IVe arrondissement
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The 4th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements
(administrative districts) of the capital city
of France.
Situated on the Right Bank of the River Seine, it is bordered to the west by the 1st arrondissement
; to the north by the 3rd
, to the east by the 11th
and 12th
, and to the south by the Seine and the 5th
.
The 4th arrondissement contains the Renaissance
-era Paris City Hall
. It also contains the Renaissance square of Place des Vosges
, the overtly modern Pompidou Centre
and the lively southern part of the medieval district of Le Marais
, which today is known for being the gay district
of Paris (while the more quiet northern part of Le Marais is contained inside the 3rd arrondissement
). The eastern parts of the Île de la Cité
(including Notre-Dame de Paris) as well as the Île Saint-Louis
are also included within the 4th arrondissement.
The 4th arrondissement is known for its little streets, cafés, and shops but is regarded as expensive and congested. It is desirable for those insisting on old buildings and multi-cultural exposure.
¹The peak of population actually occurred before 1861, but the
arrondissement was created in 1860, so we do not have figures before 1861.
tribe of the Gauls
. The Right Bank was first settled in the early Middle Ages
(exactly: In the 5th century). Since the end of the 19th century, le Marais
has been populated by a significant Jewish population, the Rue des Rosiers being at the heart of its community, with a handful of kosher restaurants. Since the 1990s, gay culture has made an impact on the arrondissement, opening a number of bars and cafés in the area by the town hall.
Arrondissements of Paris
The city of Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements municipaux administrative districts, more simply referred to as arrondissements . These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the 101 French départements...
(administrative districts) of the capital city
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
of France.
Situated on the Right Bank of the River Seine, it is bordered to the west by the 1st arrondissement
Ier arrondissement
The 1st arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France.Situated principally on the right bank of the River Seine, it also includes the west end of the Île de la Cité...
; to the north by the 3rd
IIIe arrondissement
The 3rd arrondissement of Paris, situated on the right bank of the River Seine, is the second smallest in area after the 2nd arrondissement. The arrondissement contains the northern, quieter part of the medieval district of Le Marais...
, to the east by the 11th
XIe arrondissement
The 11th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France.Situated on the Right Bank of the River Seine, the 11th is one of the most densely populated urban districts not just of Paris but of any European city.-Description:The eleventh arrondissement is a...
and 12th
XIIe arrondissement
The 12th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France....
, and to the south by the Seine and the 5th
Ve arrondissement
The 5th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France.Situated on the left bank of the River Seine, it is one of the central arrondissements of the capital...
.
The 4th arrondissement contains the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
-era Paris City Hall
Hôtel de Ville, Paris
The Hôtel de Ville |City Hall]]) in :Paris, France, is the building housing the City of Paris's administration. Standing on the place de l'Hôtel de Ville in the city's IVe arrondissement, it has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357...
. It also contains the Renaissance square of Place des Vosges
Place des Vosges
The Place des Vosges is the oldest planned square in Paris.It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.- History :...
, the overtly modern Pompidou Centre
Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais...
and the lively southern part of the medieval district of Le Marais
Le Marais
Le Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance...
, which today is known for being the gay district
Gay village
A gay village is an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries where a large number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people live or frequent...
of Paris (while the more quiet northern part of Le Marais is contained inside the 3rd arrondissement
IIIe arrondissement
The 3rd arrondissement of Paris, situated on the right bank of the River Seine, is the second smallest in area after the 2nd arrondissement. The arrondissement contains the northern, quieter part of the medieval district of Le Marais...
). The eastern parts of the Île de la Cité
Île de la Cité
The Île de la Cité is one of two remaining natural islands in the Seine within the city of Paris . It is the centre of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded....
(including Notre-Dame de Paris) as well as the Île Saint-Louis
Île Saint-Louis
The Île Saint-Louis is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France . The island is named after King Louis IX of France ....
are also included within the 4th arrondissement.
The 4th arrondissement is known for its little streets, cafés, and shops but is regarded as expensive and congested. It is desirable for those insisting on old buildings and multi-cultural exposure.
Geography
With a land area of 1.601 km2 (0.618 sq.miles, or 396 acres), the 4th arrondissement is the third smallest arrondissement in the city.Demographics
The peak of population of the 4th arrondissement actually occurred before 1861, though the arrondissement has existed in its current shape only since the re-organization of Paris in 1860. In 1999, the population was 30,675, while the arrondissement hosted 41,424 jobs.Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) | Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 (peak of population)¹ | 108,520 | 67,783 |
| 1872 | 95,003 | 59,377 |
| 1954 | 70,944 | 41,638 |
| 1962 | 61,670 | 38,520 |
| 1968 | 54,029 | 33,747 |
| 1975 | 40,466 | 25,275 |
| 1982 | 33,990 | 21,230 |
| 1990 | 32,226 | 20,129 |
| 1999 | 30,675 | 19,160 |
| 2005 | 28,600 | 17,864 |
arrondissement was created in 1860, so we do not have figures before 1861.
