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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.
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 ...
Administratively part of Paris Centre: Louvre: 5.59 km 2 (2.16 sq mi) 100,196 (Paris Centre) 17,924 (Paris Center) before 1861: Ariel Weil 2nd (II e) R Administratively part of Paris Centre: Bourse: before 1861 3rd (III e) R Administratively part of Paris Centre: Temple: before 1861 4th (IV e) R Administratively part of Paris Centre: Hôtel-de ...
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.
These include: the convents des Blancs-Manteaux, de Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie and des Carmes-Billettes, as well as the church of Sainte-Catherine-du-Val-des-Écoliers . During the mid-13th century, Charles I of Anjou , King of Naples and Sicily, and brother of King Louis IX of France built his residence near the current n°7 rue de ...
Place Pigalle (c. 1910), painted by Eugène Galien-Laloue. In 1826, Mr. Brack [who?] was authorized to form on his land and on land that the city conceded to him by way of exchange, in accordance with the deliberation of the Conseil municipal of 1 June 1826, a street 12 meters wide, from the Rue Laval (now the Rue Victor-Massé) to the Porte Montmartre (Montmartre Gate), and a semi-circular ...
Statue of Lafayette and Washington. The area around the Place des États-Unis was created by the destruction of the old Passy [1] water reservoirs. (They were reconstructed in 1866 on higher ground, in the triangle formed by three streets: Lauriston, Paul Valéry, and Copernic, about two hundred metres to the west-northwest.)
The International Astronomical Union head office is located on the second floor of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. [11] The Théâtre Rive Gauche is located at 6, rue de la Gaîté. Several contemporary art galleries are also located in the 14th arrondissement, such as the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain , the Musée Adzak and ...