19th arrondissement of Paris


The 19th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as dix-neuvième.
The arrondissement, known as Butte-Chaumont, is situated on the right bank of the River Seine. It is crossed by two canals, the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal de l'Ourcq, which meet near the Parc de la Villette.
The 19th arrondissement, mixing the Old French bohemianism and also the Parisian cosmopolitanism, includes two public parks: the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, located on a hill, and the Parc de la Villette, which is home to the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, a museum and exhibition center; the Conservatoire de Paris, one of the most renowned music schools in Europe; the ; and the Zénith de Paris and the Philharmonie de Paris, both part of the Cité de la Musique.

Geography

The land area of the arrondissement is.
The arrondissement consists of four quarters:
  • Quartier Villette
  • Quartier Pont-de-Flandre
  • Quartier Amérique
  • Quartier Combat

    Demographics

The population of the 19th arrondissement has been constantly increasing since 1975. At the last census, in 2009, the population was 184,787 inhabitants. 68,101 people worked in the arrondissement in 1999.
This sector has become the home for many immigrants to France, particularly from North Africa.
Year
PopulationDensity
187293,17413,730
1954155,05822,845
1962159,56823,514
1968148,86221,937
1975144,35721,273
1982162,64923,968
1990165,06224,324
1999172,73025,454
2009 184,78727,215

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