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| 12th arrondissement of Paris | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
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| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Michèle Blumenthal |
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| Land area¹ | 6.381 km² 16.32 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
138,300 136,591 |
| -Density (2005) | 21,6871/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 12th arrondissement (XIIe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. The district has been significantly reorganized in recent decades, especially in the areas of Cours-Saint-Emilion and Bercy, which now contain the French Ministry of Finances and the Bercy arena.
The 12th arrondissement contains the Opéra Bastille, the second largest opera house in Paris. It was inaugurated in 1989, on the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. The Bois de Vincennes is also located in this arrondissement.
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Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 16.324 km² (6.303 sq. miles, or 4,034 acres), two-thirds of which consists of the Bois de Vincennes park. Excluding the Bois de Vincennes, its land area is 6.377 km² (2.462 sq. miles, or 1,576 acres).
Demographics
The peak of population of Paris's 12th arrondissement occurred in 1962 and was followed by three decades of decline. Recently, however, the population has begun to grow again, since the restructuring of the 1990s. As of the last census, in 1999, the population was 136,591 inhabitants. The same census showed that the 12th arrondissement, heavily involved in business activity, contained 112,336 jobs, mainly around the new district of Bercy.
Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density1 (inh. per km²) |
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| 1872 | 87,678 | 13,749 |
| 1954 | 158,437 | 24,845 |
| 1962 (peak of population) | 161,574 | 25,337 |
| 1968 | 155,982 | 24,460 |
| 1975 | 140,900 | 22,095 |
| 1982 | 138,015 | 21,643 |
| 1990 | 130,257 | 20,426 |
| 1999 | 136,591 | 21,419 |
| 2005 estimate | 138,300 | 21,687 |
Immigration
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Places of interest
- Place de la Bastille (shared by the 4th, 11th and 12th arrondissements)
- Bois de Vincennes
- Cimetière de Picpus
- Musée des Arts Forains
- Palais de la Porte Dorée (Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration)
- Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
- Parc de Bercy
- Promenade plantée
- Viaduc des arts
- Zoo de Vincennes
Photo Album
References and footnotes
- ^ a b c Excluding Bois de Vincennes
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