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15th arrondissement of Paris

{{Short description|Municipal arrondissement in France}}

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{{Infobox French subdivision

| type = arrmun

| name = 15th arrondissement of Paris

| INSEE = 75115

| commune = Paris

| population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

| population_as_of = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

| population_footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

| area = 8.50

| image_map = Paris 15e arr jms.gif

| map_caption = Location within Paris

| image_skyline = 8 rue Valentin-Haüy 1.jpg

| image_caption = Place Georges-Mulot with the Fontaine du Puits de Grenelle at its centre

| image_shield = Blason ville fr Paris XV (75015).svg

| logo = File:Logo Arrondissement de Paris - Mairie 15 - Vaugirard.svg

| mayor = Philippe Goujon

| party = LR

| term = 2020–2026

| coordinates = {{Coord|48|50|29|N|2|18|01|E|region:FR-IDF_type:city|display=it}}

}}

{{Arrondissements of Paris}}

The 15th arrondissement of Paris ({{langx|fr|XVe arrondissement}}) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as {{lang|fr|le quinzième}} ('the fifteenth').

The 15th arrondissement, called {{lang|fr|Vaugirard}}, is situated on the left bank of the River Seine. Sharing the Montparnasse district with the 6th and 14th arrondissements, it is the city's most populous arrondissement, with a population of 229,472 as of 2020. {{lang|fr|Tour Montparnasse|italic=no}} – the tallest skyscraper in Paris – and the neighbouring {{lang|fr|Gare Montparnasse|italic=no}} are both located in the 15th arrondissement, at its border with the 14th.

It is also home to the high-rise Beaugrenelle district and the {{lang|fr|Front de Seine|italic=no}} riverside development, as well as the {{lang|fr|Paris Expo Porte de Versailles|italic=no}} convention centre, where the 180-metre Tour Triangle is set to house a 120-room hotel and {{convert|70000|m2}} of office space in 2026.{{Cite web |url=https://www.parisdigest.com/business/porte-de-versailles.htm |title=Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre| year=2018 |publisher=Paris Digest |access-date=2018-11-10}} Close is the {{lang|fr|Héliport de Paris|italic=no}}, the city heliport, just nearby the border with {{lang|fr|Issy-les-Moulineaux|italic=no}}.

History

The {{lang|fr|loi du 16 juin 1859}} decreed the annexation to Paris of the area between the old Wall of the Ferme générale and the Wall of Thiers. The communes of {{lang|fr|Grenelle|italic=no}}, {{lang|fr|Vaugirard|italic=no}} and {{lang|fr|Javel|italic=no}} were incorporated into Paris in 1860.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Politician Charles Michels (born 1903) was elected a deputy for the 15th arrondissement under the Popular Front; he was taken hostage and shot by the Nazis in 1941. A Métro station and street now bear his name.

Quarters

As in all the Parisian {{lang|fr|arrondissements}}, the fifteenth is made up of four administrative quarters ({{lang|fr|quartiers}}).

