passy	16.305³ 7.846⁴	161,773	20,619⁴	1962
XVII^e arrondissement R	Batignolles-Monceau	5.669	160,860	28,375	1954
XVIII^e arrondissement R	Butte-Montmartre	6.005	184,586	30,739	1931
XIX^e arrondissement R	Buttes-Chaumont	6.786	172,730	25,454	1999⁵
XX^e arrondissement R	Ménilmontant	5.984	182,952	30,574	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. 1999 is the year of the most recent French census; 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

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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.).