15th arrondissement of Paris | |
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Coordinates: 48°50′29″N 2°18′01″E / 48.84139°N 2.30028°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Paris |
Commune | Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Goujon ( LR) |
Area | 8.50 km2 (3.28 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | 227,746 |
• Density | 26,794/km2 (69,400/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 75115 |
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The 15th arrondissement of Paris (XVe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as le quinzième ("the fifteenth").
The 15th arrondissement, called Vaugirard, is situated on the left bank of the River Seine. Sharing the Montparnasse district with the 6th and 14th arrondissements, it is the city's most populous arrondissement, with a population of 229,472 as of 2020. Tour Montparnasse – the tallest skyscraper in Paris – and the neighbouring Gare Montparnasse are both located in the 15th arrondissement, at its border with the 14th.
It is also home to the high-rise Beaugrenelle district and the Front de Seine riverside development, as well as the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles convention centre, where the 180-metre Tour Triangle is set to house a 120-room hotel and 70,000 square metres of office space in 2026. [2] Close is the Héliport de Paris, the city heliport, just nearby the border with Issy-les-Moulineaux.
The loi du 16 juin 1859 decreed the annexation to Paris of the area between the old Wall of the Ferme générale and the Wall of Thiers. The communes of Grenelle, Vaugirard and Javel were incorporated into Paris in 1860.
Politician Charles Michels (born 1903) was elected a deputy for the 15th arrondissement under the Popular Front; he was taken hostage and shot by the Nazis in 1941. A Métro station and street now bear his name.
As in all the Parisian arrondissements, the fifteenth is made up of four administrative quarters (quartiers).
The early airfield here has been encroached upon by urban development and a sports centre, but the residual area, mainly laid to grass, continues to serve Paris as a heliport. The Sécurité Civile has a detachment there close to maintenance facilities. Customs facilities are available and especially busy during the Salon d'Aeronautique airshows held at Le Bourget on the other side of the city.
The 15th arrondissement is located in the southwestern part of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. It includes one of the three islands in Paris, the Île aux Cygnes (Isle of the Swans), on the border with the 16th arrondissement. It also borders the 6th, 7th and 14th arrondissements.
At 8.5 km2 (3.28 sq. miles, or 2,100 acres), it is the third-largest arrondissement in Paris; it would be the largest if the large parks Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes were not counted as part of the 16th and 12th arrondissements, respectively.
The peak of population of Paris's 15th arrondissement occurred in 1962, when it had 250,551 inhabitants. Since then it has lost approximately one-tenth of its population, but it remains the most populous arrondissement of Paris, with 225,362 inhabitants at the last census in 1999. With 144,667 jobs at the same census, the 15th is also very dense in business activities. This arrondissement is home to many families and is known in Paris as one of the quietest sections in Paris. The majority of the arrondissement is relatively unfrequented by tourists, a rarity for one of the world's most visited cities.
Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km2) |
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1872 | 75,449 | 8,874 |
1954 | 250,124 | 29,419 |
1962 (peak of population) | 250,551 | 29,470 |
1968 | 244,080 | 28,709 |
1975 | 231,301 | 27,205 |
1982 | 225,596 | 26,534 |
1990 | 223,940 | 26,340 |
1999 | 225,362 | 26,507 |
2009 | 236,491 | 27,888 |
Born in metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | |||
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80.0% | 20.0% | |||
Born in overseas France |
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1 | EU-15 immigrants2 | Non-EU-15 immigrants | |
1.0% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 10.2% | |
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. |
246, rue Lecourbe 75732 PARIS – France.
101 bis, quai Branly, 75015 Paris.
La Poste laposte.com V603 44 bd de Vaugirard 75015 Paris – France.
Siège social ("Headquarters") : 44 boulevard de Vaugirard – 75757 PARIS CEDEX 15.
Hachette Livre 43, quai de Grenelle 75905 Paris Cedex 15.
Executive Management Tour Maine-Montparnasse 33, avenue du Maine 75755 Paris Cedex 15 France.
