IXe arrondissement
Encyclopedia
The 9th arrondissement (IXe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements
of Paris
, France
. It contains many places of cultural, historical, and architectural interest, including the Palais Garnier, home to the Paris Opera, Boulevard Haussmann
and its large department stores of Galeries Lafayette
and Printemps
. Along with the 2nd and 8th arrondissements, it hosts one of the business centers of Paris, located around the Opéra
.
Wikimedia France has its offices in the arrondissement.
has its head office in the 17 Boulevard Haussmann
building in the 9th arrondissement. Danone moved there in 2002.
BNP Paribas
has its head office in the arrondissement. Kroll Inc.
has an office in this arrondissement.
Until June 1995 the head office of Société Générale
was in this arrondissement. On that month the head office moved to the Société Générale Towers. The former head office remains as the company's registered office
.
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...
of Paris
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...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It contains many places of cultural, historical, and architectural interest, including the Palais Garnier, home to the Paris Opera, Boulevard Haussmann
Boulevard Haussmann
Boulevard Haussmann, running from the 8th to the 9th arrondissement,is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards created in Paris during the Second French Empire by Baron Haussmann, with enthusiastic support from Napoleon III....
and its large department stores of Galeries Lafayette
Galeries Lafayette
- History :In 1893 Théophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn opened a fashion store in a small haberdasher's shop at the corner of rue La Fayette and the Chaussée d'Antin, Paris. In 1896, the company purchased the entire building at n°1 rue La Fayette and in 1905 the buildings at n°38, 40 et...
and Printemps
Printemps
Printemps is a French department store .The flagship Printemps store is located on Boulevard Haussmann in the IXe arrondissement of Paris along with other well-known department stores like Galeries Lafayette. There are other Printemps stores in Paris and throughout France...
. Along with the 2nd and 8th arrondissements, it hosts one of the business centers of Paris, located around the Opéra
Palais Garnier
The Palais Garnier, , is an elegant 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier...
.
Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 2.179 km2 (0.841 sq. miles, or 538 acres).Places of interest
- Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de ParisBibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de ParisThe Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris is a library and museum of the Paris Opera and is located in the 9th arrondissement at 8 rue Scribe, Paris, France. It is no longer managed by the Opera, but instead is part of the Music Department of the National Library of France...
- Paris OlympiaParis OlympiaThe Olympia is a music hall in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Located at No. 28, Boulevard des Capucines, its closest métro/RER stations are Madeleine, Opéra, Havre – Caumartin and Auber....
- Folies BergèresFolies BergèresThe Folies Bergère established in 1869 in Paris, France, is a music hall which was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s. the institution is still in business.-History:...
at 32, rue Richer - Fondation Dosne-ThiersFondation Dosne-ThiersThe Fondation Dosne-Thiers is a history museum and library located in the IXe arrondissement at 27, place St-Georges, Paris, France. It is open to researchers who obtain recommendations from two members of the Institut de France....
- Hôtel DrouotHôtel DrouotHôtel Drouot is a large auction house in Paris, known for fine art, antiques, and antiquities. It consists of 16 halls hosting 70 independent auction firms, which operate under the umbrella grouping of Drouot....
, auction house - Opera GarnierPalais GarnierThe Palais Garnier, , is an elegant 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier...
("Paris Opera") - Galeries LafayetteGaleries Lafayette- History :In 1893 Théophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn opened a fashion store in a small haberdasher's shop at the corner of rue La Fayette and the Chaussée d'Antin, Paris. In 1896, the company purchased the entire building at n°1 rue La Fayette and in 1905 the buildings at n°38, 40 et...
(flagship store) at 40, boulevard HaussmannBoulevard HaussmannBoulevard Haussmann, running from the 8th to the 9th arrondissement,is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards created in Paris during the Second French Empire by Baron Haussmann, with enthusiastic support from Napoleon III.... - PrintempsPrintempsPrintemps is a French department store .The flagship Printemps store is located on Boulevard Haussmann in the IXe arrondissement of Paris along with other well-known department stores like Galeries Lafayette. There are other Printemps stores in Paris and throughout France...
department storeDepartment storeA department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
(flagship store) - Musée de la Franc-MaçonnerieMusée de la Franc-MaçonnerieThe Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie, also known as the Musée du Grand Orient de France et de la Franc-Maçonnerie européenne, is a museum of Freemasonry located in the 9th arrondissement at 16, rue Cadet, Paris, France. It is open daily except Sundays and Mondays; an admission fee is charged...
