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1st arrondissement of Paris

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{{Infobox French subdivision

| type = arrmun

| name = 1st arrondissement of Paris

| INSEE = 75101

| 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 = 1.83

| image_map = Paris 1er arr jms.gif

| map_caption = Location within Paris

| image_skyline = Louvre Paris from top.jpg

| image_caption = The Louvre and Tuileries, seen from the north

| image_shield = Blason ville fr Paris I.svg

| mayor = Ariel Weil

| party = PS

| term = 2020–2026

| coordinates = {{coord|48|51|36|N|2|20|28|E|region:FR-IDF_type:city|display=it}}

}}

{{Arrondissements of Paris}}

The 1st arrondissement of Paris (Ier arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as le premier (the first). It is governed locally together with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th arrondissement, with which it forms the 1st sector of Paris (Paris-Centre).

Also known as Louvre, the arrondissement is situated principally on the right bank of the River Seine. It also includes the west end of the Île de la Cité. The locality is one of the oldest areas 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) date back to the early Middle Ages.

It is the least populated of the city's arrondissements and one of the smallest by area, with a land area of only 1.83 km2 (0.705 sq. miles, or 451 acres). A significant part of the area is occupied by the Louvre Museum and the Tuileries Gardens. The Forum des Halles is the largest shopping mall in Paris.{{Cite web |url= https://www.parisdigest.com/shopping/les-halles-shopping-mall-paris.htm|title= Les Halles in Paris. Forum des Halles.| year=2018 |publisher=Paris Digest |access-date=2018-11-20}} Much of the remainder of the arrondissement is dedicated to business and administration.

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=

class="wikitable"

! Year
(of French censuses)

! Population

! Density
(inh. per km2)

1861 {{small|(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

2009

| 17,614

| 9,692

1{{small|The 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 = 2000

| metropolitan_France = 79.8

| outside_metropolitan_France = 25.2

| overseas_France = 0.9

| foreign_French = 5.1

| EU-15 = 7.6

| non-EU-15 = 19.8

}}

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

table class="wikitable"

!Quarter

!Population

!Land area
(in km2)

!Density
(inh. per km2)

Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois

| align="center"|1,670

| align="center"|0.871

| align="center"|1,917

Quartier Les Halles

| align="center"|8 980

| align="center"|0.412

| align="center"|21,796

Quartier Palais-Royal

| align="center"|3,190

| align="center"|0.279

| align="center"|11,434

Quartier Place Vendôme

| align="center"|3,040

| align="center"|0.270

| align="center"|11,259

Economy

Korean Air's France office is in the 1st arrondissement."[http://www.koreanair.com/local/eu/ld/fre/au/ci/fre_au_ci.jsp Aperçu / Info de Contact]." Korean Air. Retrieved 30 August 2011. "Sièges en Europe 9 boulevard de la Madeleine 75001 Paris France"

At one time Air Inter's head office was located in the first arrondissement."[http://www.stac.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/amenag/textes/instruction1975.pdf Direction des Bases Aeriennes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720231641/http://www.stac.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/amenag/textes/instruction1975.pdf |date=20 July 2011 }}." Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile. March 1975. 22/28. Retrieved 26 June 2010. When Minerve, an airline, existed, its head office was in the first arrondissement."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 14–20 March 1990. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200765.html?search=%22Minerve%22&tracked=1 11].

Education

In terms of state-operated schools, the first arrondissement has two nursery schools (écoles maternelles), two primary schools (écoles élémentaires), one école polyvalente, one high school (collège), and one sixth-form college (lycée)."[http://pia.ac-paris.fr/repertoire/recherche# Rechercher un établissement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204123850/http://pia.ac-paris.fr/repertoire/recherche |date=4 December 2011 }}." Académie Paris. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

The state-operated nursery schools are École Maternelle Auxerrois and École Maternelle Sourdiere. The state-operated primary schools are École Élémentaire Arbre Sec and École Élémentaire D'Argenteuil."[https://web.archive.org/web/20080214085856/http://ec-19-arbre-sec.scola.ac-paris.fr/page_ec/men_leg.htm Les mentions légales :]." École Élémentaire Arbre Sec. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2011. "Adresse postale : Ecole Arbre sec 19, rue de l'Arbre sec 75001 Paris" The arrondissement has one école polyvalente, École Polyvalente Cambon."[http://ec-28-cambon.scola.ac-paris.fr/ Accueil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031001339/http://ec-28-cambon.scola.ac-paris.fr/ |date=31 October 2011 }}." École Polyvalente Cambon. Retrieved 25 October 2011. "28 rue Cambon 75001 Paris" Collège Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is the sole state-operated high school in the arrondissement."[http://clg-jb-poquelin.scola.ac-paris.fr/ Accueil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107144052/http://clg-jb-poquelin.scola.ac-paris.fr/ |date=7 November 2011 }}." Collège Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Retrieved 25 October 2011. "6, rue Molière - 75001 PARIS" Lycée Professionnel Commercial Pierre Lescot is the sole state-operated sixth-form college in the first arrondissement."[http://www.ac-paris.fr/serail/jcms/s2_162103/ee-lp-pierre-lescot-portail Contact]." Lycée Professionnel Commercial Pierre Lescot. Retrieved 25 October 2011. "35 Rue des Bourdonnais, 75001 PARIS"

Private primary and secondary institutions in the arrondissement include École Élémentaire Privée Notre-Dame-Saint-Roch, École du 2nd Degré Professionnel Privée Pigier, and École Technologique Privée de Dessin Technique et Artistique Sornas.

Map

File:Paris 1st.png

Cityscape

=Places of interest=

File:Metro 1er arrondissement.png

=Bridges=

=Streets and squares=

See also

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References

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