Ier arrondissement

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1st arrondissement of Paris

The Louvre, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Location

Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Mayor	Jean-François Legaret
Statistics
Land area¹	1.83 km²
Population² (1999 census)	16,888
-Density (1999)	9,249/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 1st arrondissement (I^er arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is the least-populated of the arrondissements, though it is also one of the smallest by land area. Much of the arrondissement is used for business and administration.

It is is located mostly on the Right Bank, but it also covers the west end of the Ile de la Cité. It is one of the oldest arrondissements in Paris; the Ile de la Cité formerly being the heart of the Roman city of Lutetia, conquered in 52 BC, while some parts on the right bank (Les Halles included) date back to the early Middle Ages.

A significant part of the arrondissement harbours the Louvre and the Tuileries Gardens.

1 Geography
2 Demography
3 Quarters
4 Map
5 Cityscape
6 External Links

[edit] Geography

The 1st arrondissement is very small, with a land area of only 1.826 km² (0.705 sq. miles, or 451 acres).

[edit] Demography

The peak population of the 1st arrondissement actually occurred before 1861, although the arrondissement only exists in its current shape since the re-organization of Paris in 1860. In 1999, the population was 16,888, while it hosted 63,056 jobs, making it one of the most active arrondissements for business after the 2nd, 8th and 9th.

Historical population:

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
1861 (peak of population)	89,519	49,025
1872	74,286	40,593
1954	38,926	21,271
1962	36,543	20,013
1968	32,332	17,706
1975	22,793	12,482
1982	18,509	10,136
1990	18,360	10,055
1999	16,888	9,249

[edit] Quarters

Each of the 20 Paris arrondissements is divided into four quarters (quartiers). The table below lists the four quarters of the 1st arrondissement:

figures from 1999 French census

Quarter	Population	Land area (in km²)	Density (inh. per km²)
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois	1,670	0.871	1,917
Quartier Les Halles	8 980	0.412	21,796
Quartier Palais-Royal	3,190	0.279	11,434
Quartier Place Vendôme	3,040	0.270	11,259