- Musée GrévinMusée GrévinThe Musée Grévin is a waxwork museum in Paris located on the Grands Boulevards in the IXe arrondissement on the right bank of the Seine, at 10, Boulevard Montmartre, Paris, France. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged....
- Musée Gustave Moreau at 14, rue de la Rochefoucauld
- Musée du ParfumMusée du ParfumThe Musée du Parfum, also known as the Fragonard Musée du Parfum, is a private museum of perfume located in the 9th arrondissement at 9 rue Scribe, Paris, France. It is open daily; admission is free. The museum is located near the western side of Opéra Garnier.The museum was created in 1983 by the...
- Musée de la Vie RomantiqueMusée de la Vie RomantiqueThe Musée de la Vie romantique stands at the foot of Montmartre hill in the IXe arrondissement, 16 rue Chaptal, Paris, France in a 1830 hôtel particulier facing two twin-studios, a greenhouse, a small garden, and a paved courtyard. The museum is open daily except Monday. Permanent collections are...
- Parts of PigalleQuartier PigallePigalle is an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements. It is named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ....
area - TakashimayaTakashimayais a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....
Paris
Wikimedia France has its offices in the arrondissement.
Economy
Groupe DanoneGroupe Danone
Groupe Danone is a French food-products multinational corporation based in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It claims world leadership in fresh dairy products, marketed under the corporate name, and also in bottled water...
has its head office in the 17 Boulevard Haussmann
Boulevard Haussmann
Boulevard Haussmann, running from the 8th to the 9th arrondissement,is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards created in Paris during the Second French Empire by Baron Haussmann, with enthusiastic support from Napoleon III....
building in the 9th arrondissement. Danone moved there in 2002.
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas S.A. is a global banking group, headquartered in Paris, with its second global headquarters in London. In October 2010 BNP Paribas was ranked by Bloomberg and Forbes as the largest bank and largest company in the world by assets with over $3.1 trillion. It was formed through the merger...
has its head office in the arrondissement. Kroll Inc.
Kroll Inc.
Kroll is a risk consultancy firm based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. and established in 1972.- History:Kroll was founded in 1972 by Jules B. Kroll as a consultant to corporate purchasing departments...
has an office in this arrondissement.
Until June 1995 the head office of Société Générale
Société Générale
Société Générale S.A. is a large European Bank and a major Financial Services company that has a substantial global presence. Its registered office is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, while its head office is in the Tours Société Générale in the business district of La...
was in this arrondissement. On that month the head office moved to the Société Générale Towers. The former head office remains as the company's registered office
Registered office
Registered office is a term used to describe the address which is registered with the government registrar as the official address of a company, an association or any other legal entity. Generally it will form part of the public record...
.
Demographics
The peak population of the 9th arrondissement occurred in 1901, when it had 124,011 inhabitants. Since then, the arrondissement has widely attracted business activity. As a result, the population was in 1999 only 55,838 inhabitants, while it held 111,939 jobs.Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) | Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 103,767 | 47,600 |
| 1901 (peak of population) | 124,011 | 56,912 |
| 1954 | 102,287 | 46,921 |
| 1962 | 94,094 | 43,182 |
| 1968 | 84,969 | 38,994 |
| 1975 | 70,270 | 32,249 |
| 1982 | 64,134 | 29,433 |
| 1990 | 58,019 | 26,626 |
| 1999 | 55,838 | 25,626 |
| 2005 estimate | 58,500 | 26,847 |
Immigration
Main streets and squares
- Boulevard HaussmannBoulevard HaussmannBoulevard Haussmann, running from the 8th to the 9th arrondissement,is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards created in Paris during the Second French Empire by Baron Haussmann, with enthusiastic support from Napoleon III....
(partial) - Rue de la Chaussée-d'AntinRue de la Chaussée-d'AntinThe rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, in the IXe arrondissement of Paris was the street that gave this new quarter of Paris its generic name. It runs north-northwest from the Boulevard des Italiens to the Église de la Sainte-Trinité sited to provide a focal object at its upper end...
- Passage du HavrePassage du HavrePassage du Havre is an old shopping arcade in the centre of Paris. Formerly geared towards fish shops and railway modelling , the arcade was rebuilt in the late 1990s as a modern mall at the time as the construction of Paris' RER E underground railway line, to welcome new shops more in keeping with...
- Square MontholonSquare MontholonThe Square Montholon is a square in the IXe arrondissement of Paris, France.Construction of the 4571m² square began in 1862, costing 160,000 francs, at the time of building of Rue Lafayette and opened in 1863....