The 11th arrondissement of Paris (''XI^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 ''onzième''. The arrondissement, called Popincourt, is situated on the right bank of the

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. The arrondissement is one of the most densely populated urban districts of any European city.

Description

The eleventh arrondissement is a varied and engaging area. To the west lies the Place de la République, which is linked to the Place de la Bastille, in the east, by the sweeping, 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 ''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 ...

are full of fashionable cafés, restaurants, and nightlife, and 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 the Boulevard Voltaire and the

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are livelier crossroads for the local community. In recent years this district has emerged as one of the trendiest regions of Paris. On November 13, 2015, it was the site of coordinated shootings and bombings that left 132 dead. About 20 years earlier, another attack had taken place.

Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is 3.666 km² (1.415 sq. miles, or 906 acres).

Demography

The peak population of Paris's 11th arrondissement occurred in 1911, with 242,295 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains the most densely populated in Paris, accompanied by a large volume of business activity: 149,102 inhabitants and 71,962 jobs in the last census, in 1999. 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 pleasant squares and parks.

Historical population

Immigration

Map

Map of the 11th arrondissement of Paris (Wikitravel)

Places of interest

Cirque d'hiver The Cirque d'Hiver ("Winter Circus"), located at 110 rue Amelot (at the juncture of the rue des Filles Calvaires and rue Amelot, Paris 11ème), has been a prominent venue for circuses, exhibitions of dressage, musical concerts, and other events, i ...

* Sainte-Marguerite, Paris * Église Saint-Ambroise * ESCP-EAP * Musée Édith Piaf * Musée du Fumeur Jielbeaumadier cirque dhiver paris 2008.jpg,

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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 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 des Boulets * Avenue de Bouvines *

Rue de Candie ''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 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 ''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 des Filles-du-Calvaire 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 de la Folie-Méricourt * Rue de la Folie-Regnault * Rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi * Rue Froment * Rue Godefroy-Cavaignac *

Rue Guillaume-Bertrand ''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 Immeubles-Industriels * Rue Jacquard *

Rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud ''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 ...

* Passage Josset *

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* Rue Keller * Rue de Lappe * Rue La Vacquerie * Avenue Ledru-Rollin * Rue Léon-Frot * Passage Lhomme * Rue Louis-Bonnet * Boulevard de Ménilmontant *

Rue Merlin ''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 Mont-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 de Montreuil *

Rue Morand ''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 Moret ''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 Nemours ''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 Neuve-Popincourt * Rue Oberkampf * Rue Omer-Talon * Rue de l'Orillon *

* Rue du Pasteur-Wagner *

Rue Paul-Bert ''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 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 ''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 ...

* Passage Saint-Antoine * Rue Saint-Bernard * Rue Saint-Maur * Rue Saint-Sabin * Rue Saint-Sébastien * Rue Sedaine * Rue Servan *

Boulevard du Temple The Boulevard du Temple, formerly nicknamed the "Boulevard du Crime", is a thoroughfare in Paris that separates the 3rd arrondissement from the 11th. It runs from the Place de la République to the Place Pasdeloup, and its name refers to the ne ...

Rue Ternaux ''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 Trois-Bornes * Rue des Trois-Couronnes * Avenue du Trône * Rue Trousseau * Boulevard Voltaire * Rue de Belfort

Squares

Place du 8 Février 1962 The Place du 8 Février 1962 is a public square located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, specifically in the Charonne district, at the intersection of the Rue de Charonne and the Boulevard Voltaire. The name of the square commemorates the ...

* 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 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 de la Roquette 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 Denis-Poulot *

Square du Bataclan 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 du docteur Antoine-Béclère * Square Francis-Lemarque * Square Godefroy-Cavaignac *

Square Jean-Aicard 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 Jules-Ferry * Square Louis-Majorelle * Square Maurice-Gardette * Square Mercœur * Square Raoul-Nordling *

Square Saint-Ambroise 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 ...

References

External links

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''Mairie du 11e'' website
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