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16th arrondissement of Paris

View over the North of the 16th arrondissement, with La Défense business district in background (in the suburbs).
Location

Paris and inner ring départements
Administration
Région	Île-de-France
Département	Paris
Mayor	Pierre-Christian Taittinger
Statistics
Land area¹	7.846^[1] km² 16.305 km²
Population² (1999 census)	161,773
-Density (1999)	20,619^[1]/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

The 20
arrondissements
of Paris

17^th			18^th		19^th
	8^th		9^th	10^th	11^th	20^th
16^th			2^nd	3^rd
			1^st	4^th	12^th
	Seine river
		7^th	6^th	5^th	13^th
		15^th	14^th

Appartment buildings in the 16th arrondissement of Paris

The Stade Français rugby union fans at Parc des Princes.

The 16^th arrondissement, located on the Right Bank is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. The arrondissement hosts the famous Avenue Foch which is the widest in Paris, as well as the mainly residential district of Auteuil and Passy. This arrondissement hosts a large number of international embassies in France.

The 16th arrondissement hosts the sport venues of the Parc des Princes, which is the stadium of Paris SG football club; the tennis French Open site of Roland-Garros; and Stade Jean-Bouin, home to the Stade Français rugby union club. The Bois de Boulogne is also located in this arrondissement.

1 Demography
2 Cityscape
- 2.1 Places of interest
- 2.2 Main streets and squares
3 References and footnotes

[edit] Demography

The peak of population of Paris 16th arrondissement happened in 1962 with 227,418 inhabitants. At last census in 1999, the population was of 161,773 inhabitants. The 16th arrondissement is also heavily charged in business activity and hosted in 1999 106,971 jobs. The land area of this arrondissement is of 16.305 km² (6.295 sq. miles), of which the largest part hosts the the wide Bois de Boulogne. Excluding the Bois de Boulogne, its land area is of 7.846 km² (3.029 sq. miles).

It is commonly known as the richest part of Paris (see Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy) and features some of the highest house prices in France. It is also the only arrondissement in Paris with two separate postal codes. In the Southern part of the arrondissement, the postal code is 75016 whereas in the northern part, it is 75116.

Population:

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density^[1] (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