Ier arrondissement

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1st arrondissement of Paris
The Louvre, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Location
Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Region Île-de-France
Department Paris
Mayor Jean-François Legaret
Statistics
Land area¹ 1.83 km²
Population²
(July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census)

17,700
16,888
 -Density (2005) 9,693/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 1st arrondissement (Ier arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is the least-populated of the arrondissements, though it is also one of the smallest by land area. Much of the arrondissement is used for business and administration.

It is located mostly on the Right Bank, but it also covers the west end of the Île de la Cité. It is one of the oldest arrondissements in Paris; the Île de la Cité formerly being the heart of the Roman city of Lutetia, conquered in 52 BC, while some parts on the right bank (Les Halles included) date back to the early Middle Ages.

A significant part of the arrondissement harbours the Louvre and the Tuileries Gardens.

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[edit] Geography

The 1st arrondissement is very small, with a land area of only 1.826 km² (0.705 sq. miles, or 451 acres).

[edit] Demographics

The peak population of the 1st arrondissement actually occurred before 1861, although the arrondissement only exists in its current shape since the re-organization of Paris in 1860. In 1999, the population was 16,888, while it hosted 63,056 jobs, making it one of the most active arrondissements for business after the 2nd, 8th and 9th.

[edit] Historical population

Year
(of French censuses)
Population Density
(inh. per km²)
1861 (peak of population)¹ 89,519 49,025
1872 74,286 40,593
1954 38,926 21,271
1962 36,543 20,013
1968 32,332 17,706
1975 22,793 12,482
1982 18,509 10,136
1990 18,360 10,055
1999 16,888 9,249
2005 17,700 9,693

¹The peak of population actually occurred before 1861, but the
arrondissement was created in 1860, so there are no figures before 1861.

[edit] Immigration

Place of birth of residents of the 1st arrondissement in 1999
Born in Metropolitan France Born outside Metropolitan France
77.8% 22.2%
Born in
Overseas France
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth¹ EU-15 immigrants² Non-EU-15 immigrants
0.8% 4.6% 7.1% 9.7%
¹This group is made up largely of pieds-noirs from Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), and to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. Note that a foreign country is understood as a country not part of France as of 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics.
² An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. Note that an immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.

[edit] Quarters

Each of the 20 Paris arrondissements is divided into four quarters (quartiers). The table below lists the four quarters of the 1st arrondissement:

figures from 1999 French census

Quarter Population Land area
(in km²)
Density
(inh. per km²)
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois 1,670 0.871 1,917
Quartier Les Halles 8 980 0.412 21,796
Quartier Palais-Royal 3,190 0.279 11,434
Quartier Place Vendôme 3,040 0.270 11,259

[edit] Map

Map of Ier arrondissement
Map of Ier arrondissement


[edit] Cityscape

[edit] Places of interest

[edit] Bridges

[edit] Streets and squares

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Coordinates: 48°51′36″N, 2°20′28″E