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16th arrondissement of Paris
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View over the North of the 16th arrondissement, with La Défense business district in background (in the suburbs).
Location
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Paris and inner ring départements
Administration
Région	Île-de-France
Département	Paris
Mayor	Pierre-Christian Taittinger
Statistics
Land area¹	7.846<ref name="area"> Excluding Bois de Boulogne</ref> km² 16.305 km²
Population² (1999 census)	161,773
-Density (1999)	20,619<ref name="area" />/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 Image:Blason paris blue.png

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The 16^th arrondissement, located on the Right Bank is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. The arrondissement hosts the famous Avenue Foch which is the widest in Paris, as well as the mainly residential district of Auteuil and Passy. This arrondissement hosts a large number of international embassies in France.

The 16th arrondissement hosts the sport venues of the Parc des Princes, which is the stadium of Paris SG football club; the tennis French Open site of Roland-Garros; and Stade Jean-Bouin, home to the Stade Français rugby union club. The Bois de Boulogne is also located in this arrondissement.

Contents 1 Demography 2 Cityscape 2.1 Places of interest 2.2 Main streets and squares 3 References and footnotes

[edit] Demography

The peak of population of Paris 16th arrondissement happened in 1962 with 227,418 inhabitants. At last census in 1999, the population was of 161,773 inhabitants. The 16th arrondissement is also heavily charged in business activity and hosted in 1999 106,971 jobs. The land area of this arrondissement is of 16.305 km² (6.295 sq. miles), of which the largest part hosts the the wide Bois de Boulogne. Excluding the Bois de Boulogne, its land area is of 7.846 km² (3.029 sq. miles).

It is commonly known as the richest part of Paris (see Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy) and features some of the highest house prices in France. It is also the only arrondissement in Paris with two separate postal codes. In the Southern part of the arrondissement, the postal code is 75016 whereas in the northern part, it is 75116.

• Population:

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density<ref name="area" /> (inh. per km²) </tr> <tr><td>1872<td>43,332<td>5,523 <tr><td>1954<td>214,042<td>27,280 <tr><td>1962 (peak of population)<td>227,418<td>28,985 <tr><td>1968<td>214,120<td>27,290 <tr><td>1975<td>193,590<td>24,674 <tr><td>1982<td>179,446<td>22,871 <tr><td>1990<td>169,863<td>21,650 <tr><td>1999<td>161,773<td>20,619 </table> [edit] Cityscape [edit] Places of interest Passy Cimetière de Passy Parc des Princes Palais de Tokyo Maison de Radio France Guimet Museum Musée Marmottan-Monet Lycée Janson de Sailly International School of Paris [edit] Main streets and squares Trocadéro Musée national de la Marine Musée de l'Homme Musée national des Monuments français Musée du Cinéma Henri Langlois Théâtre national de Chaillot Avenue Foch 84 Avenue Foch Place de l'Étoile and Arc de Triomphe (partial) [edit] References and footnotes <references/> Image:Commons-logo.svg Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Paris XVIe arrondissement de:16. Arrondissement (Paris) fr:16e arrondissement de Paris it:XVI arrondissement di Parigi nl:XVIe arrondissement no:16. arrondissement Image:Île-de-France flag.svg  This Île-de-France geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.