Quarters of Paris

Last updated August 31, 2023

Each of the 20 arrondissements of Paris is officially divided into 4 quartiers.^[1] Outside administrative use (census statistics and the localisation of post offices and other government services), they are very rarely referenced by Parisians themselves, and have no specific administration or political representation attached to them.^[2]

Arrondissement (Districts)	Quartiers (Quarters)		Population (1999)^[3]	Area (hectares)^[3]	Population Density (per km²)
1st arrondissement (Called "du Louvre")	1st	Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois	1,672	86.9	1,924
	2nd	Les Halles	8,984	41.2	21,806
	3rd	Palais-Royal	3,195	27.4	11,661
	4th	Place-Vendôme	3,044	26.9	11,316
2nd arrondissement (Called "de la Bourse")	5th	Gaillon	1,345	18.8	7,154
	6th	Vivienne	2,917	24.4	11,955
	7th	Mail	5,783	27.8	20,802
	8th	Bonne-Nouvelle	9,595	28.2	34,514
3rd arrondissement (Called "du Temple")	9th	Arts-et-Métiers	9,560	31.8	30,063
	10th	Enfants-Rouges	8,562	27.2	31,478
	11th	Archives	8,609	36.8	23,394
	12th	Sainte-Avoye	7,501	21.3	35,216
4th arrondissement (Called "de l'Hôtel-de-Ville")	13th	Saint-Merri	6,523	31.3	20,840
	14th	Saint-Gervais	10,587	42.2	25,088
	15th	Arsenal	9,474	48.7	19,454
	16th	Notre-Dame	4,087	37.9	10,784
5th arrondissement (Called "du Panthéon")	17th	Quartier Saint-Victor	11,661	60.4	19,306
	18th	Jardin-des-Plantes	18,005	79.8	22,563
	19th	Val-de-Grâce	19,492	70.4	27,688
	20th	Sorbonne	9,683	43.3	22,363
6th arrondissement (Called "du Luxembourg")	21st	Monnaie	6,185	29.3	21,109
	22nd	Odéon	8,833	71.6	12,337
	23rd	Notre-Dame-des-Champs	24,731	86.1	28,724
	24th	Saint-Germain-des-Prés	5,154	28.2	18,277
7th arrondissement (Called "du Palais-Bourbon")	25th	Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin	12,661	82.7	15,310
	26th	Les Invalides	6,276	107.4	5,844
	27th	École-Militaire	12,895	80.8	15,959
	28th	Gros-Caillou	25,156	138.2	18,203
8th arrondissement (Called "de l'Élysée")	29th	Champs-Élysées	4,614	114.1	4,044
	30th	Faubourg-du-Roule	10,038	79.6	12,611
	31st	La Madeleine	6,045	76.1	7,943
	32nd	Europe	18,606	118.3	15,728
9th arrondissement (Called "de l'Opéra")	33rd	Saint-Georges	20,850	71.7	29,079
	34th	Chaussée-d'Antin	3,488	54.3	6,424
	35th	Faubourg-Montmartre	9,233	41.7	22,141
	36th	Rochechouart	22,212	50.1	44,335
10th arrondissement (Called "de l'Entrepôt")	37th	Saint-Vincent-de-Paul	21,624	92.7	23,327
	38th	Porte-Saint-Denis	15,066	47.2	31,919
	39th	Porte-Saint-Martin	23,125	60.9	37,972
	40th	Hôpital-Saint-Louis	29,870	88.4	33,790
11th arrondissement (Called "de Popincourt")	41st	Folie-Méricourt	33,002	72.6	45,457
	42nd	Saint-Ambroise	32,168	83.8	38,387
	43rd	La Roquette	47,520	117.2	40,546
	44th	Sainte-Marguerite	36,476	93.0	39,222
12th arrondissement (Called "de Reuilly")	45th	Bel-Air	33,976	138.6	24,514
	46th	Picpus	62,947	186.3	33,788
	47th	Bercy	13,987	190.3	7,350
	48th	Quinze-Vingts	25,752	123.6	20,835
13th arrondissement (Called "des Gobelins")	49th	Salpêtrière	18,246	118.2	15,437
	50th	La Gare	69,008	304.4	22,670
	51st	Maison-Blanche	64,797	223.2	29,031
	52nd	Croulebarbe	19,526	69.2	28,217
14th arrondissement (Called "de l'Observatoire")	53rd	Montparnasse	18,570	112,6	16,492
	54th	Parc Montsouris	19,793	135.7	14,586
	55th	Petit-Montrouge	37,230	134.6	27,660
	56th	Plaisance	57,229	178.5	32,061
15th arrondissement (Called "de Vaugirard")	57th	Saint-Lambert	82,032	283.1	29,330
	58th	Necker	46,932	157.8	29,741
	59th	Grenelle	47,411	147.8	32,078
	60th	Javel	49,092	260.9	18,816
16th arrondissement (Called "de Passy")	61st	Auteuil	67,967	303.0	22,431
	62nd	La Muette	45,214	203.7	22,196
	63rd	Porte-Dauphine	27,423	141.4	19,394
	64th	Chaillot	21,213	142.4	14,897
17th arrondissement (Called "des Batignolles-Monceau")	65th	Les Ternes	39,137	146.6	26,696
	66th	Plaine Monceau	38,958	138.4	28,149
	67th	Batignolles	38,691	144.2	26,831
	68th	Épinettes	44,352	137.8	32,186
18th arrondissement (Called "des Buttes-Montmartre")	69th	Grandes-Carrières	67,152	190.6	35,232
	70th	Clignancourt	64,868	165.3	39,243
	71st	Goutte-d'Or	28,524	109.0	26,169
	72nd	La Chapelle	24,037	134.8	17,832
19th arrondissement (Called "des Buttes-Chaumont")	73rd	La Villette	53,650	128.6	41,718
	74th	Pont-de-Flandre	24,584	237.7	10,342
	75th	Amérique	55,365	183.6	30,155
	76th	Combat	38,988	129.5	30,107
20th arrondissement (Called "de Ménilmontant")	77th	Belleville	35,773	80.7	44,328
	78th	Saint-Fargeau	42,087	148.7	28,303
	79th	Père-Lachaise	42,332	159.9	26,474
	80th	Charonne	62,901	209.1	30,082

