The 10th arrondissement of Paris (''X^e arrondissement'') is one of the 20

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of the capital city of

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. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''dixième'' ("10th arrondissement of Paris" = "dixième arrondissement de Paris"). The arrondissement, called Entrepôt (warehouse), is situated on the

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of the

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. The arrondissement contains two of Paris's six main

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s: the

Gare du Nord The Gare du Nord (; English: ''station of the North'' or ''Northern Station''), officially Paris-Nord, is one of the six large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. The station accommodates the trains that run between the capital ...

and the Gare de l'Est. Built during the 19th century, these two termini are among the busiest in Europe. The 10th arrondissement also contains a large portion of the

Canal Saint-Martin The Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.6 km (2.86 mi) long canal in Paris, connecting the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine. Over nearly half its length (), between the Rue du Faubourg du Temple and the Place de la Bastille, it was covered, in the m ...

, linking the northeastern parts of Paris with the River Seine.

Geography

The land area of the arrondissement is 2.892 km² (1.117 sq. miles, or 715 acres), and it had a 1999 population of 89,695. The 10th arrondissement is often referred to as ''l'Entrepôt''. Like all Parisian arrondissements, it is divided into four quartiers (districts):All demographic figures are from the Mairie de Paris, 1999. * Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, the 37th quartier, has 21,624 people in an area of 92.7 hectares * Porte-Saint-Denis, the 38th quartier, has 15,066 people in an area of 47.2 hectares * Porte-Saint-Martin, the 39th quartier, has 23,125 people in an area of 60.9 hectares * Hôpital-Saint-Louis, the 40th quartier, has 29,870 people in an area of 88.4 hectares

Demography

The peak population of the 10th arrondissement occurred in 1881, when it had 159,809 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in both population and business activity, with 89,612 inhabitants and 71,962 jobs at last census in 1999. Due to its large Turkish minority, the 10th arrondissement is often called "La Petite Turquie" (Little Turkey).

Historical population

Immigration

Map

Cityscape

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Places of interest

* Gare de l'Est *

* Musée de l'Éventail (museum of fans) * Passage Brady *

Passage du Prado Passage, The Passage or Le Passage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers * ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters * ''The Passage'' (1979 film), starring ...

Porte Saint-Denis The Porte Saint-Denis ( en, St. Denis Gate) is a Parisian monument located in the 10th arrondissement, at the site of one of the gates of the Wall of Charles V, one of Paris' former city walls. It is located at the crossing of the Rue Saint-De ...

* Porte Saint-Martin * Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul * Church of Saint-Laurent * Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau

Mains streets and squares

Streets

* Rue d'Abbeville * Rue Albert-Thomas *

Rue Alibert The rue Alibert is a street in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, in France. It starts at 66 Quai de Jemmapes and ends at 1 Avenue Claude-Vellefaux and 161 Avenue Parmentier after having served the rue Bichat and rue Marie-Louise. The street ext ...

* Rue d'Alsace * Rue Ambroise-Paré * Rue de l'Aqueduc * Rue Beaurepaire * Rue de Belzunce *

Rue Bichat ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bl ...

Boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway. Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls. In American usage, boulevards may ...

* Impasse Bonne-Nouvelle * Rue Bossuet * Rue Bouchardon * Passage Brady *

Passage du Buisson-Saint-Louis Passage, The Passage or Le Passage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers * ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters * ''The Passage'' (1979 film), starring ...

Rue du Buisson-Saint-Louis ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Rue Cail ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bl ...

* Rue de Chabrol * Rue du Chalet * Boulevard de la Chapelle *

Rue Charles-Robin ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue du Château-d'Eau * Rue du Château-Landon * Avenue Claude-Vellefaux * Rue de Compiègne * Rue Demarquay * Boulevard de Denain *

Rue de Dunkerque ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue Eugène-Varlin *

Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière * Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis * Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin * Rue Fénelon * Rue de la Fidélité *

Rue de la Grange-aux-Belles ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue Guy-Patin *

Rue d'Hauteville ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue du Huit-Mai-1945 * Rue de l'Hôpital-Saint-Louis *

Rue Jacques-Louvel-Tessier ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue Jean-Moinon * Rue Jean-Poulmarch * Quai de Jemmapes *

Rue Juliette-Dodu ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Rue La Fayette The rue La Fayette is a street in the 9th district and 10th arrondissement of Paris between the rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and the rue du Faubourg Poissonnière. History The street was opened in 1823. It was created by Claude Rambuteau and Geor ...

