7th arrondissement of Paris
- Saint-Thomas- d'Aquin
- Invalides
- École Militaire -
- Gros- Caillou
The 7th arrondissement of Paris, the arrondissement du Palais Bourbon, was created during the expansion of the city in the early 19th century.
It is a popular destination for tourists with the Paris landmark, the Eiffel Tower, and other popular attractions. It is also with a variety of ministries and the National Assembly, after the 8th arrondissement, the second political center of the city.
- 7.1 Major Roads
- 7.2 Major Squares
- 7.3 stations and metro lines
Geographical location
The 7th arrondissement is situated on the Rive Gauche, the Left Bank. It is bordered to the east by the 6th arrondissement and is surrounded to the south and east by the 15th arrondissement. Lie on the opposite bank of the Seine ( from west to east ) the 16th, 8th and 1st arrondissement.
Quarter in the 7th arrondissement
The 7th arrondissement consists of the following four districts:
- Quartier Saint -Thomas - d'Aquin
- Quartier des Invalides
- Quartier de l' École Militaire
- Quartier du Gros- Caillou
According to the official count district of Paris is thereby accomodation 25 to 28
Demographics
According to the census of 1999 56.988 inhabitants in the 408.8 -acre district are reported. This corresponds to a population density of 13,933 inhabitants / km ² and 2.7 % of the total population of Paris.
Politics and Administration
Town hall
The town hall of the 7th arrondissement is located on rue de Grenelle 116, 75340 Cedex 07, Tel: 01 /53 58 75 07
Mayor
Mayor of the 7th arrondissement since 2008 Rachida Dati (47 ), a member of the center-right UMP party.
Ministries
- Assemblée Nationale ( National Assembly )
- Ministère de la Défense ( Ministry of Defence )
- Ministère de la Santé ( Ministry of Health)
- Ministère de la Ville et Territoire du Ammenagement
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( State Department )
- Ministère des Affaires Européennes (Ministry of European Affairs )
- Ministère des Postes Télécommunications
- Ministère du Tourisme (Ministry of Tourism)
- Ministère de l' Éducation national ( Ministry of Education)
- Ministère du Travail ( Labour Department )
- Ministère des Transports
- Ministère de l'Agriculture ( Ministry of Agriculture)
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in the 7th Arrondissement (Paris)
- Ecole Militaire
- Hôtel des Invalides Église du Dôme ( Invalides )
- Cathédrale Saint -Louis -des- Invalides
- Musée de l' Armée
Green zones
- Esplanade des Invalides
- Jardin de l' Intendant
- Parc du Champ de Mars
- Jardin Catherine Labouré
Transport and Infrastructure
Major Roads
- Avenue Bosquet
- Avenue Charles Risler
- Avenue de Breteuil
- Avenue de la Motte Picquet
- Avenue de la Tour Maubourg
- Avenue de Lowendal
- Avenue de Saxe
- Avenue de Ségur
- Avenue de Souffren
- Avenue de Tourville
- Avenue de Villars
- Avenue du Mal. Gallieni
- Avenue Duquesne
- Avenue Gustave Eiffel
- Avenue J. Bouvard
- Boulevard des Invalides
- Boulevard Raspail
- Boulevard St. Germain
- Quai Anatole France
- Quai Branly
- Quai d' Orsay
- Quai Voltaire
- Rue de Buenos Aires
- Rue de Grenelle
- Rue de l' Université
- Rue de Lille
- Rue de Sèvres
- Rue du Bac
Important places
- Place de Breteuil
- Place de Fontenoy
- Place de la Résistance
- Place des Invalides
- Place du Prest
- Place Vauban
Railway stations and metro lines
The Métro stations Invalides, Duroc Sèvres Babylone and are three major hubs in the district. About they ride the metro lines 8, 10, 12 and 13
The RER line C also holds at the stations Invalides and the Musée d' Orsay and continues along the Seine (eg west to the station Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel in the 16th arrondissement ).
Important churches
- Chapelle Royale des Invalides ( Invalides )
- St. Louis des Invalides
- Ste- Clotilde
- St. Francois Xavier
- St. Thomas d'Aquin
In the literature
- Hannah Arendt: Essay Faubourg Saint- Germain, in The Origins of Totalitarianism, pp. 149 - 155 re famous essays in women. Eds Marlis Gerhardt. Island, Frankfurt 1997 ISBN 3458336419 pp. 54-71 ( this quarter, with the eyes of Marcel Proust's Sodom and Gomorrah in In Search of Lost Time Another interpretation, Arendt following: Online. )