File:Paris 15e arrondissement - Quartiers.svg

  • To the south, {{lang|fr|quartier Saint-Lambert}} occupies the former site of the village of Vaugirard, built along an ancient Roman road. The geography of the area was particularly suited to wine-making, as well as quarrying. In fact, many Parisian monuments, such as the {{lang|fr|École Militaire}}, were built from Vaugirard stone. The village, not yet being part of Paris, was considered by Parisians to be an agreeable suburb, pleasant for country walks or its cabarets and puppet shows. In 1860 Vaugirard was annexed to Paris, along with adjoining villages. Today, notable attractions in this area include the {{lang|fr|Parc des Expositions}} (an exhibition centre which hosts the {{lang|fr|Foire de Paris}}, agricultural expositions, in addition to car shows) and {{lang|fr|Parc Georges-Brassens}}, a park built on the former site of a slaughterhouse where every year wine by the name of {{lang|fr|Clos des Morillons}} is produced and auctioned at the civic centre.
  • To the east, {{lang|fr|quartier Necker}} was originally an uninhabited space between Paris and Vaugirard. The most well-known landmarks in the area are the Gare Montparnasse train station and the looming {{lang|fr|Tour Montparnasse}} office tower. The area around the train station has been renovated and now contains a number of office and apartment blocks, a park (the {{lang|fr|Jardin Atlantique}}, built directly over the train tracks), and a shopping centre. Finally, the quartier contains a number of public buildings: the {{lang|fr|Lycée Buffon}}, the Necker Children's Hospital, as well as the private foundation Pasteur Institute.
  • To the north, {{lang|fr|quartier Grenelle}} was originally a village of the same name. Grenelle plain extended from the current {{lang|fr|Hôtel des Invalides}} to the suburb of {{lang|fr|Issy-les-Moulineaux|italic=no}} on the other side of the Seine, but remained mostly uninhabited in centuries past due to difficulties farming the land. At the beginning of the 19th century, an entrepreneur by the name of Violet divided off a section of the plain: this became the village of {{lang|fr|Beaugrenelle|italic=no}}, known for its series of straight streets and blocks, which remain today. The whole area broke off from the commune of Vaugirard in 1830, becoming the commune of Grenelle, which was in turn annexed to Paris in 1860. A century later, a number of apartment and office towers were built along the Seine, the {{lang|fr|Front de Seine|italic=no}} along with the Beaugrenelle shopping mall.
  • To the west, {{lang|fr|quartier Javel}} lies to the south of Grenelle plain. In years past, it was the industrial area of the {{lang|fr|arrondissement}}: first with chemical companies (the famous {{lang|fr|Eau de Javel}} bleach was invented and produced there), then electrical companies (Thomson), and finally car manufacturers (Citroën), whose factories occupied a large part of the {{lang|fr|quartier}} up until the early 1970s. The industrial areas have since been rehabilitated; the neighbourhood now contains {{lang|fr|Parc André-Citroën|italic=no}}, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, and a number of large office buildings and television studios ({{lang|fr|Sagem|italic=no}}, {{lang|fr|Snecma|italic=no}}, the {{lang|fr|Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile}}, {{lang|fr|StudioCanal|italic=no}}, {{lang|fr|France Télévisions|italic=no}}, etc.). In addition, to the south of the circular highway ({{lang|fr|boulevard périphérique}}), an extension of the 15th, formerly an aerodrome at the beginning of the 20th century, is now a heliport, a gym and a recreation centre.

File:Musée Pasteur.JPG]]

The early airfield here has been encroached upon by urban development and a sports centre, but the residual area, mainly laid to grass, continues to serve Paris as a heliport. The {{lang|fr|Sécurité Civile|italic=no}} has a detachment there close to maintenance facilities. Customs facilities are available and especially busy during the {{lang|fr|Salon d'Aeronautique|italic=no}} airshows held at {{lang|fr|Le Bourget|italic=no}} on the other side of the city.

Geography

File:Mairie du 15e Arrondissement at night 140223 4.jpg

The 15th arrondissement is located in the southwestern part of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. It includes one of the three islands in Paris, the {{lang|fr|Île aux Cygnes|italic=no}} ('Isle of Swans'), on the border with the 16th arrondissement. It also borders the 6th, 7th and 14th arrondissements.

At {{cvt|8.5 |km2}}, it is the third-largest arrondissement in Paris; it would be the largest if the large parks {{lang|fr|Bois de Boulogne|italic=no}} and {{lang|fr|Bois de Vincennes|italic=no}} were not counted as part of the 16th and 12th arrondissements, respectively.

File:Paris - Pont Mirabeau detail (1).JPG|Paris – Pont Mirabeau detail

File:Colonnes d'eau Parc Andre Citroen Paris.JPG|Colonnes d'eau, Parc André-Citroën

File:P1050133 Paris XV rue Alain Chartier fontaine Wallace rwk.jpg|Paris XV, Rue Alain Chartier, Wallace fountain

File:Paris-ile-des-cygnes-statue-de-la-liberte-tour-eiffel-seine.jpg|Statue of Liberty (with the Eiffel Tower in background)

File:Cristaux.Jean Yves Lechevallier.jpg|Cristaux. Jean-Yves Lechevallier

File:Tour montparnasse view arc.jpg|Tour Montparnasse

File:Paris parc georges brassens4.jpg|Parc Georges-Brassens

Demographics

=Historical population=

class="wikitable"

! Year
(of French censuses)

! Population

! Density
(inh. per km2)

1872

| 75,449

| 8,874

1954

| 250,124

| 29,419

1962 (peak of population)

| 250,551

| 29,470

1968

| 244,080

| 28,709

1975

| 231,301

| 27,205

1982

| 225,596

| 26,534

1990

| 223,940

| 26,340

1999

| 225,362

| 26,507

2009

| 236,491

| 27,888

Places of interest

File:Église Saint-Christophe-de-Javel.jpg| Saint-Christophe-de-Javel, Paris

File:Eglise Notre Dame de l'Arche d'Alliance @ Paris (33386536716).jpg|Notre-Dame-de-l'Arche-d'Alliance

