VIIIe arrondissement
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 8th arrondissement of Paris | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| The Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement, during the Christmas season. | |
| Location | |
 |
|
| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
| Administration | |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | François Lebel |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 3.88 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
38,700 39,314 |
| -Density (2005) | 9,972/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). | |
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 8th arrondissement (VIIIe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. Along with the 2nd, and 9th arrondissement, it hosts one of the business centers of Paris, located around the Opéra. As of the 1999 census, more jobs were based in it than in any other arrondissement. It hosts many places of interest, such as the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe and Place de la Concorde. It also hosts the Élysée, the French Presidential residence.
Contents |
[edit] Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 3.881 km² (1.498 sq. miles, or 959 acres).
[edit] Demographics
The peak of population of the 8th arrondissement occurred in 1891, when it had 107,485 inhabitants. Since then, the arrondissement has widely attracted businesses, and has become less of a residential area. In 1999, the population was only 39,314, while the arrondissment contained 171,444 jobs.
[edit] Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 75,796 | 19,535 |
| 1891 (peak of population) | 107,485 | 27,695 |
| 1954 | 80,827 | 20,832 |
| 1962 | 74,577 | 19,216 |
| 1968 | 67,897 | 17,495 |
| 1975 | 52,999 | 13,656 |
| 1982 | 46,403 | 11,956 |
| 1990 | 40,814 | 10,516 |
| 1999 | 39,314 | 10,130 |
| 2005 estimate | 38,700 | 9,972 |
[edit] Immigration
|
|||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Map
[edit] Cityscape
[edit] Places of interest
- Église de la Madeleine
- Élysée Palace
- Arc de Triomphe
- Musée Jacquemart-André
- Musée Nissim de Camondo
- Musée Cernuschi
- Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
- Grand Palais
- Petit Palais
- Hôtel de Crillon
- Gare Saint-Lazare
- Pont Alexandre III
- Parc Monceau
[edit] Main streets and squares
- Champs-Élysées
- Place de l'Étoile with the Arc de Triomphe (partial)
- Place de la Concorde
- Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré
- Boulevard Haussmann (also in the IXe arrondissement)
- Rue Pierre Charron
[edit] External links
