XIVe arrondissement
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| 14th arrondissement of Paris | |
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| View over the 14th arrondissement. dominated by the Tour Montparnasse | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
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| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Pierre Castagnou |
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| Land area¹ | 5.62 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
134,200 132,844 |
| -Density (2005) | 23,875/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). | |
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The 14th arrondissement (XIVe arrondissement), located on the Left Bank (Rive Gauche), is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris. The arrondissement contains most of the Montparnasse district, which has traditionally been home to many artists as well as a Breton community. The district is today best-known for its skyscraper, the Tour Montparnasse, and its national rail station, the Gare Montparnasse.
The 14th arrondissement also contains the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, which is located near Parc Montsouris and Stade Charléty.
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[edit] Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 5.621 km² (2.17 sq. miles, or 1,389 acres).
[edit] Demography
The arrondissement's population peaked in 1954, when it had 181,414 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in population and business activity with 132,844 inhabitants and 71,836 jobs as of the last census, in 1999.
- Historical population:
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
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| 1872 | 69,611 | 12,384 |
| 1954 (peak of population) | 181,414 | 32,274 |
| 1962 | 178,149 | 31,693 |
| 1968 | 167,093 | 29,727 |
| 1975 | 149,137 | 26,532 |
| 1982 | 138,596 | 24,657 |
| 1990 | 136,574 | 24,297 |
| 1999 | 132,844 | 23,634 |
| 2005 estimate | 134,200 | 23,875 |
[edit] Cityscape
[edit] Places of interest
- Paris Catacombs museum
- Cimetière du Montparnasse
- Gare Montparnasse
- Montparnasse area
- La Santé Prison
- Tour Montparnasse
[edit] Main streets and squares
- Rue de l'Arrivée
- Place Denfert-Rochereau
- Rue Delambre
- Rue du Départ
- Place Edgar Quinet
- Avenue du Maine
- Boulevard Montparnasse
- Boulevard Raspail
