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The 8th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements
Arrondissements of Paris

The City of Paris is divided into twenty Municipal arrondissements of France, more simply referred to as arrondissements . These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements of France, which subdivide the one hundred French departments of France....
 (administrative districts) of the capital city
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

Situated on the right bank of the River Seine and centred on the Opéra
Palais Garnier

The Palais Garnier, also known as the Op?ra de Paris or Op?ra Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Op?ra, is a 2,200-seat opera house on the Place de l'Op?ra in Paris, France....
, the 8th is, together with the 2nd
IIe arrondissement

rrondissementnumber=2nd|commune=Paris|image=|caption=The former Paris Bourse, located in the 2nd arrondissement.|map=paris_2e_arr_jms.gif|mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs|...
 and 9th arrondissements
IXe arrondissement

rrondissementnumber=9th|commune=Paris|image=|caption=Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement.|map=paris_9e_arr_jms.gif|mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs|...
, one of Paris's main business districts. According to the 1999 census, it was the place of employment of more people than any other single arrondissement of the capital. It is also the location of many places of interest, among them the Champs-Élysées
Champs-Élysées

The Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is the most prestigious Avenue in Paris. With its movie theaters, caf?s, and luxury specialty shops, the Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as $1.50 million 1000 square feet of space, it remains the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe....
, the Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'?toile....
 and the Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde

The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France. It is located in the city's VIIIe arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-?lys?es....
, as well as the Élysée Palace
Élysée Palace

The Elys?e Palace , is the official residence of the President of the French Republic, where the president's office is located, and the Council of Ministers meets....
, official residence of the President of France.

land area of the arrondissement is 3.881 km2 (1.498 sq.






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The 8th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements
Arrondissements of Paris

The City of Paris is divided into twenty Municipal arrondissements of France, more simply referred to as arrondissements . These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements of France, which subdivide the one hundred French departments of France....
 (administrative districts) of the capital city
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

Situated on the right bank of the River Seine and centred on the Opéra
Palais Garnier

The Palais Garnier, also known as the Op?ra de Paris or Op?ra Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Op?ra, is a 2,200-seat opera house on the Place de l'Op?ra in Paris, France....
, the 8th is, together with the 2nd
IIe arrondissement

rrondissementnumber=2nd|commune=Paris|image=|caption=The former Paris Bourse, located in the 2nd arrondissement.|map=paris_2e_arr_jms.gif|mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs|...
 and 9th arrondissements
IXe arrondissement

rrondissementnumber=9th|commune=Paris|image=|caption=Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement.|map=paris_9e_arr_jms.gif|mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs|...
, one of Paris's main business districts. According to the 1999 census, it was the place of employment of more people than any other single arrondissement of the capital. It is also the location of many places of interest, among them the Champs-Élysées
Champs-Élysées

The Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is the most prestigious Avenue in Paris. With its movie theaters, caf?s, and luxury specialty shops, the Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as $1.50 million 1000 square feet of space, it remains the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe....
, the Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'?toile....
 and the Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde

The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France. It is located in the city's VIIIe arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-?lys?es....
, as well as the Élysée Palace
Élysée Palace

The Elys?e Palace , is the official residence of the President of the French Republic, where the president's office is located, and the Council of Ministers meets....
, official residence of the President of France.

Geography

The land area of the arrondissement is 3.881 km2 (1.498 sq. miles, or 959 acres).

Demographics

The peak of population of the 8th arrondissement occurred in 1891, when it had 107,485 inhabitants. Since then, the arrondissement has widely attracted businesses, and has become less of a residential area. In 1999, the population was only 39,314, while the arrondissment contained 171,444 jobs.

