9th arrondissement of Paris

The 9th arrondissement of Paris (Template:Langx) is one of the twenty arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as Template:Lang (Template:IPA; 'ninth').

The arrondissement, called Opéra, is located on the right bank of the River Seine. It contains many places of cultural, historical and architectural interest, including the Template:Lang (home to the Paris Opera), on the Place de l'Opéra, together with the InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel's Café de la Paix, as well as Boulevard Haussmann, with the Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, two large department stores, in addition to the Template:Lang newspaper. It hosts two historic churches, noted for their classical architecture, art and decoration: Saint-Louis-d'Antin (18th c.) and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (19th c.).

The arrondissement also contains a number of theatres and music venues including the Olympia, Folies Bergère, Théâtre Mogador, Théâtre Édouard VII and Théâtre de Paris.<ref name=ParisDigest>Template:Cite web</ref> Along with the 2nd and 8th arrondissements, it hosts one of the business centres of Paris, located around the Template:Lang.

In 2019, the 9th arrondissement had a population of 60,026.

Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is Template:Convert.

Quarters

The quarters of the 9th arrondissement

• Quartier Saint-Georges (33)
• Quartier Chaussée-d'Antin (34)
• Quartier Faubourg-Montmartre (35)
• Quartier Rochechouart (36)

Main streets and squares

Map of the 9th arrondissement

• Place de l'Opéra
• Boulevard des Capucines (partial)
• Boulevard des Italiens (partial)
• Rue Bleue
• Rue des Martyrs (partial)
• Boulevard Haussmann (partial)
• Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin
• Passage du Havre
• Square Montholon
• Boulevard de Clichy (partial)
• Rue La Fayette (partial)
• Rue de Provence (partial)
• Rue Saint-Lazare (partial)
• Place de Clichy (partial)
• Rue de la Victoire
• Rue de Caumartin
• Rue Laffitte
• Place Pigalle

Places of interest

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  Opéra Garnier seen from the Printemps Haussmann
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  Mairie du IX^e arrondissement
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  Galeries Lafayette flagship store
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  Notre-Dame-de-Lorette historic church
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  Place Saint-Georges
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  Saint-Louis-d'Antin historic church

Public transport in the arrondissement

• Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris
• Folies Bergère at 32, Rue Richer
• Fondation Dosne-Thiers
• Hôtel Drouot, auction house
• Opera Garnier ("Paris Opera")
• Galeries Lafayette (flagship store) at 40, Boulevard Haussmann
• Paris Olympia
• Printemps department store (flagship store)
• Maison Souquet, hotel
• Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie
• Musée Grévin
• Musée Gustave Moreau at 14, Rue de la Rochefoucauld
• Musée du Parfum
• Musée de la Vie Romantique
• Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris
• Parts of Pigalle area
• Saint-Louis-d'Antin historic church (18th c.)
• Takashimaya Paris

Wikimedia France has its offices in the arrondissement, at 28 Rue de Londres.<ref>"Nous contacter". Wikimedia France. Retrieved on 8 May 2010.</ref>

Economy

Groupe Danone head office

Groupe Danone has its head office in the 17 Boulevard Haussmann building in the 9th arrondissement.<ref>"Contacts Template:Webarchive". Groupe Danone. Retrieved on 23 March 2010.</ref> Danone moved there in 2002.<ref>"Danone : regrouper les salariés dans un même bâtiment". Le Journal du Net. Retrieved on 26 July 2010.</ref>

BNP Paribas has its head office in the arrondissement.<ref>"Legal Information". BNP Paribas. Retrieved on 25 October 2011. "Registered Office : 16, Bd des Italiens - 75009 Paris (France)"</ref> Crédit Industriel et Commercial. Kroll Inc. also has an office in this arrondissement.<ref>"Office Locations Template:Webarchive". Kroll Inc. Retrieved on 14 August 2011. "Paris Place de l’Opéra 6 rue Halévy 75009 Paris France"</ref>

DotEmu has its head office in the 9th arrondissement.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Gameloft has its registered office and head office in the 9th arrondissement.<ref>"Personal data." Gameloft. Retrieved on 8 March 2019. "The Gameloft Human Resources team and staff providing support for the recruitment process locally at Gameloft entities in Europe or at the headquarters based at 14 rue Auber 75009 Paris, France "</ref><ref>"Legal notices." Gameloft. Retrieved on 8 March 2019. "Registered office: 14 rue Auber, 75009 Paris, France"</ref> It is on the fifth floor of 14 rue Auber.<ref>"World presence." Gameloft. Retrieved on 8 March 2019. Hover mouse over Paris to see: "France - Paris 14 Rue Auber, 5th floor, 75009 Paris"</ref>

Until June 1995, the head office of Société Générale was located in this arrondissement. On that month the head office moved to the Société Générale Towers.<ref>"Société Générale : deux tours à la Défense". Le Journal du Net. Retrieved on 7 July 2010.</ref> The former head office remains as the company's registered office.<ref>"Legal information Template:Webarchive". Société Générale. Retrieved on 24 September 2009.</ref>

Google Paris has its offices within the arrondissement.<ref>"Google locations." Google. Retrieved on May 25, 2016. "8 Rue de Londres 75009 Paris France"</ref>

The fashion School MOD'SPE Paris is also located in the arrondissement.

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 Template:Small	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
2009	60,275	27,649

External links

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