1st arrondissement of Paris

French municipal arrondissement
arrondissementnumber=1st
commune=Paris


caption=The Louvre and Tuileries, seen from the north


mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs
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région=Île-de-France
département=Paris
maire=Jean-François Legaret
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km²=1.83
sans=
17,700
16,888
date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census|dens=9,693|date-dens=2005|

The 1st arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.

Situated principally on the right bank of the River Seine, it also includes the west end of the Île de la Cité. The arrondissement is one of the oldest in Paris, the Île de la Cité 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 included) date back to the early Middle Ages.

It is the least populated of the city's arrondissements and one of the smallest by area, a significant part of which is occupied by the Louvre Museum and the Tuileries Gardens. Much of the remainder of the arrondissement is dedicated to business and administration.

Geography

The 1st arrondissement is very small, with a land area of only 1.826 km² (0.705 sq. miles, or 451 acres).

Demography

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

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
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
2005	17,700	9,693

¹The peak of population actually occurred before 1861, but the
arrondissement was created in 1860, so there are no figures before 1861.

Immigration

France immigration
collectivity_name=the 1st arrondissement
census_year=1999
metropolitan_France=77.8
outside_metropolitan_France=22.2
overseas_France=0.8
foreign_French=4.6
EU-15=7.1
non-EU-15=9.7

Quarters

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

Map

Cityscape

Places of interest

* Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, at the easternmost end of the "Axe historique" ("grand historic axis")
* Banque de France headquarters
* Comédie-Française
* Crédit Foncier de France historical headquarters
* The Louvre
** Musée de la Mode et du Textile
* Tuileries Garden
** Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume
* Les Arts Décoratifs
* Les Halles
* Musée du Barreau de Paris
* Musée Grévin - Forum des Halles
* Musée des Lunettes et Lorgnettes Pierre Marly
* Musée de la Publicité
* Palais Royal
* Hôtel de Rambouillet (former building)
* Hôtel Ritz Paris
* La Samaritaine

Bridges

* Pont Neuf
* Pont des Arts

treets and squares

* Avenue de l'Opéra (partial)
* Rue de Rivoli (partial)
* Place Vendôme and the Vendôme Column

ee also

* Street Names of Paris, 1er arrondissement

External links

*wikitravel|Paris/1st arrondissement