File:Piscine keller.JPG|Keller swimming pool

File:Green Citroen 2CV.jpg|Citroën models

File:Le Ciel de Paris restaurant, Tour Montparnasse, Paris 20 May 2014.jpg|Panoramic restaurant

File:Thalassa, Quai André-Citroën, Paris.jpg|Péniche Thalassa, Quai André-Citroën

File:P1040958 Paris XV-XVI pont de Bir Hakeim rwk.jpg|Pont de Bir-Hakeim

File:France televisions.JPG|France Télévisions

File:La musique, Musée Bourdelle, Paris, 5 December 2009.jpg)]]

Government and infrastructure

  • At one time the head office of the {{lang|fr|Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents|italic=no}} was in the 15th arrondissement.{{cite web |url=http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1982/f-gk820317/pdf/f-gk820317.pdf |title=Accident Report, 17 March 1982 |work=Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents |access-date=18 April 2012 |quote=246, rue Lecourbe 75732 PARIS – France. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221183656/http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1982/f-gk820317/pdf/f-gk820317.pdf |archive-date=21 February 2014 |url-status=live |language=fr}}
  • Since November 2015 the French Ministère des Armées ("Ministry of the Armed Forces") has been located in purpose-built building near the Balard Métro station.{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2015/11/13/hexagone_balard_why_france_s_new_pentagon_inspired_defense_ministry_is_a.html |title=France's New Defense Building, Inspired by the Pentagon, Is...a Hexagon |first=Kristin |last=Hohenadel |date=13 November 2015 |website=Slate |access-date=11 August 2017}}
  • Australian Embassy
  • Japanese Cultural Centre in Paris{{cite web |url=http://www.mcjp.fr/fr/mentions-legales |title=Mentions legales |work=Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris |quote=101 bis, quai Branly, 75015 Paris. |access-date=11 August 2017 |language=fr}}
  • Institut Français{{cite web |url=http://www.institutfrancais.com/fr/contact |title=Contact |website=Institut Français |access-date=11 August 2017 |language=fr}}

Economy

File:Immeuble rue de l'église détail 1.jpg building, detailed view]]

  • The headquarters of Orange S.A. and Eutelsat are located in the 15th arrondissement.{{cite web |url=https://www.orange.com/en/Footer/legal-matters |title=Legal Matters |website=Orange |access-date=6 October 2009}}
  • La Poste, the French mail service, has its head office in the arrondissement.{{cite web |url=http://www.laposte.com/Everything-about-La-Poste/Contact-us |title=Contact Us |website=La Poste |access-date=22 December 2010 |quote=La Poste laposte.com V603 44 bd de Vaugirard 75015 Paris – France. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113142951/http://www.laposte.com/Everything-about-La-Poste/Contact-us |archive-date=13 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.laposte.fr/layout/set/popup_footer/content/view/full/180 |title=Mentions légales |website=La Poste |access-date=22 December 2010 |quote=Siège social ("Headquarters") : 44 boulevard de Vaugirard – 75757 PARIS CEDEX 15. |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102173513/http://www.laposte.fr/layout/set/popup_footer/content/view/full/180 |archive-date=2 January 2011 }}
  • The publisher {{lang|fr|Hachette Livre|italic=no}} also has its headquarters in the arrondissement.{{cite web |url=http://www.hachette.com/en/ |title=Home |website=Hachette Livre |access-date=17 April 2011 |quote=Hachette Livre 43, quai de Grenelle 75905 Paris Cedex 15.}}
  • Prior to the completion of the current Air France headquarters in Tremblay-en-France in December 1995,{{cite web |url=http://www.gemo-paris.com/eng/pdf/New_Fiche_AF_HQ_Eng.pdf |title=Air France Head Quarters – Roissypole |website=Groupement d'Etudes et de Méthodes d'Ordonnancement (GEMO) |access-date=20 September 2009 |language=fr |archive-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711081813/http://www.gemo-paris.com/eng/pdf/New_Fiche_AF_HQ_Eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.tremblay-en-france.fr/page/p-108/art_id-1617/ |title=Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle |website=Tremblay-en-France |access-date=20 September 2009 |language=fr |archive-date=13 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013033424/http://www.tremblay-en-france.fr/page/p-108/art_id-1617 |url-status=dead }} Air France was headquartered in a tower located next to the Gare Montparnasse rail station in Montparnasse and in the 15th arrondissement; Air France had its headquarters in the tower for about 30 years.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/27/business/air-france-s-big-challenge.html |title=Air France's Big Challenge |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=13 May 2009 |last=Salpukas |first=Agis |date=27 December 1992 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090618144013/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/27/business/air-france-s-big-challenge.html |archive-date= 18 June 2009}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200530.html |title=World Airline Directory |magazine=Flight International |date=20 March 1975 |page=466 |number=3445 |volume=108}}{{cite news |last=Mlekuz |first=Nathalie |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/cgi-bin/ACHATS/257106.html |title=Air France vole vers ses avions, destination Roissy |newspaper=Le Monde |date=2 April 1997 |access-date=22 September 2009 |language=fr}}
  • Previously {{lang|fr|Tour Maine-Montparnasse|italic=no}} housed the executive management of Accor.{{cite web |url=http://www.accor.com/gb/commun/contact/adresses.asp |title=Address book |website=Accor |access-date=19 March 2012 |quote=Executive Management Tour Maine-Montparnasse 33, avenue du Maine 75755 Paris Cedex 15 France. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017071844/http://www.accor.com/gb/commun/contact/adresses.asp |archive-date=17 October 2006}}
  • {{lang|fr|Journal officiel de la République française}}
  • French Football Federation
  • {{lang|fr|Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel|italic=no}}
  • {{lang|fr|Safran|italic=no}}
  • {{lang|fr|Institut français des relations internationales|italic=no}}
  • European Space Agency
  • International Energy Agency
  • {{lang|fr|Eutelsat|italic=no}}
  • {{lang|fr|France Télévisions|italic=no}}
  • International Council of Museums
  • {{lang|fr|Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou|italic=no}}