Rue de Lancry ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue Léon-Jouhaux * Rue Louis-Blanc * Rue Lucien-Sampaix *

Boulevard de Magenta The boulevard de Magenta is located in the Ninth and Tenth arrondissements of Paris, France. It begins at place de la République and 1, rue Beaurepaire, and ends at 1, boulevard de Rochechouart and 53, boulevard de la Chapelle. Etymology ...

Rue de Marseille ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bl ...

* Rue Martel *

Rue de Maubeuge ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Rue de Mazagran ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue des Messageries * Rue de Metz * Rue Monseigneur-Rodhain *

Rue de Nancy ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Rue de Paradis ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Avenue Parmentier Avenue or Avenues may refer to: Roads * Avenue (landscape), traditionally a straight path or road with a line of trees, in the shifted sense a tree line itself, or some of boulevards (also without trees) * Avenue Road, Bangalore * Avenue Road, Lon ...

Rue Perdonnet ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue des Petites-Écuries * Rue des Petits-Hôtels * Rue Philippe-de-Girard * Rue des Récollets * Rue René-Boulanger *

Avenue Richerand Avenue or Avenues may refer to: Roads * Avenue (landscape), traditionally a straight path or road with a line of trees, in the shifted sense a tree line itself, or some of boulevards (also without trees) * Avenue Road, Bangalore * Avenue Road, Lon ...

* Rue Robert-Blache *

Rue de Rocroy ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Boulevard Saint-Denis *

Impasse Sainte-Marthe A bargaining impasse occurs when the two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and become deadlocked. An impasse is almost invariably mutually harmful, either as a result of direct action which may be taken such as a st ...

* Rue Sainte-Marthe * Rue Saint-Laurent *

Boulevard Saint-Martin A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway. Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls. In American usage, boulevards may ...

* Rue Saint-Maur *

Rue de Saint-Quentin ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Rue Saint-Vincent-de-Paul ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bl ...

Rue de Sambre-et-Meuse ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

* Rue Sibour *

Boulevard de Strasbourg The Boulevard de Strasbourg is a major thoroughfare in Paris, France. Located in the 10th arrondissement, it begins at 7 Boulevard Saint-Denis and ends at 7 Rue du 8-Mai-1945. It extends the Boulevard de Sebastopol, leading to the Gare de l'Es ...

Rue du Terrage ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Rue Tesson ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Rue Taylor ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Quai de Valmy A wharf, quay (, also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more Berth (moorings), berths ...

Avenue de Verdun Avenue or Avenues may refer to: Roads * Avenue (landscape), traditionally a straight path or road with a line of trees, in the shifted sense a tree line itself, or some of boulevards (also without trees) * Avenue Road, Bangalore * Avenue Road, Lon ...

* Rue Vicq-D'Azir * Boulevard de la Villette * Rue des Vinaigriers *

Rue Yves-Toudic ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

Squares

* Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad * Place du Colonel-Fabien * Place du Docteur-Alfred-Fournier *

Place Franz-Liszt Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Often ...

* Place Napoléon-III * Place de la République * Place de Roubaix *

Place Sainte-Marthe Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Often ...

* Place de Valenciennes * Square Alban-Satragne * Square Amadou-Hampate Ba * Square Aristide-Cavaillé-Col *

Square des Recollets In Euclidean geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral, which means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles (90- degree angles, π/2 radian angles, or right angles). It can also be defined as a rectangle with two equal-length ad ...

* Square Eugène-Varlin * Square Frédérick-Lemaître * Square Henri-Christiné * Square Juliette-Dodu * Square Raoul-Follereau * Square Robert-Blache * Square Saint-Laurent

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:10th Arrondissement Of Paris