Municipal arrondissement in Ile-de-France, France
The
1st arrondissement of Paris
(
I
er
arrondissement
) is one of the 20
arrondissements
of the capital city of
France
. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as
le premier
(the first). It is governed locally together with the
2nd
,
3rd
and
4th arrondissement
, with which it forms the 1st sector of Paris (
Paris-Centre
).
Also known as
Louvre
, the arrondissement is situated principally on the
right bank
of the
River Seine
. It also includes the west end of the
Ile de la Cite
. The locality is one of the oldest areas in Paris, the Ile de la Cite having been the heart of the city of
Lutetia
, conquered by the
Romans
in 52 BC, while some parts on the right bank (including
Les Halles
) date back to the early
Middle Ages
.
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]
Much of the remainder of the arrondissement is dedicated to business and administration.
Demography
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The area now occupied by the first arrondissement attained its peak population in the period preceding the re-organization of Paris in 1860. In 1999, the population was 16,888, while the arrondissement hosted 63,056 jobs, making it one of the most active for business after the
2nd
,
8th
, and
9th
.
Historical population
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Year
(of French censuses)
|
Population
|
Density
(inh. per km
2
)
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1861
(peak of population)
1
|
89,519
|
49,025
|
1872
|
74,286
|
40,593
|
1954
|
38,926
|
21,271
|
1962
|
36,543
|
20,013
|
1968
|
32,332
|
17,706
|
1975
|
22,793
|
12,482
|
1982
|
18,509
|
10,136
|
1990
|
18,360
|
10,055
|
1999
|
16,888
|
9,249
|
2009
|
17,614
|
9,692
|
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The peak of population actually occurred before 1861, but the arrondissement was created in 1860, so there are no figures before 1861.
Immigration
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Place of birth of residents of the 1st arrondissement in 2000
Born in
metropolitan France
|
Born outside metropolitan France
|
79.8%
|
25.2%
|
Born in
overseas France
|
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth
1
|
EU-15
immigrants
2
|
Non-EU-15 immigrants
|
0.9%
|
5.1%
|
7.6%
|
19.8%
|
1
This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as
pieds-noirs
in
Northwest Africa
, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. A foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 2000, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics.
2
An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.
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Quarters
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Each of the 20 Paris arrondissements is divided into four quarters (
quartiers
). The table below lists the four quarters of the 1st arrondissement:
figures from 1999 French census
Quarter
|
Population
|
Land area
(in km
2
)
|
Density
(inh. per km
2
)
|
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois
|
1,670
|
0.871
|
1,917
|
Quartier Les Halles
|
8 980
|
0.412
|
21,796
|
Quartier Palais-Royal
|
3,190
|
0.279
|
11,434
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Quartier Place Vendome
|
3,040
|
0.270
|
11,259
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Economy
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Korean Air
's France office is in the 1st arrondissement.
[3]
At one time
Air Inter
's head office was located in the first arrondissement.
[4]
When
Minerve
, an airline, existed, its head office was in the first arrondissement.
[5]
Education
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In terms of state-operated schools, the first arrondissement has two nursery schools (
ecoles maternelles
), two primary schools (
ecoles elementaires
), one
ecole polyvalente
, one high school (
college
), and one sixth-form college (
lycee
).
[6]
The state-operated nursery schools are
Ecole Maternelle Auxerrois
and
Ecole Maternelle Sourdiere
.
[6]
The state-operated primary schools are
Ecole Elementaire Arbre Sec
and
Ecole Elementaire D'Argenteuil
.
[6]
[7]
The arrondissement has one
ecole polyvalente
,
Ecole Polyvalente Cambon
.
[8]
College Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
is the sole state-operated high school in the arrondissement.
[9]
Lycee Professionnel Commercial Pierre Lescot
is the sole state-operated sixth-form college in the first arrondissement.
[10]
Private primary and secondary institutions in the arrondissement include
Ecole Elementaire Privee Notre-Dame-Saint-Roch
,
Ecole du 2nd Degre Professionnel Privee Pigier
, and
Ecole Technologique Privee de Dessin Technique et Artistique Sornas
.
[6]
Map of the 1st arrondissement.
Cityscape
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Places of interest
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Transport: Metro and RER.
Bridges
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Streets and squares
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See also
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References
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External links
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