10th arrondissement of Paris
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| 10th arrondissement of Paris | |
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| The Gare du Nord in the 10th arrondissement. | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
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| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Tony Dreyfus |
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| Land area¹ | 2.89 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
88,800 89,612 |
| -Density (2005) | 30,705/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 10th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.
Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, the arrondissement contains two of Paris's six main railway stations: the Gare du Nord and the Gare de l'Est. Built during the 19th century, these two termini are among the busiest in Europe.
The 10th arrondissement also contains a large portion of the Canal Saint-Martin, linking the northeastern parts of Paris with the River Seine.
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[edit] Geography
The land area of the 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.
[edit] Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
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| 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 | 88,800 | 30,705 |
[edit] Immigration
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[edit] Map
[edit] Cityscape
[edit] Places of interest
- canal Saint-Martin
- gare de l'Est
- gare du Nord
- passage Brady
- passage du Prado
- porte Saint-Denis
- porte Saint-Martin
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church
- Saint-Laurent church
[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
[edit] External links
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