20th arrondissement of Paris
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20th arrondissement of Paris | |
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 City hall | |
 Location within Paris | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′54″N 2°23′57″E / 48.86500°N 2.39917°ECoordinates: 48°51′54″N 2°23′57″E / 48.86500°N 2.39917°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Commune | Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | (DVG) |
| Area | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 195,600 |
| • Density | 32,709/km2 (84,720/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 75120 |
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The 20th (or XXe or vingtième) arrondissement of Paris is the last of the consecutively numbered arrondissements of the capital city of France. Also known as Ménilmontant (pronounced [menilmɔ̃tɑ̃]), it is located on the right bank of the River Seine and contains the city's Ménilmontant and Belleville.
The 20th arrondissement is also internationally known for the Père Lachaise Cemetery where one can find the tombs of many famous artists.
Geography[]
The land area of this arrondissement is 5.984 km2 (2.31 sq. miles, or 1,479 acres).
Demographics[]
The population of Paris's 20th arrondissement peaked in 1936, when it had 208,115 inhabitants. Today it remains very dense in population and business activity with 197,067 inhabitants in 2009 and 54,786 jobs as of the last census in 1999.
Historical population[]
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km2) |
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| 1872 | 92,772 | 15,503 |
| 1936 (peak of population) | 208,115 | 34,779 |
| 1954 | 200,208 | 33,457 |
| 1962 | 199,310 | 33,307 |
| 1968 | 188,921 | 31,571 |
| 1975 | 175,795 | 29,378 |
| 1982 | 171,971 | 28,738 |
| 1990 | 184,478 | 30,829 |
| 1999 | 182,952 | 30,574 |
| 2009 | 197,067 | 32,954 |
Immigration[]
| Born in metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | |||
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| 74.7% | 25.3% | |||
| Born in overseas France |
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1 | EU-15 immigrants2 | Non-EU-15 immigrants | |
| 1.9% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 16.3% | |
| 1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as Pieds-Noirs in Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. Note that a foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics. 2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. Note that an immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. | ||||
Cityscape[]
Places of interest[]
- Parc de Belleville
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
Containing the tombs of many famous artists: composers (such as Frédéric Chopin and Gioacchino Rossini), writers (including Oscar Wilde, Honoré de Balzac, and Marcel Proust), painters (Camille Pissarro, Jacques-Louis David, Eugène Delacroix, and others), musicians (Jim Morrison of The Doors and Edith Piaf among others), and the playwright Molière.
Important districts[]
- District of Belleville
- District of Ménilmontant
Government and infrastructure[]
The Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) has its head office in the arrondissement.[2]
Media[]
The humour publication Charlie Hebdo has its head office in the arrondissement.[3]
Education[]
Senior high schools include:
Other institutions:
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure (DGSE)". Service-public.fr (French government). Retrieved on 31 January 2014. "141, boulevard Mortier 75020 Paris"
- ^ "Contact Archived 2012-09-18 at the Wayback Machine." Charlie Hebdo. Retrieved on 21 September 2012. "Charlie Hebdo 26, rue Serpollet 75020 PARIS"
External links[]
20th arrondissement travel guide from Wikivoyage- Joining the Locals In Paris’s East – slideshow by The New York Times
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