The '19
th arrondissement' (''XIX
e arrondissement''), located on the
Right Bank, is one of the 20
arrondissements of
Paris,
France. It is crossed by two canals, the
Canal Saint-Denis and the
Canal de l'Ourcq, which meet at the level of the
Parc de la Villette.
The 19th arrondissement hosts the public park of
Parc des Buttes Chaumont located on a hill. It also hosts the
Parc de la Villette, encompassing the
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, which is an exhibition center dedicated to sciences and industries, and the
Cité de la Musique, harbouring the
Conservatoire de Paris, one of the most-renowned music schools in
Europe.
Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 6.786 km² (2.62 sq. miles, or 1,677 acres).
Demographics
The 19th arrondissement is still growing in population. At the last census, in 1999, the population was 172,730 inhabitants. At the same census, the arrondissement hosted 68,101 jobs.
Historical population
Year (of French censuses)
| Population
| Density (inh. per km²)
| | 1872 | 93,174 | 13,730
|
| 1954 | 155,058 | 22,845
|
| 1962 | 159,568 | 23,514
|
| 1968 | 148,862 | 21,937
|
| 1975 | 144,357 | 21,273
|
| 1982 | 162,649 | 23,968
|
| 1990 | 165,062 | 24,324
|
| 1999 | 172,730 | 25,454
|
| 2005 estimate (peak of population) | 185,400 | 27,321
|
Immigration
Places of interest
★
Parc des Buttes Chaumont
★
Parc de la Villette