Arrondissements of Paris

Arrondissements of Paris
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Country France
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentParis
Cantons20
Communes1
PrefectureParis
Area
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 • Total105 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total2,234,105
 • Density21,000/km2 (55,000/sq mi)
¹ French Land Registry data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km², as well as the estuaries of rivers.

The City of Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements municipaux, administrative districts, referred to as arrondissements (pronounced [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ⓘ).[1] These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the larger French departments.

The number of the arrondissement is indicated by the last two digits in most Parisian postal codes, 75001 up to 75020. In addition to their number, each arrondissement has a name, often for a local monument. For example, the 5th arrondissement is also called "Panthéon" in reference to the eponymous building. The first four arrondissements have a shared administration, called Paris Centre.

  1. ^ "Diagrams of each arrondissement showing its quartiers administratifs". Paris.fr (in French). 11 April 2005. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2019.