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{{Infobox French subdivision
| type                   = arrmun
| name                   = 1st arrondissement of Paris
| INSEE                  = 75101
| commune                = [[Paris]]
| population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
| population_as_of       = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} 
| area                   = 1.83
| image_map              = Paris 1er arr jms.gif
| map_caption            = Location within Paris
| image_skyline          = Louvre Paris from top.jpg
| image_caption          = The [[Louvre]] and [[Tuileries Gardens|Tuileries]], seen from the north
| image_shield           = Blason ville fr Paris I.svg
| mayor                  = [[Ariel Weil]]
| party                  = [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]
| term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
| coordinates            = {{coord|48|51|36|N|2|20|28|E|region:FR-IDF_type:city|display=it}}
}}
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The '''1st arrondissement of Paris''' (''I<sup>er</sup> arrondissement'') is one of the 20 [[Arrondissements of Paris|arrondissements]] of the capital city of [[France]]. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le premier'' (the first). It is governed locally together with the [[2nd arrondissement of Paris|2nd]], [[3rd arrondissement of Paris|3rd]] and [[4th arrondissement of Paris|4th arrondissement]], with which it forms the 1st sector of Paris ([[Paris Centre|Paris-Centre]]).

Also known as ''Louvre'', the arrondissement is situated principally on the [[Rive Droite|right bank]] of the [[River Seine]]. It also includes the west end of the [[Île de la Cité]]. The locality is one of the oldest areas in Paris, the Île de la Cité having been the heart of the city of [[Lutetia]], conquered by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] in 52 BC, while some parts on the right bank (including [[Les Halles]]) date back to the early [[Middle Ages]].

It is the least populated of the city's arrondissements and one of the smallest by area, with a land area of only 1.83&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (0.705 sq. miles, or 451 acres). A significant part of the area is occupied by the [[Louvre|Louvre Museum]] and the [[Tuileries Gardens]]. The [[Forum des Halles]] is the largest shopping mall in Paris.<ref name=ParisDigest>{{Cite web |url= https://www.parisdigest.com/shopping/les-halles-shopping-mall-paris.htm|title= Les Halles in Paris. Forum des Halles.| year=2018 |publisher=Paris Digest |access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref> Much of the remainder of the arrondissement is dedicated to business and administration.

==Demography==
The area now occupied by the first arrondissement attained its peak population in the period preceding the re-organization of Paris in 1860. In 1999, the population was 16,888, while the arrondissement hosted 63,056 jobs, making it one of the most active for business after the [[2nd arrondissement of Paris|2nd]], [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th]], and [[9th arrondissement of Paris|9th]].

===Historical population===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year<br />(of French censuses)
! Population
! Density<br />(inh. per km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
| 1861 {{small|(peak of population)}}<sup>1</sup>
| 89,519
| 49,025
|-
| 1872
| 74,286
| 40,593
|-
| 1954
| 38,926
| 21,271
|-
| 1962
| 36,543
| 20,013
|-
| 1968
| 32,332
| 17,706
|-
| 1975
| 22,793
| 12,482
|-
| 1982
| 18,509
| 10,136
|-
| 1990
| 18,360
| 10,055
|-
| 1999
| 16,888
| 9,249
|-
| 2009
| 17,614
| 9,692
|}<sup>1</sup>{{small|The peak of population actually occurred before 1861, but the arrondissement was created in 1860, so there are no figures before 1861.}}

===Immigration===
{{France immigration
| collectivity_name   = the 1st arrondissement
| census_year         = 2000
| metropolitan_France = 79.8
| outside_metropolitan_France = 25.2
| overseas_France = 0.9
| foreign_French  = 5.1
| EU-15           = 7.6
| non-EU-15       = 19.8
}}

==Quarters==
[[File:Quarters of the 1st arrondissement of Paris - OSM 2020.svg|thumb|250px|The quarters of the 1st arrondissement]]
Each of the 20 Paris arrondissements is divided into four quarters (''quartiers''). The table below lists the four quarters of the 1st arrondissement:

<small>figures from 1999 French census</small>
{|table class="wikitable"
!Quarter
!Administrative number
!Population
!Land area<br /> (in km<sup>2</sup>)
!Density<br /> (inh. per km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
|Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois
| 1
| align="center"|1,670
| align="center"|0.871
| align="center"|1,917
|-
|Quartier Les Halles
| 2
| align="center"|8 980
| align="center"|0.412
| align="center"|21,796
|-
|Quartier Palais-Royal
| 3
| align="center"|3,190
| align="center"|0.279
| align="center"|11,434
|-
|Quartier Place Vendôme
| 4
| align="center"|3,040
| align="center"|0.270
| align="center"|11,259
|-
|}

==Economy==
[[Korean Air]]'s France office is in the 1st arrondissement.<ref>"[http://www.koreanair.com/local/eu/ld/fre/au/ci/fre_au_ci.jsp Aperçu / Info de Contact]." [[Korean Air]]. Retrieved 30 August 2011. "Sièges en Europe 9 boulevard de la Madeleine 75001 Paris France"</ref>

At one time [[Air Inter]]'s head office was located in the first arrondissement.<ref>"[http://www.stac.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/amenag/textes/instruction1975.pdf Direction des Bases Aeriennes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720231641/http://www.stac.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/amenag/textes/instruction1975.pdf |date=20 July 2011 }}." [[Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile]]. March 1975. 22/28. Retrieved 26 June 2010.</ref> When [[Minerve (airline)|Minerve]], an airline, existed, its head office was in the first arrondissement.<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 14–20 March 1990. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200765.html?search=%22Minerve%22&tracked=1 11].</ref>

