XVIIe arrondissement
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| 17th arrondissement of Paris | |
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| View over the south of the 17th arrondissement and western suburbs in background. | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
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| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Françoise de Panafieu |
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| Land area¹ | 5.67 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
160,300 160,860 |
| -Density (2005) | 28,277/km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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The 17th arrondissement (XVIIe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. This arrondissement hosts two very active areas: in the northern part, the working-class area around Place de Clichy is an extension of the Pigalle red-light district; in the southern part, the upper-class area around Avenue des ternes, where the Marché Poncelet is located, is more Haussmannian in style.
The 17th arrondissement also hosts the Palais des Congrès of Paris, which is a large exhibition center with a skycraper hotel, the Concorde Lafayette.
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[edit] Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 5.669 km² (2.189 sq. miles, or 1,401 acres).
[edit] Demography
The peak population of Paris's 17th arrondissement was reached in 1954, when it contained 231,987 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in population and business activity, with 160,860 inhabitants and 92,267 jobs as of the most recent census (1999).
- Historical population:
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
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| 1872 | 101,804 | 17,955 |
| 1954 (peak of population) | 231,987 | 40,922 |
| 1962 | 227,687 | 40,164 |
| 1968 | 210,299 | 37,096 |
| 1975 | 186,293 | 32,862 |
| 1982 | 169,513 | 29,902 |
| 1990 | 161,935 | 28,565 |
| 1999 | 160,860 | 28,375 |
| 2005 estimate | 160,300 | 28,277 |
[edit] Cityscape
[edit] Places of interest
- Palais des Congrès and Hôtel Concorde Lafayette
- Parc Monceau
- Square des Batignolles
- Marché Poncelet
[edit] Main streets and squares
- Place de Clichy and Avenue de Clichy
- Avenue des Ternes
