The 17th arrondissement of Paris (XVIIe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as le dix-septième (pronounced [lə di sɛtjɛm]; "the seventeenth").
17th arrondissement of Paris | |
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 The Hôtel Gaillard, an hôtel particulier, has housed the Cité de l'économie et de la monnaie since 2019. | |
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 Location within Paris | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′56″N 2°18′28″E / 48.88222°N 2.30778°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Commune | Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Geoffroy Boulard (LR) |
| Area | 5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 164,413 |
| • Density | 28,997/km2 (75,100/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 75117 |
The arrondissement, known as Batignolles-Monceau, is situated on the right bank of the River Seine. In 2019, it had a population of 166,543. It borders the inner suburbs of Neuilly-sur-Seine, Levallois-Perret and Clichy in Hauts-de-Seine to the northwest, as well as Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine in Seine-Saint-Denis to the northeast.
Geography
The land area of the 17th arrondissement is 5.669 km2 (2.189 sq mi; 1,401 acres).
Situated on the right bank (Rive Droite) of the River Seine, it is divided into four administrative districts: Ternes and Monceau in the southwestern part, two upper-class districts which are more Haussmannian in style; in the middle of the arrondissement, the Batignolles district, an area mostly occupied by young families or couples, with a marked gentrification process; in the northeastern part, the Épinettes district, a former industrial district gone residential, which is mainly middle class and also experiencing a less advanced gentrification process.[2][3]
The town hall of the 17th arrondissement is on the Rue des Batignolles. It is the only town hall of Paris to be located in a modern building. The original building was torn down in 1971 to make room for the current edifice.[4] The 17th arrondissement also hosts the Palais des Congrès of Paris, a large exhibition centre with an associated high-rise hotel, the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile, the largest in the city.
Demographics
The peak population of Paris's 17th arrondissement was reached in 1954, when it had 231,987 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains dense in population and business activity, with 160,860 inhabitants and 92,267 jobs as of the 1999 census.
Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) | Population | Density (inh. per km2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 101,804 | 17,955 |
| 1954 (peak of population) | 231,987 | 40,922 |
| 1962 | 227,687 | 40,164 |
| 1968 | 210,299 | 37,096 |
| 1975 | 186,293 | 32,862 |
| 1982 | 169,513 | 29,902 |
| 1990 | 161,935 | 28,565 |
| 1999 | 160,860 | 28,375 |
| 2009 | 168,454 | 29,710 |
Immigration
| Born in metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77.7% | 22.3% | |||
| Born in overseas France | Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1 | EU-15 immigrants2 | Non-EU-15 immigrants | |
| 1.1% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 11.5% | |
| 1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as pieds-noirs in 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), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. A foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 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. 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. | ||||
Economy
The southwestern part of the arrondissement is very dense in offices, mostly for services. Several large companies have their headquarters there.[citation needed] The head office of Dailymotion is located in the Immeuble Horizons 17.[5][6] When it existed, Gaz de France had its head office in the 17th arrondissement.[7]
Batignolles and Épinettes, two former industrial areas, are now mostly residential. The area around the Avenue de Clichy, shared with the 8th, 9th and 18th arrondissements, is occupied by a great variety of shops, making it the third-largest avenue of Paris in terms of sales.
Places of interest
- Arc de Triomphe (partial)
- Marché des Batignolles
- Marché Poncelet
- Rue de Levis
- Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner
- Palais des Congrès and Hôtel Concorde Lafayette
- Square des Batignolles
- Cité des Fleurs
- Place de Clichy
- Parc Clichy-Batignolles
- Square des Épinettes
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Compassion, Paris (former royal chapel with stained glass designed by Ingres)
- Sainte-Odile, Paris, an Art Deco church with the tallest bell-tower in Paris
Avenue de Villiers
The clock tower of the Church of Saint-Michel des Batignolles
Saint Odile is a rare example of an Art Deco church in Paris.
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Education
The Swedish school Svenska Skolan Paris is located in the arrondissement.[8]
References
External links
17th arrondissement travel guide from Wikivoyage
