The 11th arrondissement of Paris (XIe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is referred to as le onzième (; "the eleventh").
The arrondissement, called Popincourt, is situated on the right bank of the River Seine. It is one of the most densely populated urban districts of any European city. In 2023, it had a population of 138,170. It is the best-served Parisian arrondissement in terms of number of Métro stations, at 25."Savez-vous quel arrondissement compte le plus de stations de métro ?, www.pariszigzag.fr .
Its borders are marked by three large squares: the Place de la République to the northwest, the Place de la Bastille to the southwest, as well as the Place de la Nation to the southeast.
Description The 11th arrondissement is a varied area. To the west lies the Place de la République, which is linked to the Place de la Bastille, in the east, by the tree-lined Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, with its large markets and children's parks. The Place de la Bastille and the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine are full of cafés, restaurants, and nightlife; they also contain a range of boutiques and galleries. The Oberkampf district to the north is another popular area for nightlife. The east is more residential, with more wholesale commerce, while the areas around Boulevard Voltaire and Avenue Parmentier are crossroads for the local community. In recent years this area has emerged as one of the trendiest parts of Paris.
On 13 November 2015, the arrondissement was the site (among others) of coordinated Islamic shootings and bombings, particularly at the Bataclan theatre, which left 130 dead. About 20 years earlier, another attack had taken place.
Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is .
The arrondissement consists of four quarters: Quartier Folie-Méricourt (41) Quartier Saint-Ambroise (42) Quartier Roquette (43) Quartier Sainte-Marguerite (44)
Demographics The peak population of Paris's 11th arrondissement occurred in 1911, with 242,295 inhabitants, and so, 66,020 inhabitants/km2. In 2023, the arrondissement remains the most densely populated in Paris with 37,690 inhabitants/km2, and the densest urban district in Europe. It is accompanied by a large volume of business activity: 83,870 jobs.
The population consists of a large number of single adults, though its eastern portions are more family-oriented. There is a strong community spirit in most areas of the eleventh, and it is interspersed with squares and parks.
Historical population
Immigration
Map
Places of interest
Cirque d'hiver Saint-Joseph-des-Nations Sainte-Marguerite, Paris Église Saint-Ambroise ESCP-EAP Musée Édith Piaf Musée du Fumeur
Main streets and squares Streets
Rue Abel-Rabaud Rue Alexandre-Dumas Rue Amelot Rue Auguste-Laurent Rue Basfroi Boulevard Beaumarchais Boulevard de Belleville Cité Bertrand Passage Beslay Rue des Bluets Passage de la Bonne-Graine Rue des Boulets Avenue de Bouvines Rue de Candie Rue Chanzy Passage Charles-Dallery Rue Charles-Delescluze Boulevard de Charonne Rue de Charonne Rue du Chemin-Vert Rue du Chevet Rue Chevreul
Rue de Crussol Rue Darboy Rue Daval Rue Deguerry Passage Dudouy Rue Faidherbe Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine Boulevard des Filles-du-Calvaire Rue de la Folie-Méricourt Rue de la Folie-Regnault Rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi Rue Froment Rue Godefroy-Cavaignac Rue Guillaume-Bertrand Rue des Immeubles-Industriels Rue Jacquard Rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud Passage Josset Boulevard Jules-Ferry Rue Keller
Rue de Lappe Rue La Vacquerie Avenue Ledru-Rollin Rue Léon-Frot Passage Lhomme Rue Louis-Bonnet Boulevard de Ménilmontant Rue Merlin Rue de Mont-Louis Rue de Montreuil Rue Morand Rue Moret Rue de Nemours Rue Neuve-Popincourt Rue Oberkampf Rue Omer-Talon Rue de l'Orillon Avenue Parmentier Rue du Pasteur-Wagner Rue Paul-Bert Avenue Philippe-Auguste
Rue de la Pierre-Levée Rue Popincourt Rue Rampon Avenue de la République Boulevard Richard-Lenoir Rue de la Roquette Rue Saint-Ambroise Passage Saint-Antoine Rue Saint-Bernard Rue Saint-Maur Rue Saint-Sabin Rue Saint-Sébastien Rue Sedaine Rue Servan Boulevard du Temple Rue Ternaux Rue des Trois-Bornes Rue des Trois-Couronnes Avenue du Trône Rue Trousseau Boulevard Voltaire Rue de Belfort
Squares
Place du 8 Février 1962 Place des Antilles Place de la Bastille Place Léon-Blum Place de la Nation Place Pasdeloup Place de la République Square Bréguet-Sabin
Square Colbert Square de la Folie-Régnault Square de la place Pasdeloup Square de la Roquette Square Denis-Poulot Square du Bataclan Square du docteur Antoine-Béclère Square Francis-Lemarque
Square Godefroy-Cavaignac Square Jean-Aicard Square Jules-Ferry Square Louis-Majorelle Square Maurice-Gardette Square Mercœur Square Raoul-Nordling Square Saint-Ambroise
References
External links
Mairie du 11e website