The 9th arrondissement of Paris (''IX^e arrondissement'') is one of the 20

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of the capital city of

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. In spoken French, it is referred to as (; "ninth"). The arrondissement, called Opéra, is located on the

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of the

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. It contains many places of cultural, historical and architectural interest, including the (home to the

Paris Opera The Paris Opera ( ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be kn ...

), on the

Place de l'Opéra The Place de l'Opéra () is a square in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissement of Paris, at the junction of the Boulevard des Italiens, Boulevard des Capucines, Avenue de l'Opéra, , , Rue de la Paix and . It was built at the same tim ...

, together with the

InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel The InterContinental Paris Le Grand is a historic luxury hotel in Paris, France, which opened in 1862. History Le Grand Hôtel was built by the wealthy brothers Isaac & Émile Pereire and designed by Alfred Armand, who had previously designed ...

Café de la Paix The Café de la Paix () is a famous café located on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Place de l'Opéra, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Designed in the Na ...

, as well as

Boulevard Haussmann The Boulevard Haussmann (), long from the 8th to the 9th arrondissement, is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards created in Paris by Napoleon III, under the direction of his Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann. The Boulevard Haussmann is mo ...

, with the

Galeries Lafayette Galeries Lafayette () is an upmarket French department store chain, the biggest in Europe. Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris but it now operates a number of locations in France and other countries ...

and

Printemps Printemps is a French luxury department store chain founded in 1865, which focuses on beauty, lifestyle, fashion and accessories. The flagship store "le Printemps Haussmann" is located on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Pari ...

, two large department stores, in addition to the newspaper. It hosts two historic churches, noted for their classical architecture, art and decoration: Saint-Louis-d'Antin (18th c.) and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (19th c.). The arrondissement also contains a number of theatres and music venues including the Olympia,

Folies Bergère 150px, Stanisław Julian Ignacy Ostroróg">Walery, 1927 The Folies Bergère () is a cabaret music hall in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the arc ...

Théâtre Mogador Théâtre Mogador (), founded in 1913 with design by Bertie Crewe, is a Parisian music hall theatre located at 25, Rue de Mogador in the 9th arrondissement. It seats 1,600 people on three tiers (orchestra: 787 seats, boxes: 432 seats, balconies ...

Théâtre Édouard VII The Théâtre Édouard VII, also called théâtre Édouard VII – Sacha Guitry, is located in Paris between the Madeleine and the Palais Garnier in the 9th arrondissement. The square, in which there is a statue of King Edward VII, was opened ...

and

Théâtre de Paris The Théâtre de Paris () is a theatre located at 15, rue Blanche in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissement of Paris. It includes a second smaller venue, the Petit Théâtre de Paris. History The first theatre on the site was built b ...

. Along with the

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and

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arrondissements, it hosts one of the business centres of Paris, located around the . In 2019, the 9th arrondissement had a population of 60,026.

Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is .

Main streets and squares

Boulevard des Capucines The Boulevard des Capucines () is a boulevard in Paris. It is one of the 'Grands Boulevards' in Paris, a chain of boulevards built through the former course of the Wall of Charles V and the Louis XIII Wall, which were destroyed on the orders ...

(partial) *

Boulevard des Italiens The Boulevard des Italiens () is a boulevard in Paris. It is one of the 'Grands Boulevards' in Paris, a chain of boulevards built through the former course of the Wall of Charles V and the Louis XIII Wall, which were destroyed by the orders of ...

(partial) *

Rue Bleue The Rue Bleue is a street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Origin of the name In February 1789, for the beautiful eyes of the Comtesse de Buffon, the Duke of Orléans (Philippe Égalité) had the name of the street changed by a decree of the ...

Rue des Martyrs The Rue des Martyrs is a street that passes through the 9th and 18th arrondissements of Paris, France. The street is an old historic route in Pigalle leading up to the village of Montmartre, linking the church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette with ...

(partial) *

Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin The Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin () is a street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It runs north-northwest from the Boulevard des Italiens to the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, Église de la Sainte-Trinité. History In the 17th century, ...

* Passage du Havre * Square Montholon *

Boulevard de Clichy The Boulevard de Clichy () is a famous street of Paris, which lends its name to the Place de Clichy, resulted from the fusion, in 1864, of the roads that paralleled the Wall of the Farmers-General, both inside and out. It extends from the Place ...

(partial) *

Rue La Fayette The Rue La Fayette is a street in the 9th and 10th arrondissement of Paris, between the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and the Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière. History The street was opened in 1823. It was created by Claude Rambuteau and Georges-E ...

(partial) *

Rue de Provence The Rue de Provence is a street in the 8th and 9th arrondissements of Paris. It begins at the Rue du Faubourg Montmartre and ends at the Rue de Rome. Only the short part of the street between the Rue du Havre and the Rue de Rome is in the 8th ar ...

(partial) *

Rue Saint-Lazare The Rue Saint-Lazare () is a street in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th and 9th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissements of Paris, France. It starts at 9 Rue Bourdaloue and 1 Rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, and ends at the Place Gabriel-Péri ...

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Place de Clichy The Place de Clichy (), also known as "Place Clichy", is situated in the northwestern quadrant of Paris. It is formed by the intersection of the Boulevard de Clichy, the Avenue Clichy, the Rue Clichy, the Boulevard des Batignolles, and the ...

(partial) * Rue de la Victoire *

Rue de Caumartin The Rue de Caumartin is a street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It received its name from Antoine-Louis Lefebvre de Caumartin, marquis de Saint-Ange, Comte de Moret (1725-1803), who was prévôt des marchands (1778-1784). He gave the authori ...

