XVIe Arrondissement

The 16th arrondissement of Paris (''XVI^e arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''seizième''.

The arrondissement includes part of the Arc de Triomphe, and a concentration of museums between the and the , complemented in 2014 by the Fondation Louis Vuitton.

With its ornate 19th-century buildings, large avenues, prestigious schools, museums, and various parks, the arrondissement has long been known as one of French high society's favourite places of residence (comparable to London's Kensington and Chelsea or Berlin's Charlottenburg) to such an extent that the phrase () has been associated with great wealth in French popular culture. Indeed, the 16th arrondissement of Paris is France's third richest district for average household income, following the 7th, and , both adjacent.

The 16th arrondissement hosts several large sporting venues, including: the , which is the stadium where football club plays its home matches; Stadium, where the French Open tennis championships are held; and , home to the rugby union club. The , the second-largest public park in Paris (behind only the ), is also located in this arrondissement.

Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is 16.305 km² ( 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 ( or 1,939 acres). It is the largest arrondissement in Paris in terms of land area.

File:Paris arrondissement XVI.jpg, Apartment buildings in the 16th arrondissement of Paris
File:Parc des Princes.jpg, Stade Français rugby union fans at the Parc des Princes

Demographics and politics

The 16th arrondissement population peaked in 1962, when it had 227,418 inhabitants. At the last census (2009), the population was 169,372. 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 one of the richest parts of Paris (see Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy), and features some of the most expensive real estate in France including the famous Auteuil "villas",The foremost Auteuil ''villas'' are: Villa Montmorency, Hameau Boileau, Villa de la Réunion and Villa Victorien Sardou; all of which are inhabited by some of France's wealthiest and most famous citizens including First Lady Carla Bruni (and President Nicolas Sarkozy) or multibillionaires Vincent Bolloré, Arnaud Lagardère, Dominique Desseigne and Alain Afflelou and famous singers Mylène Farmer and Sylvie Vartan heirs to 19th century high society country houses, they are exclusive gated communities with huge houses surrounded by gardens, which is extremely rare in Paris. It is also the only arrondissement in Paris to be divided into two separate postal codes. The southern part of the arrondissement carries a postal code of 75016, while the northern part has the code of 75116.

Politics

The 16th arrondissement is one of the strongest areas in the country for the French right. In 2017, it gave over 58% of its votes in the first round to right-wing candidate François Fillon; amidst a poor national result of only 20%. It then went on to vote for Emmanuel Macron by a landslide in the runoff.

Historical population

Immigration

Economy

Four Fortune Global 500 have their head offices in this arrondissement: PSA Peugeot Citroën, Lafarge, and Veolia. In addition Lagardère and Technip have their headquarters in this arrondissement.

At one time Aérospatiale had its head office in the arrondissement.

Movies filmed in the 16th arrondissement

In one of the opening scenes of the 1965 James Bond film '' Thunderball'', character Emilio Largo is seen arriving at the headquarters of ''The International Brotherhood for the Assistance of Stateless Persons''. This scene was shot on Avenue d'Eylau in the 16th arrondissement.

The 1972 film ''Last Tango in Paris'' was filmed at various locations in the 16th arrondissement, with the apartment the characters stayed in being located in Passy.

Marcel Petiot

A notorious serial murder case, which generated an international media circus, centered in the 16th arrondissement during the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. The focal point of the case was French doctor Marcel Petiot, who in 1941 bought a house at 21 Rue le Sueur in "the heart of Paris's fashionable 16th arrondissement". On 11 March 1944, Petiot's neighbors complained to police of a foul stench in the area and of large amounts of smoke billowing from a chimney of the house. Fearing a chimney fire, the police summoned firemen, who entered the house and found a roaring fire in a coal stove in the basement. In the fire, and scattered in the basement, were human remains. Following an investigation, during which time Petiot attempted to evade capture, "the monster of rue Le Sueur" was ultimately arrested and went on trial on 19 March 1946, facing 135 criminal charges. He was convicted of 26 counts of murder and sentenced to death. On 25 May, Petiot was beheaded, after a stay of several days due to a problem in the release mechanism of the guillotine.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Here is a list of domestic French sixth-form colleges/high schools in the arrondissement
* Lycée Saint-Jean de Passy
* Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
* Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
* Lycée Claude-Bernard
* Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say
* Lycée Gerson
* Lycée Molière
* Lycée La Fontaine (Lycée Jean-de-la-Fontaine)
* Lycée Octave-Feuillet
* Lycée Notre-Dame des Oiseaux
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* Institut de La Tour
* Lycée René-Cassin
* École normale israélite orientale (Paris) ( fr
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* Cours privé Beauséjour
* École d'esthétique Yves Rocher
* Ipécom Paris
* Lycée Moria-Diane Benvenuti
* Lycée Passy-Saint-Honoré
* Lycée Sainte-Thérèse

International schools:
*Russian Embassy School of Paris, on the grounds of the .
*Colegio Español Federico García Lorca, a Spanish international primary school owned by the Spanish government The Spanish secondary school, Liceo Español Luis Buñuel, is located in Neuilly sur Seine.
*The two campuses of the International School of Paris
*Kingsworth International School

Undergraduate and postgraduate studies

The Université Paris-Dauphine is in the arrondissement, as well as Paris Institute of Technology, part of Paris Descartes University, one of Paris biggest public universities.

The renowned " classes préparatoires" establishment Intégrale : Institut d'enseignement supérieur privé have one of their campuses in the arrondissement.

Supplementary schools

The ''École de langue japonaise de Paris'' (パリ日本語補習校 ''Pari Nihongo Hoshūkō''), a supplementary Japanese education programme, is held at the ''École Maternelle et Primaire Saint Francois d'Eylau'' in the 16th arrondissement. The school has its offices at the ''Association Amicale des Ressortissants Japonais en France'' (AARJF) in the 8th arrondissement.

Cityscape

Places of interest

* Fondation Louis Vuitton
* Passy
** Cimetière de Passy
* Parc des Princes
* Palais de Tokyo
* Pavillon de l'eau
* Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
* Maison de Radio France
* Maison de Balzac
* Fondation Le Corbusier
* Guimet Museum
* Jardin d'Acclimatation
* Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil
* Mona Bismarck American Center
* Musée Arménien de France
* Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard
* Musée Baccarat
* Musée Clemenceau
* Musée de la Contrefaçon
* Musée d'Ennery
* Musée Galliera
* Musée Marmottan Monet
* New York University's distinguished Paris campus.
* Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
** Château de la Muette
* International School of Paris
* Tenniseum
* Neuilly-Auteuil-Passy

Main streets and squares

* 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)
* Rue Nungesser et Coli, named after the disappeared aviators of the 1927 biplane ''L'Oiseau Blanc'' (''The White Bird'').

See also

Notes

References

External links

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