XVIe arrondissement

(Redirected from 16ème arrondissement, Paris)

The 16^e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France, located on the western part of the city. It is located on the Right Bank.

It borders the communes of Neuilly-sur-Seine and Boulogne-Billancourt.

Area:
- 16.305 km² (6.295 sq. miles, or 4,029 acres) with the Bois de Boulogne
- 7.846 km² (3.029 sq. miles, or 1,939 acres) without the Bois de Boulogne

Population:

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
1962 (peak of population)	227,418	28,985
1968	214,120	27,290
1975	193,590	24,674
1982	179,446	22,871
1990	169,863	21,650
1999	161,773	20,619

Note: densities calculated without the Bois de Boulogne.

It is commonly known as the richest part of Paris (see Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy) and features some of the highest house prices in France. It is also the only arrondissement in Paris with two separate postal codes, for example::

South

32, Avenue Raphaël 
75016 Paris

North

57, Avenue Marceau 
75116 Paris

In other arrondissements, the last two digits of the postal code signify the whole arrondissement.

Categories: Arrondissements of Paris

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