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XIIIe arrondissement
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| 13th arrondissement of Paris | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
| Administration | |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Serge Blisko |
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| Land area¹ | 7.15 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
177,900 171,533 |
| -Density (2005) | 24,895/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). | |
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The 13th arrondissement (XIIIe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is located on the Left Bank. It is home to Paris's main Chinatown, which is located in the southeast of the arrondissement in an area that contains many high-rise apartment buildings.
The 13th arrondissement also hosts the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand and the newly built business district of Paris Rive Gauche.
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The land area of this arrondissement is 7.146 km² (2.759 sq. miles, or 1,766 acres).
The 13th arrondissement is still growing in population, mainly because of an influx of Asian immigrants. 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 Paris Rive Gauche. In 1999, the arrondissement contained 89,316 jobs, and it is believed to contain more today.
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
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| 1872 | 69,431 | 12,342 |
| 1954 | 165,620 | 23,164 |
| 1962 | 166,709 | 23,329 |
| 1968 | 158,280 | 22,149 |
| 1975 | 163,313 | 22,854 |
| 1982 | 170,818 | 23,904 |
| 1990 | 171,098 | 23,943 |
| 1999 | 171,533 | 24,004 |
| 2005 estimate (peak of population) | 177,900 | 24,895 |
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- Paris's main Chinatown is located in the high rise buildings of this arrondissement. We can find in this area :
- Les Olympiades, Super-Italie and various other towers among the tallest in Paris
- Tang Frères and Paristore Asian supermarkets and grocery stores.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
- Butte-aux-Cailles
- Gare d'Austerlitz
- Manufacture des Gobelins
- University of Chicago Center in Paris
 The city hall of the 13th arrondissement, on a commemoration day. |
 A large section of the 13e arrondissement has been rebuilt in a modern style in the 1970s, with high-rise apartment buildings and shopping center. It now houses an important East Asian community. |
 Bd Vincent Auriol |
 Public housing built in the first half of the 20th century |
