17th arrondissement of Paris
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| 17th arrondissement of Paris | |
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| The clock tower of the Church of Saint Michel des Batignolles | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
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| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Brigitte Kuster |
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| Land area¹ | 5.67 km² |
| Population² (July 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). | |
The 17th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.
Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, this arrondissement hosts three very active areas: in the extreme southeastern part of the arrondissement, the working-class area around the Place de Clichy is an extension of the Pigalle red-light district and Montmartre; in the southwestern part, the upper-class area around the avenue des Ternes, where the Marché Poncelet is located, is more Haussmannian in style. In between these two neighborhoods, occupying the majority of the arrondissement's land area, is the former village of Batignolles.
The Mairie (town hall) of the 17th arrondissement is on Rue des Batignolles. It is the only Mairie of Paris to be located in a modern building. The original building was torn down in 1971 to make room for the current edifice.[1] The 17th arrondissement also hosts the Palais des Congrès of Paris, which is a large exhibition center with an associated high-rise hotel, the Concorde Lafayette, the largest in the city.
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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] Demographics
The peak population of Paris's 17th arrondissement was reached in 1954, when it had 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).
[edit] 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 |
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[edit] Cityscape
by Jean-Jacques Henner
[edit] Places of interest
- Marché des Batignolles
- Marché Poncelet
- Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner
- Palais des Congrès and Hôtel Concorde Lafayette
- Square des Batignolles
[edit] Main streets and squares
- Place de Clichy
- Cité des Fleurs
- Boulevard d'Aurelle-de-Paladines
- Boulevard des Batignolles
- Boulevard Berthier
- Boulevard Bessières
- Boulevard Périphérique de Paris
- Boulevard de Courcelles
- Boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr
- Boulevard Malesherbes
- Boulevard Pereire
- Boulevard de la Somme
- Boulevard de l'Yser
- Avenue de Clichy
- Avenue de la Grande-Armée
- Avenue Mac-Mahon
- Avenue Niel
- Avenue de la Porte-de-Champerret
- Avenue de la Porte-de-Villiers
- Avenue de Saint-Ouen
- Avenue des Ternes
- Avenue de Villiers
- Avenue de Wagram
- Passage des Acacias
- Rue de l'Abbé-Rousselot
- Rue Abel-Truchet
- Rue des Acacias
- Rue Alfred-de-Vigny
- Rue Baron
- Rue Bayen
- Rue Boursault
- Rue Cino-Del-Duca
- Rue de Courcelles
- Rue Fourcroy
- Rue Jacques-Ibert
- Rue Jacques-Kellner
- Rue La Condamine
- Rue de Prony
- Rue de Rome
- Rue de Saussure
- Rue du Sergent-Hoff
- Rue de Tilsitt
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[edit] References
Coordinates: 48°52′56.08″N 2°18′28.22″E / 48.8822444°N 2.3078389°E
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