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15th arrondissement of Paris | |
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Coordinates: 48°50′29″N 2°18′01″E / 48.84139°N 2.30028°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Paris |
Commune | Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Goujon ( LR) |
Area | 8.50 km2 (3.28 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | 227,746 |
• Density | 26,794/km2 (69,400/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 75115 |
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The 15th arrondissement of Paris (XVe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as le quinzième ("the fifteenth").
The 15th arrondissement, called Vaugirard, is situated on the left bank of the River Seine. Sharing the Montparnasse district with the 6th and 14th arrondissements, it is the city's most populous arrondissement, with a population of 229,472 as of 2020. Tour Montparnasse – the tallest skyscraper in Paris – and the neighbouring Gare Montparnasse are both located in the 15th arrondissement, at its border with the 14th.
It is also home to the high-rise Beaugrenelle district and the Front de Seine riverside development, as well as the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles convention centre, where the 180-metre Tour Triangle is set to house a 120-room hotel and 70,000 square metres of office space in 2026. [2] Close is the Héliport de Paris, the city heliport, just nearby the border with Issy-les-Moulineaux.
The loi du 16 juin 1859 decreed the annexation to Paris of the area between the old Wall of the Ferme générale and the Wall of Thiers. The communes of Grenelle, Vaugirard and Javel were incorporated into Paris in 1860.
Politician Charles Michels (born 1903) was elected a deputy for the 15th arrondissement under the Popular Front; he was taken hostage and shot by the Nazis in 1941. A Métro station and street now bear his name.
As in all the Parisian arrondissements, the fifteenth is made up of four administrative quarters (quartiers).
The early airfield here has been encroached upon by urban development and a sports centre, but the residual area, mainly laid to grass, continues to serve Paris as a heliport. The Sécurité Civile has a detachment there close to maintenance facilities. Customs facilities are available and especially busy during the Salon d'Aeronautique airshows held at Le Bourget on the other side of the city.
The 15th arrondissement is located in the southwestern part of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. It includes one of the three islands in Paris, the Île aux Cygnes (Isle of the Swans), on the border with the 16th arrondissement. It also borders the 6th, 7th and 14th arrondissements.
At 8.5 km2 (3.28 sq. miles, or 2,100 acres), it is the third-largest arrondissement in Paris; it would be the largest if the large parks Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes were not counted as part of the 16th and 12th arrondissements, respectively.
The peak of population of Paris's 15th arrondissement occurred in 1962, when it had 250,551 inhabitants. Since then it has lost approximately one-tenth of its population, but it remains the most populous arrondissement of Paris, with 225,362 inhabitants at the last census in 1999. With 144,667 jobs at the same census, the 15th is also very dense in business activities. This arrondissement is home to many families and is known in Paris as one of the quietest sections in Paris. The majority of the arrondissement is relatively unfrequented by tourists, a rarity for one of the world's most visited cities.
Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km2) |
---|---|---|
1872 | 75,449 | 8,874 |
1954 | 250,124 | 29,419 |
1962 (peak of population) | 250,551 | 29,470 |
1968 | 244,080 | 28,709 |
1975 | 231,301 | 27,205 |
1982 | 225,596 | 26,534 |
1990 | 223,940 | 26,340 |
1999 | 225,362 | 26,507 |
2009 | 236,491 | 27,888 |
Born in metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | |||
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80.0% | 20.0% | |||
Born in overseas France |
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1 | EU-15 immigrants2 | Non-EU-15 immigrants | |
1.0% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 10.2% | |
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. |
246, rue Lecourbe 75732 PARIS – France.
101 bis, quai Branly, 75015 Paris.
La Poste laposte.com V603 44 bd de Vaugirard 75015 Paris – France.
Siège social ("Headquarters") : 44 boulevard de Vaugirard – 75757 PARIS CEDEX 15.
Hachette Livre 43, quai de Grenelle 75905 Paris Cedex 15.
Executive Management Tour Maine-Montparnasse 33, avenue du Maine 75755 Paris Cedex 15 France.
Schiller International University 9, rue Yvart 75015 – Paris FRANCE.