Arrondissement of Paris
48°52′N2°20′E/ 48.86°N 2.34°E
Paris | |
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 Location within the region Île-de-France | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| No. ofcommunes | 1 |
| Prefecture | Paris |
| Area | 105.4 km2(40.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,133,111 |
| • Density | 20,238/km2(52,420/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 751 |
Thearrondissement of Parisis anarrondissementof France in theÎle-de-Franceregion.It covers exactly thecommuneanddepartmentofParis.Its population is 2,190,327 (2016), and its area is 105.4 km2(40.7 sq mi).[2]
It has one subdivision: the commune of Paris, which itself has 20 subdivisions: the 20municipal arrondissements of Paris.[3]
History[edit]
In 1800 the arrondissement of Paris was established as part of the departmentSeine.In 1962 it absorbed the communes of the former arrondissements of Saint-Denis and Sceaux. In 1964 and 1966 it lost territory to the new arrondissements of Bobigny, Créteil, Nanterre, Antony and Nogent-sur-Marne. In 1968 the department Seine was disbanded, and the arrondissement of Paris became the single arrondissement of the department of Paris.[4]
References[edit]
- ^"Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^"Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019".INSEE.Retrieved2019-10-03.
- ^"Arrondissement de Paris (751)".INSEE.Retrieved2019-10-03.
- ^Ancien département: la Seine
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