The 20 arrondissements of Paris

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13th arrondissement of Paris
The Bibliothèque nationale de France in the 13th arrondissement.
Location
Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Région	Île-de-France
Département	Paris
Mayor	Serge Blisko
Statistics
Land area¹	7.15 km²
Population² (1999 census)	171,533
-Density (1999)	23,991/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 13^e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is located on the Left Bank. It is famous for hosting Paris's main Chinatown, which is located at the Southeast of the arrondissement in an area including numerous residential highrises. The city of Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements municipaux (“municipal boroughs,” approximately, in English), more simply referred to as arrondissements (pronounced ). These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the 100 French départements. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... The 17e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 18e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 19e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 8e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 9e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 10e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 11e arrondissement is the most crowded of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 20e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... Houses in the 16th arrondissement of Paris The XVIe arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France, located on the western part of the city. ... The 2e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Arrondissements of Paris ... The 1er arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 4e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 12e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The Seine (pronounced in French) is a major river of north-western France, and one of its commercial waterways. ... The 7e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 6e arrondissement is one of the central arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 5e arrondissement is one of the central arrondissements of Paris, France, located on the Left Bank. ... The 15e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The 14e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... The municipal arrondissement (French: arrondissement municipal, pronounced ), more simply referred to as arrondissement, is a level of administrative division in France lower than the commune. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... The new buildings of the library. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... Capital Paris Land area¹ 12,011 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Population  - Jan. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The city of Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements municipaux (“municipal boroughs,” approximately, in English), more simply referred to as arrondissements (pronounced ). These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the 100 French départements. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... The left bank of a river is the bank on the left when looking in the direction of flow towards the sea. ... The gate to Montreals Chinatown which has Chinese, Japanese and Korean restaurants inside the complex. ...

The 13th arrondissement also hosts the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand and the newly built business district of Paris Rive Gauche. The new buildings of the library. ...

Demography

The 13th arrondissement is still growing in population, and this mainly because of the massive arrival of Asian immigrants. At last census in 1999, the population was of 171,533 inhabitants. The 13th arrondissement is also rapidly growing in business activity thanks to the new business district of Paris Rive Gauche. In 1999, the arrondissement was already hosting 89,316 jobs, and many more today. bs. The land area of this arrondissement is exactly of 7.146 km² (2.759 sq. miles).

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Map

Map of 13^th arrondissement

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x1064, 1134 KB) Summary Map of the 13th arrondissement of Paris. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x1064, 1134 KB) Summary Map of the 13th arrondissement of Paris. ...

McDonald's in 13th arrondissement Chinatown.

Chinese new year's celebrations.

McDonalds in Times Square, New York McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, selling primarily hamburgers, french fries and carbonated drinks and more recently salads, fruit and carrot sticks. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1151x1690, 411 KB) Summary Chinese New Year in the Paris Chinatown. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1151x1690, 411 KB) Summary Chinese New Year in the Paris Chinatown. ...

Cityscape

Places of interest

• Paris's main Chinatown is located in the high rise buildings of this arrondissement. We can find in this area :
  • Les Olympiades, Super-Italie and various other towers among the tallest in Paris
  • Tang Frères and Paristore Asian supermarkets and grocery stores.
• Bibliothèque nationale de France
• Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
• Butte-aux-Cailles
• Gare d'Austerlitz
• Manufacture des Gobelins
• University of Chicago Center in Paris

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Streets and squares include

• Rue Zadkine
• Boulevard de la Zone

The city hall of the 13th arrondissement, on a commemoration day. Rue Zadkine is a commercial street in the XIIIe_arrondissement of Paris, named after the sculptor of Russian descent Ossip Zadkine. ... Boulevard de la Zone is a street in the XIIIe_arrondissement of Paris named from the historical military zone. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2252 KB) City hall of the 13th arrondissement, Paris The flags are very probably due to the commemoration of the end of the Algerian war of independence. ... It has been suggested that Town Hall be merged into this article or section. ...

A large section of the 13e arrondissement has been rebuilt in a modern style in the 1970s, with high-rise apartment buildings and shopping center. It now houses an important East Asian community. A view of the skyline of the 13ème arrondissement, Paris Copyright (c) 2004 Mai-Linh Doan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

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Public housing built in the first half of the 20th century Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2288 KB) HLM public housing in Paris 13ème arrondissement Copyright © 2005 David Monniaux Template:Cc-by-sa-2. ...

A panoramic view of the 13th arr. towers in Paris