The 16th arrondissement of Paris (''XVI^e arrondissement'') is one of the 20

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of the capital city of

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. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''seizième''. The arrondissement includes part of the

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, 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

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, 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

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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 Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...

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fans at the

Parc des Princes Parc des Princes () is an all-seater stadium, all-seater Association football, football stadium in Paris, France, in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th arrondissement, near the Stade Jean-Bouin ...

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 Neuilly-Auteuil-Passy, sometimes also referred to just as Passy-Auteuil, refers to an area covering the westernmost part of the city of Paris and a neighbouring suburban community. This area is commonly known as one of the richest in Paris, with ...

), and features some of the most expensive

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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

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) or multibillionaires Vincent Bolloré, Arnaud Lagardère,

Dominique Desseigne Dominique Desseigne (born 19 August 1944 in Commercy) is a French businessperson. He is the chief executive of Groupe Lucien Barrière. After refusing to submit to a paternity test, he was recognized by a court of law as the father of Rachida D ...

and Alain Afflelou and famous singers

Mylène Farmer Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a Canadian-born French singer, songwriter, occasional actress, writer, and entrepreneur. Having sold more than 30 million records in France, she is ...

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

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. 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

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by a landslide in the runoff.

Historical population

Immigration

Economy

Four Fortune Global 500 have their

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s in this arrondissement: PSA Peugeot Citroën,

Lafarge La Farge, LaFarge or Lafarge can refer to: People * Antoinette LaFarge (1966–), American artist and writer * Christopher Grant LaFarge (1862–1938), American architect and partner in the firm Heins & LaFarge * Christopher Grant La Farge ( ...

, and Veolia. In addition

Lagardère Lagardère may refer to: * Lagardère Group, a French media group * Jean-Luc Lagardère (1928–2003), French engineer and businessman and CEO of the Lagardère Group * Arnaud Lagardère (born 1961), French businessman and son of Jean-Luc Lagardèr ...

and

Technip Technip S.A. was a company that carried out project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry; in 2017 it completed a merger with FMC Technologies to form TechnipFMC. Its headquarters were in the 16th arrondissement of Pa ...

have their headquarters in this arrondissement. At one time

Aérospatiale Aérospatiale (), sometimes styled Aerospatiale, was a French state-owned aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société nationale industrielle 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 Avenue d'Eylau is a two-way street in Paris' 16th arrondissement. It connects the Place du Trocadéro-et-du-11-Novembre and the Place de Mexico, 300 meters to the north-west. It is named after Napoleon I of France, Napoleon's victory at the Battle ...

in the 16th arrondissement. The 1972 film ''

Last Tango in Paris ''Last Tango in Paris'' ( it, Ultimo tango a Parigi; french: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud, and portrays a recently w ...

'' was filmed at various locations in the 16th arrondissement, with the apartment the characters stayed in being located in

Passy Passy () is an area of Paris, France, located in the 16th arrondissement, on the Right Bank. It is home to many of the city's wealthiest residents. Passy was a commune on the outskirts of Paris. In 1658, hot springs were discovered around whic ...

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 The Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague (Franklin), founded in 1894, is a highly selective Roman Catholic, Jesuit school in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It is regarded as the most prestigious French private school and has been ranked #1 lycée in ...

Lycée Janson-de-Sailly Lycée Janson de Sailly is a ''lycée'' located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The ''lycéens'' of Janson are called ''les jansoniens'' and they usually refer to their high school as Janson, or JdS. It is the biggest academic ins ...

* Lycée Claude-Bernard *

Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say The collège-lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say is a French public school built in 1895, operating as a collège and lycée as well as offering preparatory classes. It is located at 11 bis, rue d'Auteuil in Paris, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris and b ...

* Lycée Gerson * Lycée Molière * Lycée La Fontaine (Lycée Jean-de-la-Fontaine) * Lycée Octave-Feuillet * Lycée Notre-Dame des Oiseaux * * * Institut de La Tour * Lycée René-Cassin * École normale israélite orientale (Paris) ( fr * * Cours privé Beauséjour * École d'esthétique Yves Rocher * Ipécom Paris * Lycée Moria-Diane Benvenuti * Lycée Passy-Saint-Honoré *

Lycée Sainte-Thérèse In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...

