3rd arrondissement of Paris
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| 3rd arrondissement of Paris | |
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| Arts et Métiers (medieval priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs), in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
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| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Pierre Aidenbaum |
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| Land area¹ | 1.17 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
35,100 34,248 |
| -Density (2005) | 29,974/km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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The 3rd 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, it is the second smallest in area after the 2nd arrondissement. The arrondissement contains the northern, quieter part of the medieval district of Le Marais (while the 4th arrondissement contains Le Marais' more lively southern part, notably including the gay district of Paris). The oldest surviving private house of Paris, built in 1407, is to be found in the 3rd arrondissement, in the rue de Montmorency.
A small but rapidly expanding Chinatown inhabited by immigrants from Wenzhou, Mainland China, centers on the rue au Maire, near the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers housed in the medieval priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs.
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[edit] Geography
With a land area of 1.171 km² (0.452 sq.miles, or 289 acres), the 3rd arrondissement is the second smallest arrondissement in the city.
[edit] Demography
The area now occupied by the first arrondissement attained its peak population in the period preceding the re-organization of Paris in 1860. In 1999, the population was 34,248, while the arrondissement hosted a total of 29,723 jobs.
[edit] Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
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| 1861 (peak of population)¹ | 99,116 | 84,642 |
| 1872 | 89,687 | 76,656 |
| 1954 | 65,312 | 55,822 |
| 1962 | 62,680 | 53,527 |
| 1968 | 56,252 | 48,038 |
| 1975 | 41,706 | 35,616 |
| 1982 | 36,094 | 30,823 |
| 1990 | 35,102 | 29,976 |
| 1999 | 34,248 | 29,247 |
| 2005 | 35,100 | 29,974 |
¹The peak of population actually occurred before 1861, but the
arrondissement was created in 1860, so we do not have figures before 1861.
[edit] Immigration
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[edit] Map
[edit] Places of interest
- Le Marais (shared with the 4th arrondissement)
- Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers - main campus
- Institut Tessin
- Musée des Arts et Métiers
- Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
- Musée Cognacq-Jay
- Hôtel de Soubise
- Former Temple fortress
- Carnavalet Museum
[edit] External links
