The 13th arrondissement of Paris (''XIII^e arrondissement'') is one of the 20

arrondissements An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of the capital city of

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. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''treizième''. The arrondissement, called Gobelins, is situated on the left bank of the

River Seine ) , mouth_location = Le Havre/Honfleur , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = Seine basin , basin_size = , tributaries_left = Yonne, Loing, Eure, Risle , tributari ...

. It is home to Paris's principal Asian community, the

Quartier Asiatique The Quartier asiatique (Asian Quarter), also called Triangle de Choisy or Petite Asie (Chinese: 巴黎唐人街, Vietnamese: ''Phố Tàu Paris'') is the largest commercial and cultural center for the Asian community of Paris. It is located in ...

, located in the southeast of the arrondissement in an area that contains many high-rise apartment buildings. The neighborhood features a high concentration of Chinese and Vietnamese businesses. The current mayor is (

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), who was re-elected by the arrondissement council on 29 March 2008 after the list which he headed gained 70% of the votes cast in the second round of the

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, and was again re-elected on 13 April 2014 and in 2020. The 13th arrondissement is also home to the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand and the newly built business district of

Paris Rive Gauche Paris Rive Gauche is a new neighbourhood in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. The district is bordered by the Seine, the railway tracks of Gare d'Austerlitz and the Boulevard Périphérique. This 130 ha plot of land ...

Demographics

The 13th arrondissement is still growing in population, mainly because of an influx of Asian immigrants. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the first wave of Vietnamese refugees from the

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settled in the arrondissement, largely concentrated near Masséna Boulevard. Later waves of refugees and Asian immigrants transitioned from being exclusively ethnic Vietnamese to include ethnic Chinese from Vietnam,

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and Cambodians. These migrants largely settled in the southern area of the arrondissement, creating an Asian quarter and establishing a commercial district and community institutions. Teochew,

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding a ...

, Vietnamese, Lao and Khmer are spoken by many residents in the community. At the last census in 1999, the population was 171,533. The 13th arrondissement is also rapidly growing in business activity, thanks to the new business district of

. In 1999, the arrondissement contained 89,316 jobs, and it is believed to contain more today.

Historical population

Immigration

Map

Economy

The head office of Accor, including the company's executive management, is in the ''Immeuble Odyssey'' in the 13th arrondissement.Address book
." Accor. Retrieved on 19 March 2012. "Executive Management Immeuble Odyssey 110 avenue de France 75210 Paris cedex 13 France" and "Accor 2, rue de la Mare-Neuve 91021 Evry Cedex France" This facility is the company's registered office.

Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Assassin's Creed'', '' Far Cry'', ...

has its business office in the arrondissement.

Education

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Senior high schools: *

Lycée Rodin The Lycée Rodin is a French secondary and higher school located at 19, rue Corvisart in Paris, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The school is named after Auguste Rodin, who was born and raised in the area. History Originally, the ''ly ...

* Lycée Claude-Monet * Lycée professionnel Corvisart-Tolbiac * École nationale de chimie physique et biologie de Paris * École Yabné * Groupe scolaire Notre Dame de France * Groupe scolaire Saint Vincent de Paul * Lycée Le Rebours * Lycée Technique Privé de l'École Technique Supérieure du Laboratoire The 13th arrondissement is home to engineering graduate schools, Arts et Métiers ParisTech and Télécom ParisTech. The teaching and learning center is settled at the number 151.

Cityscape

Places of interest

* Paris's main Asian district, the

, also locally called ''la Triangle de Choisy'' or ''la petite Asie'' ("Little Asia"), is located in the southeast of the ''arrondissement''. The following can be found in this area: **

Les Olympiades Les Olympiades is a district of residential towers located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built from 1969 to 1974, the district consists of a dozen towers built along a huge esplanade, elevated eight metres from the ground, that is ...

, Super-Italie and various other towers among the tallest in Paris ** Tang Frères and Paristore Asian supermarkets and grocery stores. *

Bibliothèque nationale de France The Bibliothèque nationale de France (, 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository ...

* Pitié-Salpêtrière HospitalPitié-Salpêtrière
" Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Retrieved on 26 February 2015. "47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital 75013 Paris" * Butte-aux-Cailles * Gare d'Austerlitz *

Gobelins manufactory The Gobelins Manufactory () is a historic tapestry factory in Paris, France. It is located at 42 avenue des Gobelins, near Les Gobelins métro station in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It was originally established on the site as a medieva ...

* Art Ludique- Le Musée, first French Museum dedicated to the Art of Entertainment * University of Chicago Center in Paris * 6 Villa des Gobelins - residence of Hồ Chí Minh from July 1919 to July 1921 * Stade Sébastien Charléty, home of football clubs Paris FC and

Paris Saint-Germain Féminines Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

* Cité de la Mode et du Design, a creative schedule of events built around innovation, culture, and style. * Street Art 13 frescoes. * Teddy bears of the Gobelins, photographed around the neighborhood * Parc Kellermann, a public park

Streets and squares

Rue Zadkine Rue Zadkine is a commercial street in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, named after the sculptor of Russian descent Ossip Zadkine. It runs from the Rue Baudoin, Paris, Rue Baudoin to the Rue Duchefdelaville, Paris, Rue Duchefdelaville. It has a ...

*Rue Paul-Klee *Rue Marcel-Duchamp * Boulevard de la Zone * Place d'Italie * Place Jean-Michel Basquiat File:Paris13 city hall.jpg,

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in the 13th arrondissement File:HLM Paris13 dsc00988.jpg, Public housing built in the first half of the 20th century File:Paris Bd Vincent Auriol DSC00879.JPG, Boulevard Vincent Auriol File:Paris_13th_district_skyline_DSC06928.jpg, A large section of the 13th arrondissement was rebuilt in modernist style in the 1970s File:Paris-macdo.jpg,

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in the 13th arrondissement's Chinatown File:Chinese-new-year-clown-dragon.jpg,

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celebrations in the 13th arrondissement File:GlacièreLibraryParis.JPG, Library Glacière File:ENSA Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture Paris Val de Seine.png, National School of Architecture

References

External links

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