The 17th arrondissement of Paris (''XVII^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 ''le dix-septième'' (; "the seventeenth"). The arrondissement, known as Batignolles-Monceau, is situated on the

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of the

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. In 2019, it had a population of 166,543. It borders the inner suburbs of Neuilly-sur-Seine,

Levallois-Perret Levallois-Perret () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies some from the centre of Paris in the north-western suburbs of the French capital. It is the most densely populated ...

and Clichy in Hauts-de-Seine to the northwest, as well as

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (, literally ''Saint-Ouen on Seine'') is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in the Île-de-France region of France. It is located in the northern suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris. The commune was ca ...

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to the northeast.

Geography

The land area of the 17th arrondissement is 5.669 km² (2.189 sq. miles, or 1,401 acres). Situated on the right bank (Rive Droite) of the

, it is divided into four administrative districts: Ternes and Monceau in the southwestern part, two upper-class districts which are more Haussmannian in style; in the middle of the arrondissement, the Batignolles district, an area mostly occupied by young families or couples, with a marked gentrification process; in the northeastern part, the

Épinettes Épinettes () is a neighborhood of Paris, a part of the 17th arrondissement of the city. The neighborhood is bounded by the Avenue de Clichy, the Avenue de Saint-Ouen and the boundaries of Paris in the North. History Epinettes were part of B ...

district, a former industrial district gone residential, which is mainly middle class and also experiencing a less advanced gentrification process. The town hall of the 17th arrondissement is on the Rue des Batignolles. It is the only town hall of Paris to be located in a modern building. The original building was torn down in 1971 to make room for the current edifice. The 17th arrondissement also hosts the Palais des Congrès of Paris, a large exhibition centre with an associated high-rise hotel, the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile, the largest in the city.

Demographics

The peak population of Paris's 17th arrondissement was reached in 1954, when it had 231,987 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains dense in population and business activity, with 160,860 inhabitants and 92,267 jobs as of the 1999 census.

Historical population

Immigration

Economy

The southwestern part of the arrondissement is very dense in offices, mostly for services. Several large companies have their headquarters there. The head office of Dailymotion is located in the Immeuble Horizons 17.Giusti, Nathalie.
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had its head office in the 17th arrondissement. Batignolles and

, two former industrial areas, are now mostly residential. The area around the Avenue de Clichy, shared with the

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, 9th and 18th arrondissements, is occupied by a great variety of shops, making it the third-largest avenue of Paris in terms of sales.

Places of interest

* Arc de Triomphe (partial) * Marché des Batignolles * Marché Poncelet *

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* Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner * Palais des Congrès and Hôtel Concorde Lafayette *

Square des Batignolles The Square des Batignolles, which covers 16,615 square metres of land (approximately four acres), is the largest green space in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Designed in the naturalistic English-garden style, it lies in the district (''quarti ...

* Cité des Fleurs *

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 Rue ...

* Parc Clichy-Batignolles *

Square des Épinettes The Square des Épinettes is a green space in the Épinettes district of Paris (17th arrondissement). It was created in 1893 by Jean-Camille Formigé. Two sculptures in the garden represent famous personalities of the area : Maria Deraismes Ma ...

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Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin-Luther-King The Parc Clichy-Batignolles or Parc Clichy-Batignolles - Martin Luther King is a green space in Paris' 17th arrondissement (district). It is part of the urban development project, which started in 2001, transforming of land formerly occupied by f ...

Education

The Swedish school Svenska Skolan Paris is located in the arrondissement.French home page
Svenska Skolan Paris. Retrieved 20 October 2015. "9 rue Médéric 75017 Paris France"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:17th Arrondissement of Paris