16th arrondissement of Paris | |
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 TheChâteau de la Muette, theOECD's headquarters in Paris | |
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 Location within Paris | |
| Coordinates:48°51′49″N2°16′35″E / 48.86361°N 2.27639°E /48.86361; 2.27639 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Commune | Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–2026) | Jérémy Redler (LR) |
Area | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 159,386 |
| • Density | 20,300/km2 (52,600/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 75116 |
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The16th arrondissement of Paris (leXVIe arrondissement;French pronunciation:[ləsɛzjɛmaʁɔ̃dismɑ̃]) is the westernmost of the 20arrondissements ofParis, the capital city ofFrance. Located on the city'sRight Bank, it is adjacent to the17th and8th arrondissements to the northeast, as well as to the suburb ofBoulogne-Billancourt,Hauts-de-Seine to the southwest. Across theSeine are the7th and15th arrondissements.
Notable sights of the 16th arrondissement include theArc de Triomphe (at the junction with the 8th and 17th arrondissements) and thePlace du Trocadéro, where thePalais de Chaillot stands. This complex is used for three museums and one theatre. Other museums and cultural venues are also located in this arrondissement, including theLouis Vuitton Foundation opened in 2014.[2]
With its ornate 19th-century buildings, large avenues, prestigious schools, museums, and various parks, the 16th arrondissement has long been known as one of French high society's favourite places of residence (comparable to London'sKensington and Chelsea or Berlin'sCharlottenburg)[3] to such an extent that the phrasele 16e has been associated with great wealth in French popular culture. Indeed, the 16th arrondissement of Paris is France's third-richest district for average household income, behind only its7th arrondissement and the suburb ofNeuilly-sur-Seine, both of which are adjacent.[4]
The 16th arrondissement hosts several large sporting venues, including: theParc des Princes, which is the stadium whereParis Saint-Germain football club plays its home matches;Roland Garros Stadium, where theFrench Open tennis championships are held; andStade Jean-Bouin, home to theStade Français rugby union club and the football clubParis FC. TheBois de Boulogne, the second-largest public park in Paris (behind only theBois de Vincennes), is also located in this arrondissement.
The 16th arrondissement was created by the Law of 16 June 1859 which incorporated the villages (now neighborhoods) ofAuteuil,Passy andChaillot into Paris; these villages had becomecommunes after theFrench Revolution and had been in theSeine department ever since. When the law of 1859 was drafted, it was planned that these villages would form a new arrondissement that would be numbered the 13th arrondissement, but "The rich and powerful moving in did not like the number. They pulled strings and became the 16th, the unlucky association and postmark being transferred to the blameless but less influential folks aroundPorte d'Italie."[5]
The land area of this arrondissement is 16.305 km2 (6.295 sq mi or 4,029 acres), slightly more than half of which consists of theBois de Boulogne park. Excluding the Bois de Boulogne, its land area is 7.846 km2 (3.029 sq mi or 1,939 acres). It is the largest arrondissement in Paris in terms of land area.
The arrondissement consists of four quarters:
The population of the 16th arrondissement peaked in 1962, when it had 227,418 inhabitants. At the last census (2009), the population was 169,372. The 16th arrondissement contains a great deal of business activity; in 1999 it hosted 106,971 jobs.
The 16th arrondissement is commonly thought to be one of the richest parts of Paris (as the sayingAuteuil-Neuilly-Passy popularised); it features some of the most expensivereal estate in France including the famous Auteuil "villas";[note 1] heirs to 19th century high-society country houses, they areexclusive gated communities with huge houses surrounded by gardens, which is extremely rare in Paris. It is also the only arrondissement in Paris to be divided into two separatepostal codes. The southern part of the arrondissement carries a postal code of 75016, while the northern part has the code of 75116.
Politics
The 16th arrondissement used to be one of the strongest areas in the country for the French politicalright. At the2017 French presidential election, for example, it gave over 58% of its votes in the first round to right-wing candidateFrançois Fillon, compared to his national result of 20%.
