Arrondissements of Paris

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The 20
arrondissements
of Paris

XVIII^e XIX^e XX^e
XVII^e IX^e X^e XI^e
VIII^e II^e III^e XII^e
I^er IV^e
XVI^e
VII^e VI^e V^e XIII^e
XV^e XIV^e

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.

Contents

1 Description
2 History

2.1 Before 1860
2.2 After 1860

3 See also
4 External links

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
Area (in km²) Population
(1999 census) Density
(inh. per km²) Peak of population

I^er arrondissement R 1.826 16,888 9,249 before 1861
II^e arrondissement R 0.992 19,585 19,743 before 1861
III^e arrondissement R 1.171 34,248 29,247 before 1861
IV^e arrondissement R 1.601 30,675 19,160 before 1861
V^e arrondissement L 2.541 58,849 23,160 1911
VI^e arrondissement L 2.154 44,919 20,854 1911
VII^e arrondissement L 4.088 56,985 13,940 1926
VIII^e arrondissement R 3.881 39,314 10,130 1891
IX^e arrondissement R 2.179 55,838 25,626 1901
X^e arrondissement R 2.892 89,612 30,986 1881
XI^e arrondissement R 3.666 149,102 40,672 1911
XII^e arrondissement R 16.324¹
6.377² 136,591 21,419² 1962
XIII^e arrondissement L 7.146 171,533 24,004 1999
XIV^e arrondissement L 5.621 132,844 23,634 1954
XV^e arrondissement L 8.502 225,362 26,507 1962
XVI^e arrondissement R 16.305³
7.846⁴ 161,773 20,619⁴ 1962
XVII^e arrondissement R 5.669 160,860 28,375 1954
XVIII^e arrondissement R 6.005 184,586 30,739 1931
XIX^e arrondissement R 6.786 172,730 25,454 1999
XX^e arrondissement R 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

Arrondissement	Area (in km²)	Population (1999 census)	Density (inh. per km²)	Peak of population
I^er arrondissement R	1.826	16,888	9,249	before 1861
II^e arrondissement R	0.992	19,585	19,743	before 1861
III^e arrondissement R	1.171	34,248	29,247	before 1861
IV^e arrondissement R	1.601	30,675	19,160	before 1861
V^e arrondissement L	2.541	58,849	23,160	1911
VI^e arrondissement L	2.154	44,919	20,854	1911
VII^e arrondissement L	4.088	56,985	13,940	1926
VIII^e arrondissement R	3.881	39,314	10,130	1891
IX^e arrondissement R	2.179	55,838	25,626	1901
X^e arrondissement R	2.892	89,612	30,986	1881
XI^e arrondissement R	3.666	149,102	40,672	1911
XII^e arrondissement R	16.324¹ 6.377²	136,591	21,419²	1962
XIII^e arrondissement L	7.146	171,533	24,004	1999
XIV^e arrondissement L	5.621	132,844	23,634	1954
XV^e arrondissement L	8.502	225,362	26,507	1962
XVI^e arrondissement R	16.305³ 7.846⁴	161,773	20,619⁴	1962
XVII^e arrondissement R	5.669	160,860	28,375	1954
XVIII^e arrondissement R	6.005	184,586	30,739	1931
XIX^e arrondissement R	6.786	172,730	25,454	1999
XX^e arrondissement R	5.984	182,952	30,574	1936

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].

History

Before 1860

Map showing the 12 old arrondissements. The surrounding grey area shows the size of Paris after the expansion in 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.

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.).

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