48°52′N 2°20′E / 48.86°N 2.34°E
Paris | |
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 Location within the region Île-de-France | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| No. of communes | 1 |
| Prefecture | Paris |
| Area | 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,133,111 |
| • Density | 20,238/km2 (52,420/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 751 |
The arrondissement of Paris is an arrondissement of France in the Île-de-France region. It covers exactly the commune and department of Paris. Its population is 2,190,327 (2016), and its area is 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi).[2]
It has one subdivision: the commune of Paris, which itself has 20 subdivisions: the 20 municipal arrondissements of Paris.[3]
History
In 1800 the arrondissement of Paris was established as part of the department Seine. In 1962 it absorbed the communes of the former arrondissements of Saint-Denis and Sceaux. In 1964 and 1966 it lost territory to the new arrondissements of Bobigny, Créteil, Nanterre, Antony and Nogent-sur-Marne. In 1968 the department Seine was disbanded, and the arrondissement of Paris became the single arrondissement of the department of Paris.[4]