However, after thepolitical realignment in French politics in the late 2010s, which saw emerging polarization betweenEmmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition and the populist-rightNational Rally, the 16th began breaking for Macronist parties likeEn Marche! andRenaissance by large margins. Both of the arrondissement’s current representatives in theNational Assembly, for instance, are from Renaissance.
| Election | Winning candidate | Party | % | |
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| 2022 | Emmanuel Macron | EM | 81,90 | |
| 2017 | Emmanuel Macron | EM | 87.37 | |
| 2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 78.01 | |
| 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 80.81 | |
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 87.99 | |
| 1981 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | UDF | 76.58 | |
| Year (of French censuses) | Population | Density[note 2] (inh. per km2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 43,332 | 5,523 |
| 1954 | 214,042 | 27,280 |
| 1962(peak of population) | 227,418 | 28,985 |
| 1968 | 214,120 | 27,290 |
| 1975 | 193,590 | 24,674 |
| 1982 | 179,446 | 22,871 |
| 1990 | 169,863 | 21,650 |
| 1999 | 161,773 | 20,619 |
| 2009 | 169,372 | 21,347 |
| Born inmetropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.5% | 25.5% | |||
| Born in overseas France | Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1 | EU-15 immigrants2 | Non-EU-15 immigrants | |
| 0.6% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 12.5% | |
| 1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such aspieds-noirs inNorthwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. A foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics. 2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. | ||||
Notable companies that have theirhead offices in the arrondissement includeLacoste,PSA Peugeot Citroën andLagardère.[6][7]
At one timeAérospatiale,Technip,Veolia andLafarge also had their head offices in the arrondissement.[8][9][10][11]
In one of the opening scenes of the 1965 James Bond filmThunderball, characterEmilio Largo is seen arriving at the headquarters ofThe International Brotherhood for the Assistance of Stateless Persons. This scene was shot onAvenue d'Eylau in the 16th arrondissement.[citation needed]
The 1972 filmLast Tango in Paris was filmed at various locations in the 16th arrondissement, with the apartment the characters stayed in being located inPassy.[12]
A scene of the 2018 action filmMission: Impossible – Fallout was filmed under the elevated Métro stationPassy in the arrondissement.[13] Other scenes of the film included ones shot at theGrand Palais (8th arrondissement) and under theCité de la mode et du design on the Seine (13th arrondissement).
Several scenes of the Netflix seriesEmily in Paris were filmed in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The district’s residential streets and characteristic Haussmannian architecture were used as filming locations for the show.
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Here is a list of domestic French sixth-form colleges/high schools in the arrondissement
International schools:
TheParis Dauphine University is in the arrondissement, as well asParis Institute of Technology, part ofParis Descartes University, one of Paris biggest public universities.
The renowned "classes préparatoires" establishmentIntégrale : Institut d'enseignement supérieur privé have one of their campuses in the arrondissement.[20]
TheÉcole de langue japonaise de Paris (パリ日本語補習校Pari Nihongo Hoshūkō), asupplementary Japanese education programme, is held at theÉcole Maternelle et Primaire Saint Francois d'Eylau in the 16th arrondissement.[21][22][23] The school has its offices at theAssociation Amicale des Ressortissants Japonais en France (AARJF) in the8th arrondissement.[24]
Head office PSA Peugeot Citroën Paris Grande Armée 75, avenue de la Grande Armée 75116 PARIS
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SA NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AÉROSPATIALE 372 1 . 3724 SA, 37 Boulevard de Montmorency, F-75016 Paris
HEADQUARTERS PARIS Aerospatiale 37, boulevard de Montmorency – 75781 Paris cedex 16
89 avenue de la Grande Armée Paris 16
40–50, bd. Lannes, 75116 – Paris Ambassade de la Fédération de la Russie en France, Ecole secondaire avec l'enseignement approfondi des langues étrangères, Ecole associée de l'UNESCO RER: Av. Henri Martin Metro: Rue de la Pompe Bus: PC1, Dufrenoy
75116 Paris 40–50 boulevard Lannes
53, rue de la Pompe 75116 Paris
53, rue de la Pompe. 75116 París
Rue du Ranelagh: Primary School" "96 Bis Rue du Ranelagh 75016 Paris, France" et "Rue Beethoven/Chardin: Secondary School/Administration & Admissions" et "ISP's Secondary School is located in three buildings at 6 and 13 rue Beethoven and 7 rue Chardin.
56 rue de Passy 75016 Paris France
パリ ECOLE DE LANGUE JAPONAISE DE PARIS Ecole Maternelle et Primaire Saint Francois d'Eylau 20 av. Bugeaud 75116 Paris, France
教 室 水曜・土曜クラスともに Ecole Saint Francois教室 Ecole Maternelle et Primaire Saint Francois 住所：20 Av. Bugeaud 75116 Paris メトロ：Victor HUGO(2号線） 徒歩5分 / BOISSIERE(6号線) 徒歩9分
水曜・土曜クラスともに Saint François d'Eylau 校 教室 Ecole Maternelle et Primaire Saint François d'Eylau 住所：20 av. Bugeaud 75116 Paris メトロ：2 番線 Victor HUGO 徒歩 5 分
AARJF 19, rue de Chaillot 75116 Paris
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