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Arrondissement of Paris
Paris | |
|---|---|
 Location within the Île-de-France region | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′N 2°20′E / 48.86°N 2.34°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| No. of communes | 1 |
| Prefecture | Paris |
Area | 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,113,705 |
| • Density | 20,054/km2 (51,940/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 751 |
The arrondissement of Paris (French: Arrondissement de Paris, [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃ d(ə) paʁi]) is an arrondissement of France in the Île-de-France region. It covers exactly the commune and department of Paris. Its population is 2,133,111 (2021), and its area is 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi).[2] On 17 August 2020, Marc Guillaume was appointed prefect of Paris, ex officio regional prefect of Île-de-France.[3]
It has one subdivision: the commune of Paris, which itself has 20 subdivisions: the 20 municipal arrondissements of Paris.[4] The sole other department to have a single arrondissement is the Territoire de Belfort, which in 2024 had 101 communes.
The arrondissement of Paris is the most populated of France, ahead of the arrondissement of Lyon, as well as the most densely populated, ahead of the neighbouring arrondissement of Bobigny.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Décret du 22 juillet 2020, JORF No. 179 du 23 juillet 2020, texte No. 66, NOR INTA2002735D.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Paris (751)". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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