Immigration
History
The Île de la Cité has been inhabited since the 1st century BC, when it was occupied by the ParisiiParisii (Gaul)
The Parisii were a Celtic Iron Age people that lived on the banks of the river Seine in Gaul from the middle of the third century BC until the Roman era...
tribe of the Gauls
Gauls
The Gauls were a Celtic people living in Gaul, the region roughly corresponding to what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland and Northern Italy, from the Iron Age through the Roman period. They mostly spoke the Continental Celtic language called Gaulish....
. The Right Bank was first settled in the early Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
(exactly: In the 5th century). Since the end of the 19th century, le Marais
Le Marais
Le Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance...
has been populated by a significant Jewish population, the Rue des Rosiers being at the heart of its community, with a handful of kosher restaurants. Since the 1990s, gay culture has made an impact on the arrondissement, opening a number of bars and cafés in the area by the town hall.
Places of interest in the arrondissement
- Bazar de l'Hôtel de VilleBazar de l'Hôtel de VilleThe Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville or BHV is a department store on rue de Rivoli in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, facing the Hôtel de Ville. It is part of the Groupe Galeries Lafayette and served by the Metro station Hôtel de Ville. It has also opened several other shops in France and in Beirut,...
department store - BerthillonBerthillonBerthillon is a French manufacturer and retailer of luxury ice cream and sorbet, with its primary store on the Île Saint-Louis in Paris, France...
- Bibliothèque de l'ArsenalBibliothèque de l'ArsenalThe Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal in Paris is one of the branches of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.-History:...
- Centre Georges PompidouCentre Georges PompidouCentre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais...
- Hôtel-DieuHôtel-DieuHôtel-Dieu is the old name given to the principal hospital in French towns, for instance:*The Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon, created in 1478...
hospital - Hôtel de SensHôtel de SensThe Hôtel de Sens is a city palace in the Marais, in the IVe arrondissement of Paris, France.It was originally owned by the archbishops of Sens. The building is in between late Gothic and early Renaissance style, and now houses the Forney art library. This mansion is one of three medieval private...
- Hôtel de SullyHôtel de SullyThe Hôtel de Sully is a hôtel particulier, or private mansion, in the Louis XIII style, located in the Le Marais, IV arondissement, Paris. It is located at 62 rue Saint-Antoine.-History:...
, on the site of a former orangeryOrangeryAn orangery was a building in the grounds of fashionable residences from the 17th to the 19th centuries and given a classicising architectural form. The orangery was similar to a greenhouse or conservatory... - Hôtel de VilleHôtel de Ville, ParisThe Hôtel de Ville |City Hall]]) in :Paris, France, is the building housing the City of Paris's administration. Standing on the place de l'Hôtel de Ville in the city's IVe arrondissement, it has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357...
- Le MaraisLe MaraisLe Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance...
- Rue des RosiersRue des RosiersThe Rue des Rosiers, which means "street of the rosebushes", is a street in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. It begins at the Rue Mahler and proceeds west-northwestward across the Rue Pavée, the Rue Ferdinand Duval, the Rue des Écouffes, and the Rue des Hospitalières-Saint-Gervais, before...
- Lycée CharlemagneLycée CharlemagneThe Lycée Charlemagne is located in the Marais quarter of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, the capital city of France.Constructed many centuries before it became a lycée, the building originally served as the home of the Order of the Jesuits...
- Marché aux fleurs, Place Louis Lépine
- Musée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisMusée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisThe Musée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris is a museum dedicated to the history of Parisian hospitals. It is located in the Hôtel de Miramion on the left bank of the Seine in the 5th arrondissement, at 47, quai de la Tournelle, Paris, France, and open daily except Mondays, holidays, and...
- Musée Boleslas Biegas, Musée Adam MickiewiczMusée Adam MickiewiczThe Adam Mickiewicz Museum is a small museum dedicated to Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz . It is located within the Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris in the 4th arrondissement of Paris at 6, Quai d'Orléans, Paris, France.The museum was established in 1930, and contains numerous personal effects as well...
