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Map of the 80 administrative quarters of Paris. Each of the 20 arrondissements of Paris is officially divided into 4 quartiers. [1] Outside administrative use (census statistics and the localisation of post offices and other government services), they are very rarely referenced by Parisians themselves, and have no specific administration or political representation attached to them.
Council of Paris members representing the arrondissement, also sit ex officio on their local arrondissement council. [3] For example, the council of the 19th arrondissement has 42 members. 28 are conseillers d'arrondissement who only sit on the arrondissement council. 14 are conseillers de Paris who also sit on the city council. At its first ...
The Île de la Cité is the central and historic district of Paris, with a secular and religious history that dates to the 10th century. Its western end has housed a palace since Roman times, and its eastern end has been primarily dedicated to various religious structures, including the famous Notre-Dame cathedral.
The Latin Quarter is home to many academic institutions, including Sorbonne University and the Panthéon-Sorbonne University in the Sorbonne historical building. It is also home to the largest university libraries in Paris, such as the Sainte-Geneviève Library, the Sorbonne Library, the Sainte-Barbe Library, the Assas Law Library and the Cujas Law Library.
The rue de la Gaité in Montparnasse was the site of many of the great music-hall theatres, in particular the famous "Bobino". Great artists performed at the Bobino Nightclub. On their stages, using then-popular single name pseudonyms or one birth name only, Damia, Kiki, Mayol and Georgius, sang and performed to packed houses.
The 16th arrondissement is commonly thought to be one of the richest parts of Paris (as the saying Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy popularised); it features some of the most expensive real estate in France including the famous Auteuil "villas"; [note 1] heirs to 19th century high-society country houses, they are exclusive gated communities with huge ...
With a land area of 1.601 km 2 (0.618 sq mi; 396 acres), the 4th arrondissement is the third smallest arrondissement in the city.. It is bordered to the west by the 1st arrondissement, to the north by the 3rd, to the east by the 11th and 12th, and to the south by the Seine and the 5th.
Like all Parisian arrondissements, it is divided into four quartiers (districts): [3] Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, the 37th quartier, has 21,624 people in an area of 92.7 hectares; Porte-Saint-Denis, the 38th quartier, has 15,066 people in an area of 47.2 hectares; Porte-Saint-Martin, the 39th quartier, has 23,125 people in an area of 60.9 hectares