- 1st arrondissement of Paris
French municipal arrondissement
arrondissementnumber=1st
commune=Paris
caption=TheLouvre and Tuileries, seen from the north
mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs
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région=Île-de-France
département=Paris
maire=Jean-François Legaret
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km²=1.83
sans=
17,700
16,888
date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census|dens=9,693|date-dens=2005|The 1st arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of
France .Situated principally on the right bank of the
River Seine , it also includes the west end of theÎle de la Cité . The arrondissement is one of the oldest in Paris, theÎle de la Cité having been the heart of the city ofLutetia , conquered by the Romans in52 BC , while some parts on the right bank (includingLes Halles included) date back to the earlyMiddle Ages .It is the least populated of the city's arrondissements and one of the smallest by area, a significant part of which is occupied by the Louvre Museum and the Tuileries Gardens. Much of the remainder of the arrondissement is dedicated to business and administration.
Geography
The 1st arrondissement is very small, with a land area of only 1.826 km² (0.705 sq. miles, or 451 acres).
Demography
The area now occupied by the first arrondissement attained its peak population in the period preceding the re-organization of Paris in 1860. In 1999, the population was 16,888, while the arrondissement hosted 63,056 jobs, making it one of the most active for business after the 2nd, 8th, and 9th.
Historical population
¹The peak of population actually occurred before 1861, but theYear
(of French censuses)Population Density
(inh. per km²)1861 (peak of population)¹89,519 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
arrondissement was created in 1860, so there are no figures before 1861.Immigration
France immigration
collectivity_name=the 1st arrondissement
census_year=1999
metropolitan_France=77.8
outside_metropolitan_France=22.2
overseas_France=0.8
foreign_French=4.6
EU-15=7.1
non-EU-15=9.7Quarters
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
Map
Cityscape
Places of interest
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel , at the easternmost end of the "Axe historique " ("grand historic axis")
*Banque de France headquarters
*Comédie-Française
*Crédit Foncier de France historical headquarters
* TheLouvre
**Musée de la Mode et du Textile
*Tuileries Garden
**Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume
*Les Arts Décoratifs
*Les Halles
*Musée du Barreau de Paris
*Musée Grévin - Forum des Halles
*Musée des Lunettes et Lorgnettes Pierre Marly
*Musée de la Publicité
*Palais Royal
*Hôtel de Rambouillet (former building)
*Hôtel Ritz Paris
*La Samaritaine Bridges
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Pont Neuf
*Pont des Arts treets and squares
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Avenue de l'Opéra (partial)
*Rue de Rivoli (partial)
*Place Vendôme and theVendôme Column ee also
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Street Names of Paris, 1er arrondissement External links
*wikitravel|Paris/1st arrondissement
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