- 14th arrondissement of Paris
French municipal arrondissement
arrondissementnumber=14th
commune=Paris
caption=View over the 14th arrondissement. dominated by theTour Montparnasse
mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs
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région=Île-de-France
département=Paris
maire=Pierre Castagnou
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km²=5.62
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134,700
132,844
date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census|dens=23,964|date-dens=2005|The 14th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of
France .Situated on the left bank of the
River Seine , it contains most of theMontparnasse district, which has traditionally been home to many artists as well as a Breton community. The district is today best-known for its skyscraper, theTour Montparnasse , and its majorrailway terminus , theGare Montparnasse .The 14th arrondissement also contains the
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris , which is located nearParc Montsouris andStade Charléty .Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 5.621 km² (2.17 sq. miles, or 1,389 acres).
Demography
The 14th arrondissement attained its peak population in 1954 when it had 181,414 inhabitants. It continues to have a high density of both population and business activity with 132,844 inhabitants and 71,836 jobs as of the last census, in 1999.
Historical population
Year
(French censuses)Population Density
(inh. per km²)1872 69,611 12,384 1954 (peak of population)181,414 32,274 1962 178,149 31,693 1968 167,093 29,727 1975 149,137 26,532 1982 138,596 24,657 1990 136,574 24,297 1999 132,844 23,634 2005 estimate134,700 23,964 Immigration
France immigration
collectivity_name=the 14th arrondissement
census_year=1999
metropolitan_France=78.4
outside_metropolitan_France=21.6
overseas_France=1.4
foreign_French=4.3
EU-15=4.4
non-EU-15=11.5Cityscape
Places of interest
*
Paris Catacombs museum
*Cimetière du Montparnasse
*Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
*Gare Montparnasse
*Montparnasse area
*Musée Lenine
*Musée Jean Moulin
*La Santé Prison
*Tour Montparnasse Main streets and squares
* Rue de l'Arrivée
*Place Denfert-Rochereau
* Rue Delambre
* Rue du Départ
* PlaceEdgar Quinet
* Avenue du Maine
* Boulevard Montparnasse
* Boulevard Raspail
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