Ier arrondissement

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The 1^er arrondissement is the least populated of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank, at the center of the city. It is one of the oldest arrondissements in Paris, with parts (Les Halles included) dating back to the Middle Ages

Area: 1.826 km² (0.705 sq. miles, or 451 acres)

Population:

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
1861 (peak of population)	89,519	49,025
1962	36,543	20,013
1968	32,332	17,706
1975	22,793	12,482
1982	18,509	10,136
1990	18,360	10,055
1999	16,888	9,249

Note: the peak of population actually occurred before 1861, but the
arrondissement was created in 1860, so we do not have figures before 1861.

Landmarks include

Les Halles
Banque de France
Vendôme Column
The Louvre
Tuileries Garden
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, at the easternmost end of the "Axe historique" ("grand historic axis")
Palais Royal
Comédie-Française
Place Vendôme
Rue de Rivoli

Categories: Arrondissements of Paris