==Education==
In terms of state-operated schools, the first arrondissement has two nursery schools (''écoles maternelles''), two primary schools (''écoles élémentaires''), one ''école polyvalente'', one high school (''[[collège]]''), and one sixth-form college (''[[lycée]]'').<ref name="Rech">"[http://pia.ac-paris.fr/repertoire/recherche# Rechercher un établissement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204123850/http://pia.ac-paris.fr/repertoire/recherche |date=4 December 2011 }}." ''Académie Paris''. Retrieved 25 October 2011.</ref>

The state-operated nursery schools are ''École Maternelle Auxerrois'' and ''École Maternelle Sourdiere''.<ref name="Rech"/> The state-operated primary schools are ''École Élémentaire Arbre Sec'' and ''École Élémentaire D'Argenteuil''.<ref name="Rech"/><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080214085856/http://ec-19-arbre-sec.scola.ac-paris.fr/page_ec/men_leg.htm Les mentions légales :]." ''École Élémentaire Arbre Sec''. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2011. "Adresse postale : Ecole Arbre sec 19, rue de l'Arbre sec 75001 Paris"</ref> The arrondissement has one ''école polyvalente'', ''École Polyvalente Cambon''.<ref>"[http://ec-28-cambon.scola.ac-paris.fr/ Accueil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031001339/http://ec-28-cambon.scola.ac-paris.fr/ |date=31 October 2011 }}." ''École Polyvalente Cambon''. Retrieved 25 October 2011. "28 rue Cambon 75001 Paris"</ref> ''Collège Jean-Baptiste Poquelin'' is the sole state-operated high school in the arrondissement.<ref>"[http://clg-jb-poquelin.scola.ac-paris.fr/ Accueil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107144052/http://clg-jb-poquelin.scola.ac-paris.fr/ |date=7 November 2011 }}." ''Collège Jean-Baptiste Poquelin'' Retrieved 25 October 2011. "6, rue Molière - 75001 PARIS"</ref> ''[[Lycée Professionnel Commercial Pierre Lescot]]'' is the sole state-operated sixth-form college in the first arrondissement.<ref>"[http://www.ac-paris.fr/serail/jcms/s2_162103/ee-lp-pierre-lescot-portail Contact]." ''[[Lycée Professionnel Commercial Pierre Lescot]]''. Retrieved 25 October 2011. "35 Rue des Bourdonnais, 75001 PARIS"</ref>
<!--Addresses of schools with no websites:
* Auxerrois: 6 R ST GERMAIN L'AUXERROIS 75001 PARIS
* Sourdiere: 27 RUE DE LA SOURDIERE 75001 PARIS
* Arbre Sec: 15 19 RUE DE L'ARBRE SEC 75001 PARIS (still)
* Argenteuil: 11 RUE D'ARGENTEUIL 75001 PARIS
* Notre-Dame-Saint-Roch: 37 RUE SAINT ROCH 75001 PARIS
* Pigier: 67-69 RUE DE DOUAI 75009 PARIS
* Dessin technique: 108 RUE SAINT HONORE 75001 PARIS
-->
Private primary and secondary institutions in the arrondissement include ''École Élémentaire Privée Notre-Dame-Saint-Roch'', ''École du 2nd Degré Professionnel Privée Pigier'', and ''École Technologique Privée de Dessin Technique et Artistique Sornas''.<ref name="Rech"/>

==Map==
[[File:Paris 1st.png|none|thumb|350px|Map of the 1st arrondissement.]]

==Cityscape==

===Places of interest===
[[File:Metro 1er arrondissement.png|300px|thumbnail|right|Transport: Metro and RER.]]
* [[Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel]], at the eastern end of the ''[[Axe historique]]'' ("historical axis")
* [[Bank of France]] headquarters
* [[Medici column|Colonne Médicis]]
* [[Comédie-Française]]
* [[Crédit Foncier de France]] historical headquarters
* The [[Louvre]]
* [[Galerie Véro-Dodat]]
* [[Les Halles]]
* [[Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris|Musée des Arts Décoratifs]]
** [[Musée de la Mode et du Textile]]
** [[Musée de la Publicité]] 
* [[Musée du Barreau de Paris]]
* [[Musée Grévin – Forum des Halles]]
* [[Musée des Lunettes et Lorgnettes Pierre Marly]]
* [[Palais Royal]]
* [[Hôtel de Vendôme (place Vendôme, Paris)|Hôtel de Vendôme]]
* [[Hôtel de Rambouillet]] (former building)
* [[Hôtel Ritz Paris]]
* [[La Sainte-Chapelle]]
* [[La Samaritaine]]
* [[Tuileries Garden]]
** [[Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume]]
** [[Musée de l'Orangerie]]

===Bridges===
* [[Pont Neuf]]
* [[Pont des Arts]]

===Streets and squares===
* [[Avenue de l'Opéra]] (partial)
*[[Rue Molière]]
* [[Rue de Rivoli]] (partial)
* [[Place Vendôme]] and the [[Vendôme Column]]

==See also==
{{Portal|France}}
* [[Street Names of Paris, 1er arrondissement]]

==References==
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==External links==
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