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The city of Paris is bounded by the Périphérique, the ring-road that circles the center. Within the Périphérique, Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements; these are the principle indicators of a location in Paris; the main part of any Parisien address.
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For anyone who's spent a few days in Paris, even years ago, those "in the know", or those who've read stories about Paris, an arrondissement number evokes an image: the 5th, left-bank; the 6th, St-Germain and Luxembourg; the 16th, wealth and "class".
In France, the first two digits of the postal "zip" code indicate the number of the département. For Paris, the departement is 75, and the final two numbers of the code indicate the arrondissement. Thus 75005 means: Paris, 5th arrondissement.
Paris has a mayor. And each arrondissement has its own mayor (maire d'arrondissement) and and city hall (mairie). This has, of course, only accademic interest to us as tourists. It's more useful to us to get familiar with the principle sites and places of interest in each arrondissement.
| 1: Louvre, Tuilleries Gardens, Palais Royal, Forum des Halles |
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11: Bastille, Winter Circus (Cirque d'Hiver) |
| 2: Bourse, Comique Opera |
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12: Gare de Lyon, Paris-Bercy, Bois de Vincennes |
| 3: Picasson museum |
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13: Place d'Italie, Bibliothèque Nationale, Gare d'Austerlitz, les Gobelins, Porte Royal |
| 4: Pompidou Center (Beaubourg), Notre-Dame, Place des Vosges. the Mairée |
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14: Parc Montsouris, Paris Observatory, Place Denfert-Rochereau, Porte d'Orleans, Montparnasse cemetery |
| 5: Left Bank, Sorbonne, Bvd St. Michel, Theatre Mouffetard, Cluny museum |
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15: Montparnasse tower, Gare Montparnasse, Porte de Versailles, Parc des Expositions, André-Citroe¨n Park |
| 6: Left Bank, St.Germain, Luxembourg Gardens |
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16: Trocadéro, Palais de Chaillot, Radio France, Auteuil Hippodorme, Bois de Boulogne |
| 7: Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, Invalides, Orsay museum, Rodin museum |
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17: Porte de Clichy, Place de Wagram, Palais des Congrès, Porte Maillot, Batignolles Square |
| 8: Champs-Elysée, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, Elysée Palace, Parc Monceau |
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18: Sacré-Coeur, Place du Tertre, Place Pigalle, Porte de Clignancourt (les puces flea market) |
| 9: Opera, Folies Bergère, Gare Saint-Lazare, Place Pigalle |
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19: Buttes-Chaumont Parc, Parc de la villette (Museum of Science and Industry), Place des Fètes |
| 10: Gare de l'Est, Gare du Nord |
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20: Père-Lachaise cemetery, Place Gambetta, Porte de Bagnolet, Porte de Vincennes |
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