XE ARRONDISSEMENT


The '10th arrondissement' (''Xe arrondissement''), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. The arrondissement contains two of the six main rail stations in Paris: Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est. Built during the 19th century, they are among the busiest in Europe.
The 10th arrondissement also contains a large portion of the Canal Saint-Martin, which links the Seine River to the northeast of the Paris area.

Contents
Geography
Demographics
Historical population
Immigration
Map
Cityscape
Places of interest
Mains streets and squares

Geography


The land area of this arrondissement is 2.892 km² (1.117 sq. miles, or 715 acres).

Demographics


The peak population of the 10th arrondissement occurred in 1881, when it had 159,809 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in both population and business activity, with 89,612 inhabitants and 71,962 jobs at last census in 1999.
Historical population



Year
(of French censuses)
Population
Density
(inh. per km²)
1872135,39246,848
1881 (peak of population)159,80955,259
1954129,17944,699
1962124,49743,049
1968113,37239,202
197594,04632,519
198286,97030,073
199090,08331,149
199989,61230,986
2005 estimate89,60030,982



Immigration

Map


Map of Xe arrondissement



Cityscape



Places of interest


canal Saint-Martin

gare de l'Est

gare du Nord

passage Brady

passage du Prado

porte Saint-Denis

porte Saint-Martin

Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church

Saint-Laurent church
Mains streets and squares


Place de la République

Boulevard de Magenta

Boulevard de la Chapelle

Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière

Place du Colonel-Fabien

Boulevard de Strasbourg

Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple

Rue Claude-Vellefaux

Rue des Petites Ecuries

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