11th arrondissement of Paris

11th arrondissement of Paris
11th arrondissement of Paris
Municipal arrondissement
	The Cirque d'Hiver in Paris
	Coat of arms
	Location within Paris
	Coordinates: 48°51′31″N 2°22′46″E / 48.85861°N 2.37944°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Commune	Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Vauglin (PS)
Area	3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population (2021)	142,583
• Density	38,851/km2 (100,620/sq mi)
INSEE code	75111

The 11th arrondissement of Paris (XI^e arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is referred to as le onzième ([ɔ̃zjɛm]; "the eleventh").

The arrondissement, called Popincourt, is situated on the right bank of the River Seine. It is one of the most densely populated urban districts of any European city. In 2020, it had a population of 144,292. It is the best-served Parisian arrondissement in terms of number of Métro stations, at 25.^[2]

Its borders are marked by three large squares: the Place de la République to the northwest, the Place de la Bastille to the southwest, as well as the Place de la Nation to the southeast.

Description

The 11th arrondissement is a varied and engaging area. To the west lies the Place de la République, which is linked to the Place de la Bastille, in the east, by the sweeping, tree-lined Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, with its large markets and children's parks. The Place de la Bastille and the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine are full of fashionable cafés, restaurants, as well as nightlife; they also contain a range of boutiques and galleries. The Oberkampf district to the north is another popular area for nightlife. The east is more residential, with more wholesale commerce, while the areas around Boulevard Voltaire and Avenue Parmentier are livelier crossroads for the local community. In recent years this area has emerged as one of the trendiest parts of Paris.

On 13 November 2015, the arrondissement was the site (among others) of coordinated Islamic shootings and bombings, particularly at the Bataclan theatre, which left 130 dead. About 20 years earlier, another attack had taken place.^[3]

Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is 3.666 km² (1.415 sq mi; 906 acres).

Demographics

The peak population of Paris's 11th arrondissement occurred in 1911, with 242,295 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains the most densely populated in Paris, accompanied by a large volume of business activity: 149,102 inhabitants and 71,962 jobs in the last census, in 1999.

The population consists of a large number of single adults, though its eastern portions are more family-oriented. There is a strong community spirit in most areas of the eleventh, and it is interspersed with pleasant squares and parks.

Historical population

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
1872	167,393	45,611
1911 (peak of population)	242,295	66,092
1954	200,440	54,616
1962	193,349	52,741
1968	179,727	49,025
1975	159,317	43,458
1982	146,931	40,079
1990	154,165	42,053
1999	149,102	40,672
2009	152,744	41,620

Immigration

Place of birth of residents of the 11th arrondissement in 1999
Born in metropolitan France	Born outside metropolitan France
74.5%	25.5%
	Born in overseas France	Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth¹	EU-15 immigrants²	Non-EU-15 immigrants
	1.3%	4.1%	4.4%	15.7%
¹ This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as pieds-noirs in Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. A foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics. ² An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.