1st arrondissement of Paris

  • Saint- Germain l'Auxerrois
  • Halles
  • Palais- Royal
  • Place Vendôme

The 1st arrondissement of Paris, the Arrondissement du Louvre, one of the oldest districts of Paris. One of his four neighborhoods, the Quartier des Halles, has its origins in the early Middle Ages.

Geographical location

The 1st district is bordered to the south by the 7th and 6th, on the west by the 8th, in the north on the 2nd and on the east by the 3rd and 4th arrondissement. The first is mainly on the right bank, but also covers the western part of the Ile de la Cité. With an area of ​​183 hectares, it is the fourth-smallest arrondissement of Paris.

Demographics

According to the census of 1999 16.888 inhabitants were registered in the 1st arrondissement. This corresponds to a population density of 9228 inhabitants per square kilometer.

District

The 1st district consists of the following four districts:

  • Quartier Saint -Germain l'Auxerrois
  • Quartier des Halles
  • Quartier du Palais- Royal
  • Quartier de la Place Vendôme

According to the official count district of Paris is thereby accomodation 1 to 4

Politics and Administration

The town hall of the 1st arrondissement is on the Place du Louvre.

Mayor since April 2, 2001 Jean -François Legaret (* June 21, 1952 ), first vice president of the center-right liberal party UMP. Legaret was first elected on March 12, 1989 in the Paris City Council and re-elected on 11 June 1995 and on 18 March 2001.

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in the 1st arrondissement (Paris)

  • Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
  • Bourse de Commerce, former Commodity Exchange
  • Banque de France
  • Colonne Vendôme (triumphal column ) at Place Vendôme
  • Colonne astrologique
  • Cour des comptes
  • Fontaine des Innocents
  • Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume
  • Gallery Véro - Dodat, shopping arcade
  • Forum des Halles
  • Musée de l' Orangerie
  • Ministry of Justice at the Place Vendôme
  • Pont des Arts
  • Pont Neuf
  • Palais de la Cité with the Sainte-Chapelle, Conciergerie and Palais de Justice
  • Palais du Louvre
  • Palais Royal
  • St- Eustache de Paris
  • Parish Church of Saint- Germain l'Auxerrois
  • St. Leu
  • Parish Church of Saint -Roch
  • Théâtre Français ( Comédie- Française )
  • Théâtre du Châtelet

Green zones

  • Jardin du Carrousel
  • Jardin des Halles
  • Jardin de l' Infante
  • Jardin de l' Oratory
  • Jardin du Palais Royal
  • Jardin des Tuileries
  • Square du Vert Galant

Important streets and squares

  • Rue Berger
  • Rue des Bourdonnais
  • Place du Châtelet
  • Rue Croix des Petits -Champs
  • Rue Etienne Marcel
  • Rue Jean -Jacques Rousseau
  • Quai du Louvre
  • Rue du Louvre
  • Rue de Marengo
  • Boulevard de la Madeleine
  • Quai de la Mégisserie
  • Rue Montmartre
  • Avenue de l' Opéra
  • Rue du Pont Neuf
  • Rue Rambuteau
  • Rue de Rivoli
  • Rue Saint- Denis
  • Rue Saint- Honoré
  • Boulevard de Sebastopol
  • Quai des Tuileries
  • Rue de Turbigo
  • Place Vendôme
  • Rue de Montorgueil
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