File:Palais des Sports de Paris.jpg|Palais des Sports de Paris

File:Marché rue de la Convention 3, Paris May 2011.jpg|Marché de la rue de la Convention

File:Ile des Cygnes and St Christophe Church.jpg|Île aux Cygnes and St Christophe Church

File:Entrance to the "La Ruche" in Paris.jpg|Entrance to "La Ruche"

File:Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou Hall.JPG|European Hospital Georges-Pompidou, Hall

File:Marché livre ancien Georges Brassens Paris.jpg|Marché du livre ancien Georges Brassens

File:Ballon9.jpg|Balloon "Air de Paris"

Education and research

File:Pantheon-Assas University - Vaugirard.jpg – Vaugirard]]

  • Schiller International University has a campus in the arrondissement. It is in proximity to Place de la Convention.{{cite web |url=https://www.schiller.edu/paris/ |title=Schiller Paris |website=Schiller International University |access-date=28 August 2011 |quote=Schiller International University 9, rue Yvart 75015 – Paris FRANCE.}}
  • The arrondissement is also host to the {{lang|fr|École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel|italic=no}} international school and the international bilingual school, Victor Hugo{{cite web |url=http://www.eibparis.fr/ecoles/presentation_internationalschool_victorhugo.cfm?lng=en |title=EIB Victor Hugo School |website=EIB Paris |access-date=11 August 2017}}
  • International Culinary school {{lang|fr|Le Cordon Bleu}}, established in 1895, has a campus in the 15th (rue Léon Delhomme){{cite web |url=http://www.lcbparis.com/paris/paris-school/en |title=Why this culinary arts and hospitality management school? |website=Le Cordon Bleu Paris |access-date=11 August 2017}}
  • Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital affiliated to the University of Paris Descartes, (pediatrics)
  • Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Saint Charles Campus - Visual arts and aesthetics.{{cite web |url=http://www.univ-paris1.fr/fileadmin/Service-com/Plaquettes_disciplinaires/visual_arts_and_aesthetics-light.pdf |title=Visual arts and aesthetics |website=Pantheon-Sorbonne University |access-date=11 August 2017}}
  • Panthéon-Assas University, Campus Vaugirard, Law school
  • PariSanté Campus
  • Pasteur Institute
  • Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie

Notable people

File:Brigitte Bardot - 1962.jpg – 1962]]

File:Louis Pasteur.jpg by Félix Nadar in 1878]]

See also

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

Further reading

  • {{cite book |last=Vallois |first=Thirza |title=Around and About Paris: Vol.3: New Horizons: Haussmann's Annexation (Arrondissements 13–20) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LpVAAAAYAAJ&q=15th+arrondissement+of+Paris |date=1999 |publisher=Iliad Books |isbn=978-0-9525378-2-3 |pages=80–104 |access-date=29 April 2015}}
  • {{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E3DE1431F931A35752C1A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3 |first=Ann |last=Pringle-Harris |title=The 15th, a World of Its Own |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2 November 1997 |access-date=7 April 2015}}

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