| 18th arrondissement of Paris |
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| View over Montmartre district in the 18th arrondissement. |
| Location |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs |
| Administration |
| Region |
Île-de-France |
| Department |
Paris |
| Mayor |
Daniel Vaillant |
| Statistics |
| Land area¹ |
6.01 km² |
Population²
(July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census) |
188,700
184,586 |
| -Density (2005) |
31,424/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 18th arrondissement (XVIIIe arrondissement), located on the Rive Droite (Right Bank), is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is mostly known for hosting the district of Montmartre, which contains a hill dominated by the Sacré Coeur basilica, as well as the famous Moulin Rouge.
The 18th arrondissement also contains the African and North African district of Goutte d'Or which is famous for its market, the marché Barbès, where one can find various products from that continent.
Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is exactly 6.005 km² (2.319 sq. miles, or 1,484 acres).
Demographics
The population of Paris's 18th arrondissement peaked in 1931 with 288,810 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in population and business activity with 184,586 inhabitants and 70,285 jobs as of the most recent census (1999).
Historical population
Year
(of French censuses) |
Population |
Density
(inh. per km²) |
| 1872 |
138,109 |
22,980 |
| 1931 (peak of population) |
288,810 |
48,095 |
| 1954 |
266,825 |
44,397 |
| 1962 |
254,974 |
42,460 |
| 1968 |
236,776 |
39,430 |
| 1975 |
208,970 |
34,799 |
| 1982 |
186,866 |
31,118 |
| 1990 |
187,657 |
31,250 |
| 1999 |
184,586 |
30,739 |
| 2005 estimate |
188,700 |
31,424 |
Immigration
Place of birth of residents of the 18th arrondissement in 1999
| Born in Metropolitan France |
Born outside Metropolitan France |
| 72.5% |
27.5% |
Born in
Overseas France |
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth¹ |
EU-15 immigrants² |
Non-EU-15 immigrants |
| 1.9% |
3.6% |
3.9% |
18.1% |
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. |
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Coordinates: 48°53′31.74″N 2°20′40.01″E / 48.89215, 2.3444472
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