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Paris
Paris, capital of France, metro area about 11.2 million. Haussmann's 19th-century rebuilding, dense transit (3.3 stations/km2), climate adaptation plan 2024-2030, 45% NO2 drop, Seine swimming since 2025.
Paris (mythology)
Paris (Alexander), Trojan prince, son of Priam and Hecuba; judged Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite on Mount Ida, chose Aphrodite, won Helen, and caused the Trojan War.
Paris 01 Ancien - Quartier Champs-Élysées
Paris 01 Ancien - Quartier Champs-Élysées, also Section des Champs-Élysées, is the historical quarter of the old 1st arrondissement of Paris around the avenue des Champs-Élysées, created in 1790, renamed quartier by the 1810 cadastre, and absorbed into the 8th arrondissement in 1860.
Paris 01 Ancien - Quartier Place-Vendôme
Quartier Place-Vendôme, the 4th administrative quarter of Paris's 1st arrondissement, created 1811 from the revolutionary Section des Piques; centered on Place Vendôme, seat of the Ministry of Justice at no. 13.
Paris 01 Ancien - Quartier Roule
Paris 01 Ancien - Quartier Roule, also Section du Roule, is a GeoNames historical populated place for the old third quartier of Paris's first arrondissement (1795-1860), now the Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule in the 8th arrondissement.
Paris 02 Ancien - Quartier Chaussée-d'Antin
Paris 02 Ancien - Quartier Chaussée-d'Antin: quarter no. 5 of the old 2nd arrondissement of Paris (1795-1860), named for the rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin; formerly the section de la Grange-Batelière, Mirabeau, and Mont-Blanc; now the 34th administrative quarter in the 9e arrondissement.
Paris 02 Ancien - Quartier Feydeau
Paris 02 Ancien - Quartier Feydeau, also Section de la Bibliothèque or Section Lepeletier, is a GeoNames historical populated place in Paris's 2nd arrondissement, a former money quarter and counter-revolutionary section, 1790-1795.
Paris 02 Ancien - Quartier Palais-Royal
Quartier Palais-Royal is the third administrative quarter of Paris's 1st arrondissement, named for the Palais-Royal, and formed part of the old 2nd arrondissement until its 1860 absorption.
Paris 03 Ancien - Quartier Mail
Paris 03 Ancien - Quartier Mail: the historical Quartier du Mail of Paris, whose revolutionary Section du Mail (1790–1795, later Guillaume-Tell) met at the Petits Pères church with 1,400 active citizens.
Paris 03 Ancien - Quartier Saint-Eustache
Quartier Saint-Eustache, an old administrative quarter of Paris's 3rd arrondissement (1795-1859), centered on the church of Saint-Eustache near Les Halles; formerly the Section des Postes, then Contrat-Social, renamed in 1810.
Paris 04 Ancien - Quartier Banque
Paris 04 Ancien - Quartier Banque was a quarter of the former 4th arrondissement of Paris, formed in 1795 and named for the Banque de France.
Paris 04 Ancien - Quartier Louvre
Paris 04 Ancien - Quartier Louvre: the Louvre quarter of the pre-1860 4th arrondissement of Paris, centered on the Louvre palace; since 1 January 1860 part of the 1st arrondissement.
Paris 04 Ancien - Quartier Saint-Honoré
Quartier Saint-Honoré, a quarter of the former 4th arrondissement of Paris (1795-1859), successor of the revolutionary sections Oratoire and Gardes-Françaises, covering the rue Saint-Honoré near the Louvre and the Oratoire du Louvre.
Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Faubourg-Saint-Germain
Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Faubourg-Saint-Germain (Fontaine-de-Grenelle) is a GeoNames historical populated place in Paris 07, the old faubourg Saint-Germain quarter that became the revolutionary Section de la Fontaine-de-Grenelle, one of Paris's 48 sections of 1790-1795.
Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Invalides
Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Invalides, also Section des Invalides: a historical quarter of Paris, section no. 38 of 48 (1790-1795), then part of the old 10th arrondissement (1795-1860), named for the Hôtel des Invalides.
Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Monnaie
Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Monnaie: a quartier of the former 10th arrondissement of Paris (today's 7th), named for the Hôtel de la Monnaie, the mint on quai de Conti built by Jacques-Denis Antoine.
Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin
Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin: Parisian administrative quarter created 1811 from the Revolutionary section Croix-Rouge/Bonnet-Rouge/Ouest, in the former 10th arrondissement until 1860, now the 25th quarter of the 7th arrondissement.
Paris 10 Entrepôt
Paris 10 Entrepôt is the official name of Paris's 10th arrondissement, a right-bank district created in 1860, home to the Canal Saint-Martin, Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, and a long hospital and railway history.
Paris 11 Ancien - Quartier École-de-Médecine
Quartier École-de-Médecine, no. 43 of the 48 quartiers of the old 11th arrondissement of Paris (1795-1860), on the Left Bank around rue de l'École-de-Médecine; successor of the revolutionary section du Théâtre-Français/Marat.
Paris 11 Ancien - Quartier Palais-de-Justice
Paris 11 Ancien - Quartier Palais-de-Justice: GeoNames historical populated place for the revolutionary Paris section Henri IV/Pont-Neuf/Révolutionnaire, western Île de la Cité, later quartier of the old 11th arrondissement (1795–1860).
Paris 11 Popincourt
Paris 11 Popincourt (INSEE 75111) is the 11th arrondissement of Paris, between République, Bastille, and Nation. Densest arrondissement at 37,648.5 inhabitants per km², 138,170 residents in 2023, four quarters, faubourg and Commune history.
Paris 12 Reuilly
Paris 12 Reuilly is the official name of the 12th municipal arrondissement of Paris, created in 1860 and named after a former village on the city's eastern side.
Paris 13 Gobelins
Gobelins, a quarter of Paris's 13th arrondissement named for the Manufacture des Gobelins tapestry manufactory founded under Colbert; includes the 1877 mairie, the former Paris-Gobelins freight station site covered by the 1969-1977 Olympiades deck district, and nearby Paris Rive Gauche.
Paris 14 Observatoire
Paris 14 Observatoire (14e arrondissement de Paris, INSEE code 75114) is a Left Bank municipal district of Paris named for the Paris Observatory of 1667; 136,455 residents in 2023, Montparnasse artist heritage, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul eco-district under construction.
Paris 15 Vaugirard
Paris 15 Vaugirard (Arrondissement de Vaugirard), Insee code 75115, is Paris's largest and most populous arrondissement, created in 1860 from Vaugirard and Grenelle, with 229,713 inhabitants in 2023 and quarters Saint-Lambert, Necker, Grenelle, and Javel.
Paris 16 Passy
Paris 16 Passy: former independent commune of the Seine department, annexed to Paris 1 January 1860 with 10 others; now a village-like quarter of the 16th arrondissement known for rue de Passy shopping, its covered market, Maison de Balzac, and Cimetière de Passy.
Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre
Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre, officially named Butte-Montmartre, is the 18th arrondissement of Paris, on the city's north side, containing Montmartre hill, the Sacré-Cœur basilica, Pigalle, and the Moulin Rouge, with about 186,000 inhabitants.
Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont
Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont (19e arrondissement), created 1859 from annexed Belleville and La Villette; home to Parc des Buttes-Chaumont (1867), Parc de la Villette, Canal de l'Ourcq, Philharmonie, and Paris's most affordable housing market.
Paris 20 Ménilmontant
Paris 20 Ménilmontant: hillside quarter of the 20th arrondissement, also called Ménilmuche, a former hamlet annexed in 1860, now a bohemian, arty district with median apartment prices around 8,476 euros per square meter.
Paris 36
Paris 36 (Faubourg 36) is a 2008 French musical drama by Christophe Barratier, his follow-up to Les Choristes, about three unemployed workers reopening the Chansonia music hall in 1936 Paris during the Popular Front era.