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1 2 "Paris 1954-1999. Données statistiques. Population, logement, emploi. Paris et arrondissements". Apur. Retrieved 2017-09-19.

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[1] Article R. 2512-1 du Code général des collectivités territoriales [ Wikidata ] (see on the legal repository Légifrance)

[FOOTNOTERobson2013459-2] Robson 2013, p. 459.

[APUR-3] 1 2 "Paris 1954-1999. Données statistiques. Population, logement, emploi. Paris et arrondissements". Apur. Retrieved 2017-09-19.

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Hauts-de-Seine (92)	Prefecture: Nanterre Three arrondissements 23 cantons 36 communes 13 legislative constituencies 4 EPTs
Paris (75)	Prefecture: Paris One departmental arrondissement 1 commune 20 municipal arrondissements 80 administrative quarters 18 legislative constituencies 1 intercommunality
Seine-et-Marne (77)	Prefecture: Melun Five arrondissements 23 cantons 507 communes 11 legislative constituencies 21 intercommunalities
Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	Prefecture: Bobigny Three arrondissements 21 cantons 40 communes 12 legislative constituencies 4 EPTs
Val-de-Marne (94)	Prefecture: Créteil Three arrondissements 25 cantons 47 communes 11 legislative constituencies 3 EPTs
Val-d'Oise (95)	Prefecture: Pontoise Three arrondissements 21 cantons 184 communes 10 legislative constituencies 10 intercommunalities
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