IXe arrondissement
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| 9th arrondissement of Paris | |
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| Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement. | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
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| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Jacques Bravo |
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| Land area¹ | 2.18 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
58,500 55,838 |
| -Density (2005) | 26,847/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). | |
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The 9th arrondissement (IXe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It contains many places of interest, including the Boulevard Haussmann and its large department stores of Galeries Lafayette and Printemps. Along with the 2nd and 8th arrondissements, it hosts one of the business centers of Paris, located around the Opéra.
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[edit] Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 2.179 km² (0.841 sq. miles, or 538 acres).
[edit] Demographics
The peak population of the 9th arrondissement occurred in 1901, when it had 124,011 inhabitants. Since then, the arrondissement has widely attracted business activity. As a result, the population was in 1999 only 55,838 inhabitants, while it held 111,939 jobs.
[edit] Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
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| 1872 | 103,767 | 47,600 |
| 1901 (peak of population) | 124,011 | 56,912 |
| 1954 | 102,287 | 46,921 |
| 1962 | 94,094 | 43,182 |
| 1968 | 84,969 | 38,994 |
| 1975 | 70,270 | 32,249 |
| 1982 | 64,134 | 29,433 |
| 1990 | 58,019 | 26,626 |
| 1999 | 55,838 | 25,626 |
| 2005 estimate | 58,500 | 26,847 |
[edit] Immigration
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[edit] Map
[edit] Cityscape
[edit] Places of interest
- Paris Olympia
- Folies Bergères at 32, rue Richer
- Fondation Dosne-Thiers
- Opera Garnier ("Paris Opera")
- Galeries Lafayette (flagship store) at 40, boulevard Haussmann
- Printemps department store (flagship store)
- Musée Grévin
- Musée Gustave Moreau at 14, rue de la Rochefoucauld
- Parts of Pigalle area
- Takashimaya Paris
[edit] Main streets and squares
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