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unusual facts about Arrondissement of Paris


Arrondissement of Paris

It has 20 cantons: the 20 municipal arrondissements of Paris.



see also

Cariou

Corentin Cariou (1898–1942), born in Loctudy, alderman of the 19th arrondissement of Paris, shot as a hostage during the occupation.

Christofle

The Musée Bouilhet-Christofle is a private museum in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Clémentine Autain

In 2001, the Parti communiste français asked her to run at the top of the ballot in 17th arrondissement of Paris against Françoise de Panafieu, which she describes as a "big bourgeois woman" with "appalling class contempt".

Léo Malet

Of the 33 novels detailing his adventures, eighteen take place in a sole arrondissement of Paris, in a sub-series of his exploits which Malet dubbed the "New Mysteries of Paris" quoting Eugene Sue's seminal "feuilleton"; though he never completed the full 20 arrondissements as he originally planned.

Oberkampf

a street in Paris, Rue Oberkampf, 11th arrondissement of Paris, and its surrounding area

Place Vendome

Place Vendôme, a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France