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 Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the are ...

. *The two campuses of the

International School of Paris The International School of Paris (ISP) is a private international school based in Paris, France. It is a non-profit organization, and is managed by a Board of Trustees. Many members of this Board are parents of ISP students. It was created unde ...

*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 "

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" 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 The Louis Vuitton Foundation ( French: ''Fondation d'entreprise Louis-Vuitton''), previously Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation (''Fondation Louis-Vuitton pour la création''), is a French art museum and cultural center sponsored by the group L ...

** Cimetière de Passy *

* Palais de Tokyo *

Pavillon de l'eau The Pavillon de l'eau is a museum devoted to water belonging to the City of Paris and managed by Eau de Paris, the municipal agency in charge of production and distribution of water in Paris. The Pavillon de l’eau offers a permanent exhibition ...

* Maison de Radio France *

Maison de Balzac The Maison de Balzac ( en, Balzac's House) is a writer's house museum in the former residence of French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850). It is located in the 16th arrondissement at 47, rue Raynouard, Paris, France, and open daily except ...

* Fondation Le Corbusier *

Guimet Museum The Guimet Museum (full name in french: Musée national des arts asiatiques-Guimet; MNAAG; ) is an art museum located at 6, place d'Iéna in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. Literally translated into English, its full name is the Nation ...

* Jardin d'Acclimatation *

Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil The Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil () is a botanical garden set within a major greenhouse complex located at the southern edge of the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th arrondissement, with entry at 1 avenue Gordon-Bennett, P ...

* Mona Bismarck American Center *

Musée Arménien de France The Musée Arménien de France is a private museum of Armenian art and archaeology located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris at Fondation Nourhan Fringhian, 59 avenue Foch, Paris, France. The museum was established in 1949 by Nourhan Fringhian, a ...

Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard The Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard is a museum of dental history located in the 16th arrondissement at the Académie Nationale de Chirurgie Dentaire, 22 Rue Émile Ménier, Paris, France. It is open Wednesday afternoons by appointment. The ...

Musée Baccarat The Musée Baccarat () is a crystal glass museum located in the manufactury Baccarat. It is located at 2 rue des Cristalleries in the town of Baccarat in Lorraine. It showcases around 1,100 objects and the manufacturing technique. It currently house ...

Musée Clemenceau The Musée Clemenceau is a house museum located in the 16th arrondissement at 8, rue Benjamin Franklin, Paris, France. It is open in the afternoons of Tuesday through Saturday, except in August; an admission fee is charged. The closest métro stati ...

* Musée de la Contrefaçon *

Musée d'Ennery The Musée d'Ennery is a national museum of Asian art located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris at 59, avenue Foch, Paris, France. The museum has grown from a private collection first begun in the second half of the 19th century by Clémence d ...

Musée Galliera The Palais Galliera, also formally known as the Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris (City of Paris Fashion Museum), and formerly known as Musée Galliera, is a museum of fashion and fashion history located at 10, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, ...

* Musée Marmottan Monet *

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

's distinguished Paris campus. *

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries ...

Château de la Muette The Château de la Muette () is a château located on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France, near the Porte de la Muette. Three châteaux have been located on the site since a hunting lodge was transformed into the first château for ...

Tenniseum The Tenniseum, also known as the Musée du Tennis or the Musée de Roland-Garros, is a tennis museum located in the Stade Roland Garros in the 16th arrondissement at 2, avenue Gordon-Bennett, Paris, France. It is open daily except Mondays; an admis ...

* 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 The Théâtre National de Chaillot (English: Chaillot National Theatre) is a theatre located in the Palais de Chaillot at 1, place du Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Close by the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro Gardens—the Th ...

* Avenue Foch ** 84 Avenue Foch *

Place de l'Étoile Place Charles de Gaulle (), historically known as the Place de l'Étoile (), is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues (hence its historic name, which translates as "Square of the Star") including t ...

and

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

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External links

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