| 13th arrondissement of Paris | |
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| Paris and its closest suburbs | |
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| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Paris |
| Mayor | Jérôme Coumet |
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| Land area¹ | 7.15 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
181,300 171,533 |
| -Density (2005) | 25,371/km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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The 13th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.
Situated on the Left Bank of the River Seine, it is home to Paris's main Chinatown, which is located in the southeast of the arrondissement in an area that contains many high-rise apartment buildings. The current mayor is Jérôme Coumet (Socialist), who was re-elected by the arrondissement council on 29 March 2008 after the list which he headed gained 70% of the votes cast in the second round of the French municipal elections, 2008.
The 13th arrondissement also hosts the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand and the newly built business district of Paris Rive Gauche.
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Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 7.146 km2 (2.759 sq. miles, or 1,766 acres).
Demographics
The 13th arrondissement is still growing in population, mainly because of an influx of Asian immigrants. In the 1980s, ethnic Chinese refugees from the former French colony of French Indochina (modern-day Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos) settled there. Cantonese, Vietnamese and Khmer are spoken by many residents in the community.
At the last census in 1999, the population was 171,533. The 13th arrondissement is also rapidly growing in business activity, thanks to the new business district of Paris Rive Gauche. In 1999, the arrondissement contained 89,316 jobs, and it is believed to contain more today.
Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km2) |
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| 1872 | 69,431 | 12,342 |
| 1954 | 165,620 | 23,164 |
| 1962 | 166,709 | 23,329 |
| 1968 | 158,280 | 22,149 |
| 1975 | 163,313 | 22,854 |
| 1982 | 170,818 | 23,904 |
| 1990 | 171,098 | 23,943 |
| 1999 | 171,533 | 24,004 |
| 2005 estimate (peak of population) | 181,300 | 25,371 |
Immigration
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Map
Cityscape
Places of interest
- Paris's main Chinatown, also locally called la petite Asie ("Little Asia"), is located in the high rise buildings of this arrondissement. The following can be found in this area:
- Les Olympiades, Super-Italie and various other towers among the tallest in Paris
- Tang Frères and Paristore Asian supermarkets and grocery stores.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
- Butte-aux-Cailles
- Gare d'Austerlitz
- Gobelins manufactory
- University of Chicago Center in Paris
- 6 Villa des Gobelins - residence of Hồ Chí Minh from July 1919 to July 1921
Streets and squares include
 City hall in the 13th arrondissement |
 Public housing built in the first half of the 20th century |
 Boulevard Vincent Auriol |
 A large section of the 13th arrondissement was rebuilt in modernist style in the 1970s |
 McDonald's in the 13th arrondissement's Chinatown |
 Chinese New Year celebrations in the 13th arrondissement |
 National School of Architecture |
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