8th arrondissement of Paris
The Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement, during the Christmas season.
Location
Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Mayor	François Lebel
Statistics
Land area¹	3.88 km²
Population² (1999 census)	39,314
-Density (1999)	10,132/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 20 arrondissements of Paris

17th 18th 19th   8th 9th 10th 11th 20th 16th 2nd 3rd 1st 4th 12th Seine river   7th 6th 5th 13th 15th 14th

The 8^th arrondissement (VIII^e arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. Along with the 2nd, and 9th arrondissement, it hosts one of the business centers of Paris, located around the Opéra. As of the 1999 census, more jobs were based in it than in any other arrondissement. It hosts many places of interest, such as the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe and Place de la Concorde. It also hosts the Élysée, the French Presidential residence. 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. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Image File history File links ChampsElyseesXmas. ... 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Demography

The peak of population of the 8th arrondissement occurred in 1891, when it had 107,485 inhabitants. Since then, the arrondissement has widely attracted businesses, and has become less of a residential area. In 1999, the population was only 39,314, while the arrondissment contained 171,444 jobs. The land area of this arrondissement is 3.881 km² (1.498 sq. miles).

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Map

Map of VIII^e arrondissement

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Cityscape

Places of interest

• Église de la Madeleine
• Élysée Palace
• Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
• Grand Palais
• Petit Palais
• Hôtel de Crillon
• Gare Saint-Lazare
• Pont Alexandre III
• Parc Monceau

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Main streets and squares

• Champs-Élysées
• Place de l'Étoile with the Arc de Triomphe (partial)
• Place de la Concorde
• Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré
• Boulevard Haussmann (also in the IXe arrondissement)
• Rue Pierre Charron

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