Rue Laffitte The Rue Laffitte is a street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, located near the Metro stations Richelieu - Drouot and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. History This street was created in 1771 between the Boulevard des Italiens and the Rue de Provence. ...

Place Pigalle The Place Pigalle is a public square located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, between the Boulevard de Clichy and the Boulevard de Rochechouart, near the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris, Sacré-Cœur, at the foot of the Montmartre hill. The ...

Places of interest

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Opéra Garnier The (, Garnier Palace), also known as (, Garnier Opera), is a historic 1,979-seatBeauvert 1996, p. 102. opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at ...

seen from the

Printemps Haussmann Printemps Haussmann ( French: ''Magasin du Printemps'') is a department store building on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was designed by Paul Sédille for Jules Jaluzot, Augustine Jaluzot, and Jean-Alfred Du ...

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* Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris *

at 32, Rue Richer *

Fondation Dosne-Thiers The Fondation Dosne-Thiers is a history library located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris at 27, place St-Georges, Paris, France. It is open to researchers who obtain recommendations from a member of the Institut de France. Description The foun ...

Hôtel Drouot Hôtel Drouot is a large auction venue in Paris, known for fine art, antiques, and antiquities. It consists of 16 halls hosting 70 independent auction firms, which operate under the umbrella grouping of Drouot. The firm's main location, called D ...

, auction house * Opera Garnier ("Paris Opera") *

(flagship store) at 40,

Paris Olympia The Olympia (; commonly known as L'Olympia or in the English-speaking world as Olympia Hall) is a concert venue in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France, located at 28 Boulevard des Capucines, equally distancing Madeleine church and Opéra ...

department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store under one roof, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store mad ...

(flagship store) *

Maison Souquet Maison Souquet is a 5-star hotel, part of ''Maisons Particulieres Collection'' (hotel group), located at 10, rue de Bruxelles in Paris, on the outskirts of Montmartre. The hotel is inspired by the Parisian brothels from the ''Belle Époque'' per ...

, hotel *

Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie image:09191 flamboyante de La Fayette.jpg, La Fayette sword. The Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie (, ''Museum of Freemasonry'') is a museum of Freemasonry located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissement at 16, rue Cadet, Paris, France ...

Musée Grévin The ' (; ) () is a wax museum located on the Grands Boulevards in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on the right bank of the Seine. The also has a location in Seoul. opened in 2013, and closed in 2021. History The museum was founded in 1882 by ...

* Musée Gustave Moreau at 14, Rue de la Rochefoucauld *

Musée du Parfum The Musée du Parfum (), also known as the Fragonard Musée du Parfum (), is a French private museum of perfume located at 9 rue Scribe, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. History and exhibits Fragonard Parfumeur established the museum in 198 ...

* Musée de la Vie Romantique *

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris Notre-Dame-de-Lorette () is a Roman Catholic church located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, It was built between 1823 and 1836 in the Neo-classical architectural style by architect Louis-Hippolyte Lebas, in a neighbourhood known as the New At ...

* Parts of Pigalle area * Saint-Louis-d'Antin historic church (18th c.) *

Takashimaya is a Japanese multinational corporation operating a department store chain selling a wide array of products, ranging from wedding dresses and other apparel to electronics and flatware. It has more than 12 branches in Japan located in 2 region ...

Paris

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has its offices in the arrondissement, at 28 Rue de Londres.

Economy

Groupe Danone Danone S.A. () is a French multinational food-products corporation based in Paris. It was founded in 1919 in Barcelona, Spain. It is listed on Euronext Paris, where it is a component of the CAC 40 stock market index. Some of the company's produ ...

has its head office in the 17

building in the 9th arrondissement. Danone moved there in 2002.

BNP Paribas BNP Paribas (; sometimes referred to as BNPP or BNP) is a French multinational universal bank and financial services holding company headquartered in Paris. It was founded in 2000 from the merger of two of France's foremost financial instituti ...

has its head office in the arrondissement. Crédit Industriel et Commercial. Kroll Inc. also has an office in this arrondissement.

DotEmu Dotemu SAS (originally DotEmu SAS) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris, founded in 2007 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand. It is best known for its remasters and remakes. History Dotemu was founded by Xavier Liar ...

has its head office in the 9th arrondissement.

Gameloft Gameloft SE is a French video game company based in Paris, founded in December 1999 by Ubisoft co-founder Michel Guillemot. The company operates 18 development studios worldwide, and publishes games for mobile devices, video game consoles, and ...

has its

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and head office in the 9th arrondissement. It is on the fifth floor of 14 rue Auber. Until June 1995, the head office of

Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English-speaking countries as SocGen (), is a French multinational universal bank and financial services company founded in 1864. It is registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby i ...

was located in this arrondissement. On that month the head office moved to the

Société Générale Towers Groupe Lactalis S.A. (doing business as Lactalis) is a French multinational dairy products corporation, owned by the Besnier family and based in Laval, Mayenne, France. The company's former name was Besnier S.A. Lactalis is the largest dairy pr ...

. The former head office remains as the company's

Google Google LLC (, ) is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial ...

Paris has its offices within the arrondissement.Google locations
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. Retrieved on May 25, 2016. "8 Rue de Londres 75009 Paris France" The fashion School MOD'SPE Paris is also located in the arrondissement.

Demographics

The peak population of the 9th arrondissement occurred in 1901, when it had 124,011 inhabitants. Since then, the arrondissement has widely attracted business activity. As a result, the population was in 1999 only 55,838 inhabitants, while it held 111,939 jobs.

Geography

Main streets and squares

Places of interest

Economy

Demographics

Historical population

Immigration

References

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