14th arrondissement of Paris

Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is 5.621km2 (2.17 sq. miles; 1,389 acres).

The arrondissement consists of four quarters:

• Quartier Montparnasse (53)
• Quartier Parc-de-Montsouris (54)
• Quartier Petit-Montrouge (55)
• Quartier Plaisance (56)

Demography

The 14th arrondissement attained its peak population in 1954 when it had 181,414 inhabitants. It continues to have a high density of both population and business activity with 132,844 inhabitants and 71,836 jobs as of the last census, in 1999.

Historical population

Immigration

| EU-15 = 4.4 | non-EU-15 = 11.5

Economy

Aéroports de Paris has its head office in the arrondissement. In addition Société d'exploitation de l'hebdomadaire Le Point (SEBDO Le Point), the company that operates Le Point, has its head office in the arrondissement.

SNCF, the French rail company, formerly had its head office in Montparnasse and the 14th arrondissement.

Government and infrastructure

La Santé Prison, operated by the Ministry of Justice, is in the arrondissement.

The head office of the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE), the French international schooling network, is located in the arrondissement.

Culture

The International Astronomical Union head office is located on the second floor of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. The Théâtre Rive Gauche is located at 6, rue de la Gaîté. Several contemporary art galleries are also located in the 14th arrondissement, such as the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, the Musée Adzak and the Gallery of Montparnasse.

Cityscape

Places of interest

• Paris Catacombs museum
• Cimetière du Montparnasse
• Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
• Gare Montparnasse
• Michael Servetus statue
• Montparnasse area
• Musée Lenine
• Musée Jean Moulin
• Paris Observatory
• La Santé Prison
• Tour Montparnasse
• Sainte-Anne Hospital Center
• Notre-Dame-du-Travail, Paris
• Saint-Dominique Church (Paris)
• Notre-dame-du-Rosaire, Paris

Main streets and squares

• Rue de l'Arrivée
• Place Denfert-Rochereau
• Rue Delambre
• Rue du Départ
• Place Edgar Quinet
• Avenue du Maine
• Boulevard du Montparnasse
• Boulevard Raspail

References

References

1. Code général des collectivités territoriales R2512-1
2. (2018). "Paris Catacombs facts. History. Visits.". Paris Digest.
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5. "[http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/ADP/en-GB/Group/EspacePresse/Contacts/ Contacts] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-07-02 ." [[Aéroports de Paris]]. Retrieved on 3 February 2010.)
6. "[http://www.lepoint.fr/html/conditions/mentions_legales.jsp Mentions légales]." ''[[Le Point]]''. Retrieved on 25 August 2011. "Siège social : 74, avenue du Maine - 75682 Paris Cedex 14"
7. "[http://www.sncf.com/en_EN/html/media/WS_MENTION.html Legal information] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-05-29 ." [[SNCF]]. Retrieved on 26 October 2009.)
8. (September 2016). Les Echos]]''. 20 May 1999. Page 54. Retrieved on 1 May 2010. "Pari tenu : réceptionné le 19 mars par Bouygues Immobilier et livré à son occupant dix jours plus tard, le nouveau siège de la SNCF est sorti de la gangue du grand ensemble de la gare Montparnasse, dans le 14e arrondissement de Paris, en quinze mois d'un chantier intense qui a mobilisé sur place jusqu'à 650 personnes. Quelque 800 postes de travail sont concernés sur les 2.500 qui gravitaient hier autour du siège historique de Saint-Lazare (9e arrondissement), consacrant la partition entre une direction générale resserrée et des services centraux pléthoriques."
9. "[http://www.aefe.fr/plan-dacces Plan d'accès]." [[Agency for French Education Abroad]]. Retrieved on 10 June 2015. "Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger (AEFE) 23, place de Catalogne 75 014 PARIS"
10. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100407150225/http://www.iau.org/administration/secretariat/ IAU Secretariat]." [[International Astronomical Union]]. Retrieved on 26 May 2011. "Address: IAU - UAI Secretariat 98-bis Blvd Arago F–75014 PARIS FRANCE" and "The IAU Secretariat is located in the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, 2nd floor, offices n°270, 271 and 283."