Municipal arrondissement in Île-de-France, France
The 18th arrondissement of Paris (XVIIIe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as dix-huitième.
The arrondissement, known as Butte-Montmartre, is located on the right bank of the River Seine. It is mostly known for hosting the large hill of Montmartre known for its artistic history, the Bateau-Lavoir where Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Amedeo Modigliani lived and worked in early 20th century,[2] the house of music diva Dalida, the Moulin Rouge cabaret, other historic features, and the prominent Sacré Cœur basilica which sits atop the hill.
The 18th arrondissement also contains Goutte d'Or district, which has large numbers of residents of North, and sub-Saharan African origins, and which is famous for its market, the marché Barbès, selling products from Africa.
Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is exactly 6.005 km2 (2.319 sq. miles, or 1,484 acres).
Demographics
The population of Paris's 18th arrondissement peaked in 1931 with 288,810 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in population and business activity with 200,631 inhabitants as of the most recent census (2009).
Historical population
Year
(of French censuses)
|
Population
|
Density
(inh. per km2)
|
| 1872
|
138,109
|
22,980
|
| 1931 (peak of population)
|
288,810
|
48,095
|
| 1954
|
266,825
|
44,397
|
| 1962
|
254,974
|
42,460
|
| 1968
|
236,776
|
39,430
|
| 1975
|
208,970
|
34,799
|
| 1982
|
186,866
|
31,118
|
| 1990
|
187,657
|
31,250
|
| 1999
|
184,586
|
30,739
|
| 2009
|
200,631
|
33,383
|
Immigration
In 2012, John Henley of The Guardian said the 18th arrondissement was "an area comparable in many ways to London's Tower Hamlets."[3]
Place of birth of residents of the 18th arrondissement in 1999
| Born in metropolitan France
|
Born outside metropolitan France
|
| 72.5%
|
27.5%
|
Born in
overseas France
|
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1
|
EU-15 immigrants2
|
Non-EU-15 immigrants
|
| 1.9%
|
3.6%
|
3.9%
|
18.1%
|
1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as Pieds-Noirs in Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. A foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics.
2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.
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Cityscape
Places of interest
The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe has its headquarters in the arrondissement.[4]
Districts within the 18th arrondissement
Economy
Dailymotion formerly had its headquarters in the arrondissement.[5] In addition, Dargaud also has its headquarters there.[6]
