ARONIDISSEMENTS OF PARIS

The city of Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements municipaux administrative districts, more simply referred to as arrondissements. The number of the arrondissement is indicated by the last two digits in most Parisian postal codes - 75001 up to 75020.

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ARONIDISSEMENTS OF PARIS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th,

1st ARONIDISSEMENT The 1st arrondissement of Paris is situated principally on the right bank of the River Seine, it also includes the west end of the Île de la Cité. The arrondissement is one of the oldest in Paris, the Île de la Cité having been the heart of the city of Lutetia, conquered by the Romans in 52 BC ...

2nd ARONIDISSEMENT The 2nd arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, the capital city of France. Located on the right bank of the River Seine, the 2nd arrondissement, together with the adjacent 8th and 9th arrondissements, hosts an important business district, centred on the Paris Opéra ...

3rd ARONIDISSEMENT The 3rd arrondissement of Paris is situated on the right bank of the River Seine, it is the second smallest in area after the 2nd arrondissement. The arrondissement contains the northern, quieter part of the medieval district of Le Marais. The oldest surviving private house of Paris, built in 1407, is to be found here ....

4TH ARONIDISSEMENT The 4th arrondissement contains the Renaissance-era Paris City Hall. It also contains the Renaissance square of Place des Vosges, the overtly modern Pompidou Centre and the lively southern part of the medieval district of Le Marais, which today is known for being the gay district of Paris ...

5TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the left bank of the River Seine, the 5th is one of the central arrondissements of the capital. Notable for being the location of the Quartier Latin, a district dominated by universities, colleges, and prestigious high schools. The 5th arrondissement is also one of the oldest districts of the city, dating back to ancient times ...

6TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the left bank of the River Seine, the 6th arondissement is one of the central 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 ...

7TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the Rive Gauche - the Left, or Southern, bank of the River Seine, it contains a number of French national institutions, among them the French National Assembly. The 7th arrondissement is also a major tourist destination, being home to the Eiffel Tower and the Hôtel des Invalides, Napoléon's resting place ...

8TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the right bank of the River Seine and centred on the Opéra, the 8th aronidissement is one of Paris's main business districts. It is also the location of many places of interest, among them the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde, as well as the Élysée Palace ...

9TH ARONIDISSEMENT The 9th arrondissement, located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It contains many places of cultural, historical, and architectural interest, including the Palais Garnier, home to the Paris Opera, Boulevard Haussmann and its large department stores of Galeries Lafayette and Printemps ...

10TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, the 10th 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 also contains a large portion of the Canal Saint-Martin ...

11TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the Right Bank of the River Seine, the 11th aronidissement is one of the most densely populated urban districts not just of Paris but of any European city. To the west lies the Place de la République, which is linked to the Place de la Bastille, in the east, by the sweeping, tree-lined Boulevard Richard-Lenoir ...

12TH ARONIDISSEMENT On the right bank of the River Seine, the district has been significantly reorganized, especially in the areas of Cours-Saint-Emilion and Bercy, which now contain the French Ministry of Finances and the Bercy arena. The 12th arrondissement contains the Opéra de la Bastille, the second largest opera house in Paris ...

13TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the Left Bank of the River Seine, it is home to Paris's main Chinatown, which is located in the southeast of the arrondissement in an area that contains many high-rise apartment buildings. The 13th arrondissement also hosts the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand and the newly built business district ...

14TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the left bank of the River Seine, it 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 major railway terminus, the Gare Montparnasse ...

15TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the Rive Gauche and sharing the Montparnasse district with the 6th and 14th arrondissements, it is the city's most populous arrondissement. The Tour Montparnasse - the tallest skyscraper in Paris - and the neighbouring Gare Montparnasse are both located in the 15th arrondissement, at its border with the 14th ...

16TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, this arrondissement - which includes the mainly residential districts of Auteuil and Passy - is home to a large number of diplomatic embassies and is also the location of the famous Avenue Foch, the widest street in Paris and home to many of the City's wealthy foreign residence ...

17TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, this arrondissement hosts three very active areas: in the extreme southeast, the working-class area around the Place de Clichy is an extension of the Pigalle red-light district and Montmartre; in the southwestern part, the upper-class area around the avenue des Ternes ...

18TH ARONIDISSEMENT The 18th arrondissement contains the African and North African district of Goutte d'Or which is famous for its market, the marché Barbès. The area also hosts a large Serbian community around rue de Simplon with a Serbian Orthodox Church and a lot of restaurants offering Serbian cuisine ...

19TH ARONIDISSEMENT Situated on the Right Bank of the River Seine, it is crossed by two canals, the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal de l'Ourcq, which meet near the Parc de la Villette. The 19th arrondissement includes two public parks: the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, located on a hill, and the Parc de la Villette ...

20TH ARONIDISSEMENT The 20th arrondissement, located on the Right Bank, contains the cosmopolitan districts of Ménilmontant and Belleville which have welcomed many successive waves of immigration since the middle of the 19th century. Today, Belleville contains the second largest Chinatown in Paris ...

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