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16th arrondissement of Paris
View over the north of the 16th arrondissement (foreground), with La Défense business district in the background.
Location
Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Region Île-de-France
Department Paris
Mayor Pierre-Christian Taittinger
Statistics
Land area¹ 7.851 km²
16.31 km²
Population²
(July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census)
149,500
161,773
 -Density (2005) 19,054/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).
France

The 16th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.

Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, this arrondissement – which includes the mainly residential districts of Auteuil and Passy – is home to a large number of diplomatic embassies and is also the location of the famous Avenue Foch, the widest street in Paris.

The 16th arrondissement hosts the sport venues of the Parc des Princes, which is the stadium of Paris SG football club; the tennis French Open site of Roland-Garros; and Stade Jean-Bouin, home to the Stade Français rugby union club. The Bois de Boulogne is also located in this arrondissement.

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Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is 16.305 km² (6.295 sq. miles, or 4,029 acres), slightly more than half of which consists of the Bois de Boulogne park. Excluding the Bois de Boulogne, its land area is 7.846 km² (3.029 sq. miles, or 1,939 acres). It is the largest arrondissement in Paris in terms of land area.

Apartment buildings in the 16th arrondissement of Paris Stade Français rugby union fans at the Parc des Princes.
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Demographics

The 16th arrondissement population peaked in 1962, when it had 227,418 inhabitants. At the last census (1999), the population was 161,773. The 16th arrondissement contains a great deal of business activity; in 1999 it hosted 106,971 jobs.

The 16th arrondissement is commonly thought to be the richest part of Paris (see Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy), and features some of the most expensive real estate in France. It is also the only arrondissement in Paris to be divided into two separate postal codes. The southern part of the arrondissement carries a postal code of 75016, while the northern part has the code of 75116.

Historical population

Year
(of French censuses)		 Population Density1
(inh. per km²)
1872 43,332 5,523
1954 214,042 27,280
1962 (peak of population) 227,418 28,985
1968 214,120 27,290
1975 193,590 24,674
1982 179,446 22,871
1990 169,863 21,650
1999 161,773 20,619
2005 estimate 149,500 19,054

Immigration

Place of birth of residents of the 16th arrondissement in 1999
Born in Metropolitan France Born outside Metropolitan France
74.5% 25.5%
Born in
Overseas France		 Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth¹ EU-15 immigrants² Non-EU-15 immigrants
0.6% 5.7% 6.7% 12.5%
¹This group is made up largely of pieds-noirs from 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), and to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. Note that a foreign country is understood as a country not part of France as of 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.

Movie Scenes Filmed in the 16th Arrondissement

In one of the opening scenes of the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball (film), character Emilio Largo is seen arriving at 'Centre International D'Assistance Aux Personnes Déplacées' ('The International Brotherhood for the Assistance of Stateless Persons'). This scene was shot on Avenue D'Eylau in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Cityscape

Places of interest

Robert Schuman Monument

Main streets and squares


References

  1. ^ a b Excluding Bois de Boulogne

Coordinates: 48°51′49.00″N 2°16′35.36″E / 48.8636111, 2.2764889

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