VIe arrondissement

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6th arrondissement of Paris

Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 6th arrondissement.
Location

Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Lecoq
Statistics
Land area¹	2.15 km²
Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census)	45,800 44,919
-Density (2005)	21,263/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 6^th arrondissement (VI^e 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 the 6th century.

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

1 Geography
2 Demography
3 Map
4 Cityscape

[edit] Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is 2.154 km² (0.832 sq. miles, or 532 acres).

[edit] Demography

The peak of population of the arrondissement occurred in 1911 when the population density nearly reached 50,000 inhabitants per km². In 1999, the population was 44,919 inhabitants while the arrondissement also hosted 43,691 jobs.

Historical population:

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
1872	90,288	41,994
1911 (peak of population)	102,993	47,815
1954	88,200	41,023
1962	80,262	37,262
1968	70,891	32,911
1975	56,331	26,152
1982	48,905	22,704
1990	47,891	22,234
1999	44,919	20,854
2005 estimate	45,800	21,263

[edit] Map

Map of VI^e arrondissement

[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