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Height comparison of some Paris landmarks Printable tourist map showing the main attractions of Paris. Paris, the capital of France, has an annual 30 million foreign visitors, and so is one of the most visited cities in the world. [1]
It is the least populated of the city's arrondissements and one of the smallest by area, with a land area of only 1.83 km 2 (0.705 sq. miles, or 451 acres). A significant part of the area is occupied by the Louvre Museum and the Tuileries Gardens. The Forum des Halles is the largest shopping mall in Paris. [2]
The Louvre. The 1st arrondissement forms much of the historic centre of Paris. Place Vendôme is famous for its deluxe hotels such as Hôtel Ritz, The Westin Paris – Vendôme, Hôtel de Toulouse (headquarters of Banque de France), Hôtel du Petit-Bourbon, Hôtel Meurice, and Hôtel Regina [1] Les Halles were formerly Paris's central meat and produce market, and, since the late 1970s, are a ...
A map showing the twelve original arrondissements in 1795. The surrounding grey area shows the size of Paris after the expansion in 1860. On 11 October 1795, Paris was divided into twelve arrondissements. They were numbered from west to east. The numbers 1–9 were on the Right Bank of the Seine. The numbers were 10–12 on the Left Bank.
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The arrondissement of Paris (French: Arrondissement de Paris, [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃ d(ə) paʁi]) is an arrondissement of France in the Île-de-France region. It covers exactly the commune and department of Paris. Its population is 2,133,111 (2021), and its area is 105.4 km 2 (40.7 sq mi). [2]
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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.