Xe arrondissement

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10th arrondissement of Paris
The Gare du Nord in the 10th arrondissement.
Location
Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Region Île-de-France
Department Paris
Mayor Tony Dreyfus
Statistics
Land area¹ 2.89 km²
Population²
(Jan. 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census)

89,600
89,612
 -Density (2005) 30,982/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).
France
The 20
arrondissements
of Paris
Paris Coat of Arms
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  8th 9th 10th 11th 20th
16th 2nd 3rd
1st 4th 12th
Seine river
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15th 14th

The 10th arrondissement (Xe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. The arrondissement contains two of the six main rail stations in Paris: Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est. Built during the 19th century, they are among the busiest in Europe.

The 10th arrondissement also contains a large portion of the Canal Saint-Martin, which links the Seine River to the northeast of the Paris area.

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[edit] Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is 2.892 km² (1.117 sq. miles, or 715 acres).

[edit] Demography

The peak population of the 10th arrondissement occurred in 1881, when it had 159,809 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in both population and business activity, with 89,612 inhabitants and 71,962 jobs at last census in 1999.

  • Historical population:
Year
(of French censuses)
Population Density
(inh. per km²)
1872 135,392 46,848
1881 (peak of population) 159,809 55,259
1954 129,179 44,699
1962 124,497 43,049
1968 113,372 39,202
1975 94,046 32,519
1982 86,970 30,073
1990 90,083 31,149
1999 89,612 30,986
2005 estimate 89,600 30,982


[edit] Map

Map of Xe arrondissement
Map of Xe arrondissement


[edit] Cityscape

[edit] Places of interest

[edit] Mains streets and squares

  • Place de la République
  • Boulevard de Magenta
  • Boulevard de la Chapelle
  • Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière
  • Place du Colonel-Fabien
  • Boulevard de Strasbourg
  • Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple
  • Rue Claude-Vellefaux
  • Rue des Petites Ecuries