7th arrondissement of Paris

7th arrondissement of Paris

French municipal arrondissement
arrondissementnumber=7th
commune=Paris


caption=View over the 7th arrondissement, dominated by the Eiffel Tower, and the Invalides.


mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs
lat_long=
région=Île-de-France
département=Paris
maire=Rachida Dati
alt mini=|alt maxi=
km²=4.09
sans=
55,400
56,985
date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census|dens=13,552|date-dens=2005|

The 7th 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 a number of French national institutions, among them the French National Assembly and numerous government ministries. The 7th arrondissement is also a major tourist destination, being home to the Eiffel Tower and the Hôtel des Invalides, which is Napoléon's resting place.

Geography

The land area of the arrondissement is 4.088 km² (1.578 sq. miles, or 1,010 acres).

Demography

The 7th arrondissement attained its peak population in 1926 when it had 110,684 inhabitants. Because it is the location of so many French government bodies, this arrondissement has never been as densely populated as some of the others.Fact|date=September 2007 In 1999, the population was 56,985, while the arrondissement provided 76,212 jobs.

Historical population

Year
(of French censuses)
PopulationDensity
(inh. per km²)
187278,55319,206
1926 (peak year)110,68427,075
1954104,41225,529
196299,58424,360
196887,81121,480
197574,25018,163
198267,46116,502
199062,93915,396
199956,98513,940
2005 estimate55,40013,552

Immigration

France immigration
collectivity_name=the 7th arrondissement
census_year=1999
metropolitan_France=78.3
outside_metropolitan_France=21.7
overseas_France=0.5
foreign_French=4.9
EU-15=7.4
non-EU-15=8.9

Map


Places of interest

Important places include:
* French National Assembly
* Eiffel Tower
* Hôtel Matignon
* Champ de Mars
* Musée d'Orsay
* École Militaire
* Hôtel des Invalides
* Musée national Eugène Delacroix
* Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie
* Musée Maillol
* Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération
* Musée Rodin
* Musée Valentin Haüy
* Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)

ee also

* Upper class district


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