8th arrondissement of Paris

  • Champs- Élysées
  • Faubourg -du- Roule
  • Madeleine
  • Europe

The Paris's 8th arrondissement, Arrondissement de l' Elysee, is one of 20 arrondissement of the French capital Paris. It was founded during the expansion of the city to the west middle of the 19th century. In this district, a large part of the business life of Paris concentrated with a correspondingly high number of employees. Moreover, it is by the seat of the President, the Interior Ministry, many embassies and international media agencies the most important political center of the capital.

  • 7.1 Major Roads
  • 7.2 Major Squares
  • 7.3 stations and metro lines

Geographical location

The 8th arrondissement is located directly on the right bank. It is bordered to the east by the 9th and 1st arrondissement, in the west on the 16th and to the northwest and north by the 17th arrondissement. On the opposite bank of the Seine is the 7th arrondissement.

District in the 8th arrondissement

The 8th district consists of the following four districts:

  • Quartier des Champs- Élysées
  • Quartier du Faubourg du Roule
  • Quartier de la Madeleine
  • Quartier de l'Europe

According to the official count district of Paris, these are the quarters 29 to 32

Demographics

According to the census of 1999 39.310 inhabitants were reported in 388 acres of the 8th arrondissement. This corresponds to a low of Paris population density of 10 132 inhabitants per km ². Thus, in the arrondissement de l' Elysee 1.8% of the population of Paris have their main residence.

The population is distributed over the quarter as follows:

  • Champs -Elysées: 4,610 inhabitants
  • Faubourg du Roule: 10,000 inhabitants
  • Madeleine: 6,060 inhabitants
  • Europe: 18,640 inhabitants

Politics and Administration

The 8th arrondissement is the political center of the city. Here lies the Elysee Palace and the Ministry of Interior. (: Union for a Popular Movement UMP dt ) headquartered in the 8th arrondissement Since 2002, the conservative party Union pour un mouvement populaire has.

Town hall

The town hall of the 8th arrondissement is located in the Hôtel Cail in the Rue de Lisbonne 3, 75008 Paris Phone: 01 44 7 90 75 08

Mayor

Mayor since March 29, 1983 François Lebel (* October 15, 1943 ), a member of the UMP. Lebel was first elected on 20 March 1977 in the Paris City Council and re-elected in 1983, 1989, 1995 and last on April 2, 2001.

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in the 8th Arrondissement (Paris)

  • Obelisk of Luxor
  • Musée du Petit Palais
  • Arc de Triomphe
  • Centre National de la Photographie
  • Galeries National du Grand Palais
  • Palais de la Découverte
  • Musée Cernuschi
  • Musée Jacquemart -André
  • Museum Nissim de Camondo
  • La Madeleine
  • Palais de l' Elysee
  • Chapelle Expiatoire

Green zones

  • Jardin des Champs- Élysées
  • Parc Monceau

Transport and Infrastructure

Major Roads

  • Avenue de Friedland
  • Avenue des Champs- Élysées
  • Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Avenue George V.
  • Avenue Hoche
  • Avenue Marceau
  • Avenue Montaigne
  • Avenue Wagram
  • Boulevard de Courcelles
  • Boulevard des Batignolles
  • Boulevard Haussmann
  • Boulevard Malesherbes
  • Rue Royale
  • Rue du Faubourg Saint- Honoré
  • Rue Saint- Honoré

Important places

Railway stations and metro lines

The Quartier de l'Europe, the Gare Saint- Lazare, a railway terminus which handles mainly regional transport in the northwest of the Ile- de -France is located.

By and along the 8th arrondissement also lead the Métro lines 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 12 and 13

The RER A is in the 8th arrondissement, just one stop at Charles de Gaulle - Étoile and heads east across the district. The next stop ( Auber ) is located in the 1st arrondissement.

Important churches

  • La Madeleine
  • St -Augustin
  • Saint- Sacrement
  • Saint- Philippe du Roule
  • Saint- Étienne
  • American Cathedral
  • Church of Scotland
  • Annunciation
  • Saint- Joseqph
  • Saint -Alexandre Nevsky
  • Saint -André de l'Europe
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