, and Salon Frédéric ChopinSalon Frédéric ChopinThe Salon Frédéric Chopin is a small museum dedicated to Frédéric Chopin. It is located within the Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris in the 4th arrondissement of Paris at 6, Quai d'Orléans, Paris, France... - Musée de la MagieMusée de la MagieThe Musée de la Magie, also known as the Musée de la Curiosité et de la Magie and the Académie de la Magie, is a private museum located in the 4th arrondissement at 11, rue saint Paul, Paris, France...
- Notre-Dame de Paris
- Pavillon de l'ArsenalPavillon de l'ArsenalThe Pavillon de l'Arsenal is the Center for information, documentation and exhibition for urban planning and architecture of Paris, a center for urban planning and museum located in the IVe arondissement at 21, boulevard Morland, Paris, France...
- Prefecture of PolicePrefecture of PoliceThe Prefecture of Police , headed by the Prefect of Police , is an agency of the Government of France which provides the police force for the city of Paris and the surrounding three suburban départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne...
- Saint-Jacques TowerSaint-Jacques TowerSaint-Jacques Tower, the Tour Saint-Jacques, is a monument located in the IVe arrondissement of Paris, France. This Flamboyant Gothic tower is all that remains of the former 16th century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie which was leveled shortly after the French Revolution.-A starting...
- St-Gervais-et-St-Protais ChurchSt-Gervais-et-St-Protais ChurchThe St-Gervais-et-St-Protais Church of Paris sheltered one of the most famous dynasties of French musicians, the Couperin family, for more than two centuries, beginning in 1653....
- Saint-Louis-en-l'Île ChurchSaint-Louis-en-l'Île ChurchThe Saint-Louis-en-l'Île Church , is a Catholic church located on Île Saint-Louis in the IVe arrondissement of Paris, France.-History:...
- Salle des Traditions de la Garde RépublicaineSalle des Traditions de la Garde RépublicaineThe Salle des Traditions de la Garde Républicaine is a museum dedicated to the traditions of the Garde Républicaine, the ceremonial unit of the French National Gendarmerie...
- Former TempleTemple (Paris)The Temple was a medieval fortress in Paris, located in what is now the IIIe arrondissement. It was built by the Knights Templar from the 12th century, as their European headquarters. In the 13th century it replaced earlier works of the Vieille Temple in Le Marais...
, fortress and later prison - Temple du Marais
Main streets and squares
- Place de la BastillePlace de la BastilleThe Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris, where the Bastille prison stood until the 'Storming of the Bastille' and its subsequent physical destruction between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790 during the French Revolution; no vestige of it remains....
(shared with the 11thXIe arrondissementThe 11th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France.Situated on the Right Bank of the River Seine, the 11th is one of the most densely populated urban districts not just of Paris but of any European city.-Description:The eleventh arrondissement is a...
and 12thXIIe arrondissementThe 12th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France....
arrondissements), including the July ColumnJuly ColumnThe July Column is a monument to the Revolution of 1830. It stands in the center of the Place de la Bastille, in Paris, to commemorate the Trois Glorieuses, the "three glorious" days in July 1830 that saw the fall of Charles X of France and the commencement of the "July Monarchy" of...
(Colonne de juillet) - Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, formerly Place de GrèvePlace de GrèveThe public square in the 4th arrondissement of Paris that is now the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville was, before 1802, called the Place de Grève. The French word grève refers to a flat area covered with gravel or sand situated on the shores or banks of a body of water...
- Rue de Rivoli (shared with the 1stIer arrondissementThe 1st arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France.Situated principally on the right bank of the River Seine, it also includes the west end of the Île de la Cité...
arrondissement) - Place des VosgesPlace des VosgesThe Place des Vosges is the oldest planned square in Paris.It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.- History :...
(shared with the 3rdIIIe arrondissementThe 3rd arrondissement of Paris, situated on the right bank of the River Seine, is the second smallest in area after the 2nd arrondissement. The arrondissement contains the northern, quieter part of the medieval district of Le Marais...
arrondissement) - Place Saint-Gervais, outside the doors of the St-Gervais-et-St-Protais ChurchSt-Gervais-et-St-Protais ChurchThe St-Gervais-et-St-Protais Church of Paris sheltered one of the most famous dynasties of French musicians, the Couperin family, for more than two centuries, beginning in 1653....
External links
- The official guide, partner of the Paris Tourist office
- Site of the Mayor of the 4th arrondissement (in French)
- L'Indépendant du 4e Posts in English by an inhabitants of the 4th arrondissement since 2008 : dailylife, history, heritage,...