18th arrondissement of Paris

French municipal arrondissement
arrondissementnumber=18th
commune=Paris


caption=View over Montmartre district in the 18th arrondissement.


mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs
lat_long=
région=Île-de-France
département=Paris
maire=Daniel Vaillant
alt mini=|alt maxi=
km²=6.01
sans=
188,700
184,586
date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census|dens=31,424|date-dens=2005|

The 18^th arrondissement ("XVIII^e arrondissement"), located on the Rive Droite (Right Bank), is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is mostly known for hosting the district of Montmartre, which contains a hill dominated by the Sacré Coeur basilica, as well as the famous Moulin Rouge.

The 18th arrondissement also contains the African and North African district of Goutte d'Or which is famous for its market, the marché Barbès, where one can find various products from that continent.

Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is exactly 6.005 km² (2.319 sq. miles, or 1,484 acres).

Demographics

The population of Paris's 18th arrondissement peaked in 1931 with 288,810 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in population and business activity with 184,586 inhabitants and 70,285 jobs as of the most recent census (1999).

Historical population

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
1872	138,109	22,980
1931 (peak of population)	288,810	48,095
1954	266,825	44,397
1962	254,974	42,460
1968	236,776	39,430
1975	208,970	34,799
1982	186,866	31,118
1990	187,657	31,250
1999	184,586	30,739
2005 estimate	188,700	31,424

Immigration

France immigration
collectivity_name=the 18th arrondissement
census_year=1999
metropolitan_France=72.5
outside_metropolitan_France=27.5
overseas_France=1.9
foreign_French=3.6
EU-15=3.9
non-EU-15=18.1

Cityscape

Places of interest

* Basilica of the Sacré Cœur
* Église Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre
* Moulin Rouge
* Musée d'Art Naïf - Max Fourny

Important districts

* Montmartre
* Pigalle
* Goutte d'Or, a popular side of the arrondissement

External links

* [http://www.tripfilms.com/Travel_Video-v65-Paris-Paris_18th_Arrondissement-Video.html "Paris: 18th Arrondissement" Video]