Historical population



Year
(of French censuses)
Population
Density
(inh. per km²)
187275,79619,535
1891 (peak of population)107,48527,695
195480,82720,832
196274,57719,216
196867,89717,495
197552,99913,656
198246,40311,956
199040,81410,516
199939,31410,130
2005 estimate38,7009,972



Immigration


Map

Paris 8th



Cityscape


Places of interest

  • Arc de Triomphe
    Arc de Triomphe

    The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'?toile....
  • Église de la Madeleine
    Église de la Madeleine

    L'?glise de la Madeleine , Madeleine Church in English, is a Church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris of Paris....
  • Église Saint-Augustin
  • Chapelle Expiatoire
    Chapelle Expiatoire

    The Chapelle Expiatoire is a chapel located in the VIIIe arrondissement, of Paris, France. It was designed in 1816 by the French Neo-Classical architect Pierre Fran?ois L?onard Fontaine, who with his partner Charles Percier had recently figured among the favourite architects of Napoleon....
  • Élysée Palace
    Élysée Palace

    The Elys?e Palace , is the official residence of the President of the French Republic, where the president's office is located, and the Council of Ministers meets....
  • Gare Saint-Lazare
    Gare Saint-Lazare

    Gare Saint-Lazare is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris. It is the second busiest in Europe, behind the Gare du Nord, handling 450,000 passengers each day, including the metro station , and serves several lines to Normandy....
  • Grand Palais
    Grand Palais

    The Grand Palais is a large glass exhibition hall that was built for the Exposition Universelle . It is located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris of Paris, France....
  • Hôtel de Crillon
    Hôtel de Crillon

    The H?tel de Crillon in Paris is one of the oldest luxury hotels in the world. It is located on the foot of the Champs-?lys?es at No. 10 on the north end of Place de la Concorde....
  • Maxim's Art Nouveau "Collection 1900"
  • Musée Bouilhet-Christofle
    Musée Bouilhet-Christofle

    The Mus?e Bouilhet-Christofle is a private museum located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris at 9, rue Royale, Paris, France. It is open weekday afternoons by appointment; an admission fee is charged....
  • Musée Jacquemart-André
    Musée Jacquemart-André

    The Mus?e Jacquemart-Andr? is a public museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, 8th Municipal arrondissements of France. The museum was created from the private home of ?douard Andr? and N?lie Jacquemart to display the art they collected during their lifetimes....
  • Musée Nissim de Camondo
    Musée Nissim de Camondo

    The Mus?e Nissim de Camondo is a non-profit house museum located in the H?tel Camondo, 63, rue de Monceau, at the edge of the Parc Monceau, VIIIe arrondissement, Paris, France....
  • Musée Cernuschi
    Musée Cernuschi

    The Mus?e Cernuschi is an Asian art museum located at 7 avenue V?lasquez, near Parc Monceau, in Paris, France, specialising in China, Japan and Korea....
  • Palais de la Découverte
    Palais de la Découverte

    The Palais de la D?couverte is a science museum located in the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris, France....
  • Parc Monceau
    Parc Monceau

    Parc Monceau is a semi-public park situated in the VIIIe arrondissement arrondissement of Paris, France, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony and Rue Georges Berger....
  • Petit Palais
    Petit Palais

    The Petit Palais is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Exposition Universelle in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts ....
  • Pont Alexandre III
    Pont Alexandre III

    Pont Alexandre III is an arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-?lys?es quarter and the Les Invalides and Eiffel Tower quarter, widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in Paris ....
  • Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
    Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

    The Th??tre des Champs-?lys?es is a Parisian theatre, famous for being the place of the scandal related to the first performance of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in 1913....


Main streets and squares

  • Champs-Élysées
    Champs-Élysées

    The Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is the most prestigious Avenue in Paris. With its movie theaters, caf?s, and luxury specialty shops, the Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as $1.50 million 1000 square feet of space, it remains the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe....
  • Place de l'Étoile
    Place de l'Étoile

    The Place de l'?toile is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues including the Champs-?lys?es which continues to the east....
     with the Arc de Triomphe
    Arc de Triomphe

    The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'?toile....
     (partial)
  • Place de la Concorde
    Place de la Concorde

    The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France. It is located in the city's VIIIe arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-?lys?es....
  • Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré
  • Boulevard Haussmann
    Boulevard Haussmann

    Boulevard Haussmann, running 2.53 km from the VIIIe arrondissement to the IXe arrondissements,is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards driven through Paris during the Second French Empire by Baron Haussmann, who retained the complete confidence of Napoleon III of France....
     (also in the IXe arrondissement)
  • Rue Pierre Charron
    Rue Pierre Charron, Paris

    Rue Pierre Charron is a street in Paris' VIIIe arrondissement, near Paris' Avenue Montaigne, Paris high-fashion district....


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