14th arrondissement of Paris

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The 14th arrondissement of Paris (French: XIV^e arrondissement [katɔʁzjɛm aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃]), officially named arrondissement de l'Observatoire (IPA: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃ də lɔpsɛʁvatwaʁ]; meaning "arrondissement of the Observatory"; named after the Paris Observatory),^[2] is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, the capital city of France.

14th arrondissement of Paris
Municipal arrondissement
View over the arrondissement, dominated by Tour Montparnasse
Coat of arms
Location within Paris
Coordinates: 48°49′59″N 2°19′37″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Commune	Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Carine Petit (G.s)
Area	5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	137,581
• Density	24,481/km2 (63,410/sq mi)
INSEE code	75114

It is situated on the left bank of the River Seine, containing most of the Montparnasse district. Although today Montparnasse is best known for its skyscraper, Tour Montparnasse, as well as its major railway terminus, Gare Montparnasse, both are only partially located in the neighbouring 15th arrondissement. The district has traditionally been home to many artists as well as a significant Breton community, which arrived at the beginning of the 20th century upon the creation of the Montparnasse railway terminus.

Notable sites in the 14th arrondissement include the universities of Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris and the Paris School of Economics, which is located near Parc Montsouris, Stade Charléty and the Catacombs of Paris.^[3]

Since 2014, the mayor of the 14th arrondissement is Carine Petit.^[4]

Geography

The quarters of the 14th arrondissement

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

Year[5]	Population	Density (inh. per km2)
1872	69,611	12,384
1954 (peak of population)	181,414	32,274
1962	178,149	31,693
1968	167,093	29,727
1975	149,137	26,532
1982	138,596	24,657
1990	136,574	24,297
1999	132,844	23,634
2009	137,189	24,324
2010	138,299	24,521
2015	139,992	24,821
2021	136,368	24,178

Immigration

Place of birth of residents of the 14th arrondissement in 1999

Born in metropolitan France	Born outside metropolitan France
78.4%	21.6%
	Born in overseas France	Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1	EU-15 immigrants2	Non-EU-15 immigrants
	1.4%	4.3%	4.4%	11.5%
1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as pieds-noirs in Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. A foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics. 2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.

Economy

Aéroports de Paris has its head office in the arrondissement.^[6] 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.^[7]

SNCF, the French rail company, formerly had its head office in Montparnasse and the 14th arrondissement.^[8][9]

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.^[10]

Culture

The International Astronomical Union head office is located on the second floor of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris.^[11] 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

Sainte-Anne Hospital Center, gate No. 1, Rue Cabanis [fr].

• 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

Pedestrian street in the 14th arrondissement of Paris

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