The
8th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20
arrondissements (administrative districts) of
the capital city of
France.
Situated on the
right bank of the
River Seine and centred on the
Opéra, the 8th is, together with the
2nd and
9th arrondissements, one of Paris's main business districts. According to the 1999 census, it was the place of employment of more people than any other single arrondissement of the capital. It is also the location of many places of interest, among them the
Champs-Élysées, the
Arc de Triomphe and the
Place de la Concorde, as well as the
Élysée Palace, official residence of the
President of France.
Geography
The land area of the arrondissement is 3.881 km
2 (1.498 sq. miles, or 959 acres).
Demographics
The peak of population of the 8th arrondissement occurred in 1891, when it had 107,485 inhabitants. Since then, the arrondissement has widely attracted businesses, and has become less of a residential area. In 1999, the population was only 39,314, while the arrondissment contained 171,444 jobs.
Historical population
Year
(of French censuses)
| Population
| Density
(inh. per km²)
| | 1872 | 75,796 | 19,535
|
| 1891 (peak of population) | 107,485 | 27,695
|
| 1954 | 80,827 | 20,832
|
| 1962 | 74,577 | 19,216
|
| 1968 | 67,897 | 17,495
|
| 1975 | 52,999 | 13,656
|
| 1982 | 46,403 | 11,956
|
| 1990 | 40,814 | 10,516
|
| 1999 | 39,314 | 10,130
|
| 2005 estimate | 38,700 | 9,972
|
Immigration
Map
Map of the 8th arrondissement
Cityscape
Places of interest
Districts or neighborhoods
Streets and squares
Streets
Squares
