The 3rd arrondissement of Paris (''III^e arrondissement'') is one of the 20

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(districts) of the capital city of

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. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as the ''"troisième"'' meaning "third" in French. Its postal code is 75003. It is governed locally together with the 1st, 2nd and 4th arrondissement, with which it forms the 1st sector of Paris. The arrondissement, called Temple and situated on the

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of the

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, is the smallest in area after the 2nd arrondissement. The

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contains the northern, quieter part of the medieval district of

Le Marais The Marais (Le Marais ; "the marsh") is a historic district in Paris, France. Having once been an aristocratic district, it is home to many buildings of historic and architectural importance. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arr ...

(while the 4th arrondissement contains Le Marais' more lively southern part, notably including the

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of Paris).

History

The oldest surviving private house of Paris, built in 1407, is to be found in the 3rd arrondissement, 52

rue de Montmorency The rue de Montmorency is a street in the historic Le Marais quarter of Paris, part of the city's 3rd arrondissement. It runs from the rue du Temple to the rue Saint-Martin. History Named in 1768 after the Montmorency family, prominent resid ...

. The ancient Jewish quarter, the

Pletzl The Pletzl (פלעצל, "little place" in Yiddish) is the Jewish quarter in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Place Saint-Paul and the surrounding area were unofficially named the Pletzl when the neighborhood became predominantly Jew ...

(פלעצל, little place in

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) which dates from the 13th century begins in the eastern part of the 3rd arrondissement and extends into the 4th. It is home to th
''Musée d'art et d'histoire du judaïsme''
and the

Agoudas Hakehilos synagogue The Agoudas Hakehilos Synagogue (אֲגֻדָּת־הַקְּהִלּוֹת, Union of the communities), at 10 rue Pavée, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris (Le Marais quarter), commonly referred to at the Pavée synagogue, rue Pavée synagogue, o ...

designed by the architect Guimard. Although trendy boutiques are now taking up many of the storefronts, there are still landmark stores selling traditional Jewish foods. A small but slowly expanding

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, inhabited by immigrants from

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, centers on the rue au Maire, near the ''

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'' housed in the

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of Saint-Martin-des-Champs.

Geography

Size

With a land area of 1.2 km^{2 (as recorded in 2017 census)} (0.452 square miles, or 289 acres), the 3rd arrondissement and ranks the second smallest arrondissement in the city.

Location

It is situated in what is considered Central Paris on the right bank of the city rive droite. Its interior is mostly absent of the large Haussmannian boulevards included in many other arrondissements throughout the city.

Neighborhoods (Quartiers)

The arrondissement includes a range of neighborhoods or ''quartiers'' most of which date back as early as the Middle Ages. Most residents and locals refer to this area as Temple, Arts et Metiers or more generally, Le Marais; however most of the Marais district is included in the 4th arrondissement, which it neighbors on its southern border. called Temple and situated on the

of the

, is the smallest in area after the 2nd arrondissement.

Demographics

The area now occupied by the third arrondissement attained its peak population in the period preceding the re-organization of Paris in 1860. In 1999, the population was 34,248, while the arrondissement hosted a total of 29,723 jobs.

Historical population

Immigration

Education

There are six public high-schools in the 3rd arrondissement, and no private high-schools. * '' Lycée Victor Hugo, 27 rue de Sevigné'' * Lycée Turgot, 69 rue de Turbigo * Lycée Simone Veil, 7 rue de Poitou * Lycée Professionel François Truffaut, 28 rue Debelleyeme * Lycée professionnel de la bijouterie Nicolas Flamel (an annex of the École Boulle), 8 rue de Montmorency * Lycée professionnel Abbé Grégoire, 70 bis, rue de Turbigo

Map

Places of interest

Museums

There are 9 museums alone in the 3rd arrondissement as listed by the Paris office of tourism, however there are also many other smaller museums, as listed below.

Musée des Arts et Métiers The Musée des Arts et Métiers () (French for Museum of Arts and Crafts) is an industrial design museum in Paris that houses the collection of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, which was founded in 1794 as a repository for the pr ...

Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature The Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Museum of Hunting and Nature) is a private museum of hunting and nature located in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, France. The museum is served by the Rambuteau Paris Métro station. Exhibits focus on the ...

Musée Cognacq-Jay The Musée Cognacq-Jay ( en, Cognacq-Jay Museum) is a museum located in the Hôtel Donon in the 3rd arrondissement at 8 rue Elzévir, Paris, France. It is open daily except Monday; admission is free. The nearest Metro stations are Saint-Paul ...

Musée national Picasso-Paris

Musée de la Poupée

Musée de la Serrure The Musée de la Serrure, also known as the Musée de la Serrurerie or the Musée Bricard, was a private museum of locks and keys located in the 3rd arrondissement at 1 rue de la Perle, Paris, France. The museum closed in 2003. The museum was e ...

Musée des Archives Nationales -
Hôtel de Soubise The Hôtel de Soubise () is a city mansion '' entre cour et jardin'' (), located at 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. History The Hôtel de Soubise was built for the Prince and Princess de Soubise on the sit ...

Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme

Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris

Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation (French: ''Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson''), also known as Fondation HCB, is an art gallery and non-profit organisation in Paris that was established to preserve and show the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson an ...

Gaîté Lyrique

Gardens

There are 6 smaller gardens throughout the 3rd arrondissement.

Square du Temple - Parc Elie Wiesel

Square Saint-Gilles Grand Veneur - Pauline-Roland Jardin de Rohan Square Georges Cain Square Léopold-Achille Jardin Anne Frank Jardin de l'Hotel Salé - Léonor Fini Jardin des Archives Nationale *

(shared with the 4th arrondissement) *

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- main campus *

Le Défenseur du Temps Le Défenseur du Temps (''The Defender of Time'') is a large mechanical work of art in the form of a clock created by the French artist Jacques Monestier. Description ''Le Défenseur du Temps'' is a clock made of automata. Close to the dial, a ...

Institut Tessin The Institut Tessin, also known as the Centre culturel suédois, is a museum in Paris dedicated to the history of Franco-Swedish artistic exchanges. It is located in the Hôtel de Marle at 11, rue Payenne in the city's 3rd arrondissement, and is o ...

Hôtel de Soubise The Hôtel de Soubise () is a city mansion '' entre cour et jardin'' (), located at 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. History The Hôtel de Soubise was built for the Prince and Princess de Soubise on the sit ...

* Former

Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...

fortress *

Carreau du Temple The Carreau du Temple is a covered market in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, built in 1863. As part of a public consultation exercise undertaken in 2004 the local population voted that the Carreau should be redeveloped as polyvalent public spac ...

Théâtre Déjazet The Théâtre Déjazet is a theatre on the boulevard du Temple (popularly known as the ' boulevard du crime’) in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, France. It was founded in 1770 by Comte d'Artois who later was crowned Charles X. It was then clos ...

References

External links

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The official guide, partner of the Paris Tourist Office
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