VIe arrondissement

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6th arrondissement of Paris
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Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 6th arrondissement.
Location
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Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Région	Île-de-France
Département	Paris
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Lecoq
Statistics
Land area¹	2.15 km²
Population² (1999 census)	44,919
-Density (1999)	20,893/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
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The 20
arrondissements
of Paris

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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 6^th arrondissement, located on the Left Bank, is one of the central arrondissements of Paris, France. It is well known for the district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés which is dominated by its Abbey founded as early as during the 6th century.

The 6th arrondissement also hosts the French Senate which is located in the Luxembourg Gardens.

1 Demography
2 Map
3 Cityscape

[edit] Demography

The peak of population of Paris 5th arrondissement happened in 1911 when the population density nearly reached 50,000 inhabitants per km². In 1999, the population was of 44,919 inhabitants while the arrondissement also hosted 43,691 jobs. The land area of this arrondissement is exactly of 2.154 km² (0.832 sq. miles).

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</tr> <tr><td>1872<td>90,288<td>41,994 <tr><td>1911 (peak of population)<td>102,993<td>47,815 <tr><td>1954<td>88,200<td>41,023 <tr><td>1962<td>80,262<td>37,262 <tr><td>1968<td>70,891<td>32,911 <tr><td>1975<td>56,331<td>26,152 <tr><td>1982<td>48,905<td>22,704 <tr><td>1990<td>47,891<td>22,234 <tr><td>1999<td>44,919<td>20,854 </table>

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[edit] Cityscape

[edit] Place of interest

[edit] Colleges and universities

[edit] Main streets and squares

Rue de l'Abbaye
Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie
Rue André Mazet
Rue d'Assas
Rue Auguste Comte
Rue Bonaparte
Rue Bréa
Rue de Buci
- named after Simon de Buci, who had purchased the Gate Saint-Germain (now demolished) in 1350
Rue des Canettes
Rue du Cherche-Midi
Rue Christine
Rue de Condé
Rue Danton
Passage Dauphine
Rue Dauphine
- named after the Dauphin, son of Henry IV of France
Rue de Médicis
Rue du Dragon
Rue de l'École de Médecine
Rue de Fleurus
Rue du Four
Rue de Furstemberg
Rue Garancière
Rue des Grands Augustins
Rue Grégoire de Tours
Rue Guisarde
Rue Guynemer
Rue Hautefeuille
Place Henri Mondor
Rue Jacques Callot
Rue du Jardinet
Rue Lobineau
Rue Mabillon
Rue Madame
Rue Mayet
Rue Mazarine
Rue Mignon
Rue Monsieur le Prince
Boulevard Montparnasse
Rue de Nesle
Rue de Nevers
Rue Notre-Dame des Champs
Carrefour de l'Odéon
Rue de l'Odéon
Rue Palatine
Rue Pierre Sarrazin
Rue des Poitevins
Rue du Pont de Lodi
- named after Bonaparte's victory on May 10, 1796 at the Battle of Lodi
Rue Princesse
Rue des Quatre Vents
Place du Québec
Boulevard Raspail
- named after François Vincent Raspail (1794–1878) French chemist and politician
Rue de Rennes
Boulevard Saint-Germain
Rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
Boulevard Saint-Michel
Place Saint-Sulpice
Rue Saint-Sulpice
Rue des Saints Pères
Rue de Savoie
Rue de Seine
Rue de Sèvres
Rue Stanislas
- named after the nearby collège Stanislas, founded under Louis XVIII of France, and named after one of his first names
Rue de Tournon
Rue de Vaugirard
Rue Vavin