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16th arrondissement of Paris
View over the north of the 16th arrondissement (foreground), with La Défense business district in the background.
Location
Paris and its closest suburbs
Administration
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Mayor	Pierre-Christian Taittinger
Statistics
Land area¹	7.85[1] km² 16.31 km²
Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census)	146,900 161,773
-Density (2005)	18,723/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

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The 16^th arrondissement (XVI^e 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.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demography 3 Cityscape 3.1 Places of interest 3.2 Main streets and squares 4 References

The land area of this arrondissement is 16.305 km² (6.295 sq. miles, or 4,029 acres), slightly more than half of which consists of the Bois de Boulogne park. Excluding the Bois de Boulogne, its land area is 7.846 km² (3.029 sq. miles, or 1,939 acres).

The 16th arrondissement population peaked in 1962, when it had 227,418 inhabitants. At the last census (1999), the population was 161,773. 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 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. The southern part of the arrondissement carries a postal code of 75016, while the northern part is 75116.

• Historical 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
2005 estimate	146,900	18,723

• Passy
  • Cimetière de Passy
• Parc des Princes
• Palais de Tokyo
• Maison de Radio France
• Guimet Museum
• Musée Marmottan-Monet
• Lycée Janson de Sailly
• International School of Paris

• Trocadéro
  • Musée national de la Marine
  • Musée de l'Homme
  • Musée national des Monuments français
  • Musée du Cinéma Henri Langlois
  • Théâtre national de Chaillot
• Avenue Foch
  • 84 Avenue Foch
• Place de l'Étoile and Arc de Triomphe (partial)

1. ^ ^{a b} Excluding Bois de Boulogne