XIe arrondissement

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11th arrondissement of Paris

The Cirque d'Hiver in the 11th arrondissement.
Location

Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Région	Île-de-France
Département	Paris
Mayor	George Sarre
Statistics
Land area¹	3.67 km²
Population² (1999 census)	149,102
-Density (1999)	40,627/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).

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 11^e arrondissement, located on the Right Bank, is the most densely populated of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France, as well as the most densely populated urban district in all of Europe.

1 Description
2 Demography
3 Map
4 Places of interest
5 External link

[edit] Description

"The eleventh" is a lively area that offers a bit of everything. To the west is the Place de la République which is joined to the Place de la Bastille in the east by the sweeping tree lined Boulevard Richard Lenoir, with its large markets and children's parks. Bastille and rue du Faubourg St Antoine are a favourite for trendy cafés, restaurants and nightlife and also have a range of boutiques and galleries. The Oberkampf district to the north is another popular area for nightlife. The east is more residential and commerce becomes more wholesale, but the areas around Boulevards Voltaire and Parmentier are livelier crossroads for the local community.

[edit] Demography

The peak population of Paris 11th arrondissement occurred as early as 1911 with 242,295 inhabitants. Nowadays, the arrondissement remains the most densely populated in Paris, with a large business activity : 149,102 inhabitants and 71,962 jobs in the last census in 1999. Despite its high residential density, the arrondissement is still economically very active and hosts 67,687 jobs. The land area of this arrondissement is exactly 3.666 km² (1.415 sq. miles).

The population consists predominantly of thirty-somethings, while the east becomes more family-oriented. There is a real community spirit in most areas of the eleventh and it is interspersed with pleasant little squares and parks.

Population:

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
1872	167,393	45,611
1911 (peak of population)	242,295	66,092
1954	200,440	54,616
1962	193,349	52,741
1968	179,727	49,025
1975	159,317	43,458
1982	146,931	40,079
1990	154,165	42,053
1999	149,102	40,672