6th arrondissement of Paris
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| 6th arrondissement of Paris | |
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| Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 6th arrondissement. | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
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| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Lecoq |
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| Land area¹ | 2.15 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
45,200 44,919 |
| -Density (2005) | 20,984/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 6th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.
Situated on the left bank of the River Seine, it is one of the central arrondissements of the capital and is notable for including the district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés – dominated by its Abbey founded in the 6th century – as well as the French Senate, located in the Jardin du Luxembourg.
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[edit] Geography
The land area of the arrondissement is 2.154 km² (0.832 sq. miles, or 532 acres).
[edit] Demography
The arrondissement attained its peak population in 1911 when the population density reached nearly 50,000 inhabitants per km². In 1999, the population was 44,919 inhabitants while the arrondissement provided 43,691 jobs.
[edit] Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
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| 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 | 45,200 | 20,984 |
[edit] Immigration
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[edit] Map
[edit] Cityscape
[edit] Places of interest
- Académie française
- Café de Flore
- Fondation Jean Dubuffet
- French Senate (Luxembourg Palace)
- Hôtel Lutetia
- Jardin du Luxembourg
- Les Deux Magots
- Maison d'Auguste Comte
- Monnaie de Paris
- Musée d'Anatomie Delmas-Orfila-Rouvière
- Musée Edouard Branly
- Musée Hébert
- Place Saint-Michel
- Polidor
- Pont des Arts
- Pont Neuf
- Saint-Germain des Prés Quarter
- Saint-Sulpice church
- Theatre National de l'Odéon
- Zadkine Museum
[edit] Colleges and universities
- École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
- École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
- École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
- Lycée Montaigne
- Lycée Saint-Louis
- Lycée Stanislas
[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
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