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unusual facts about arrondissements of Paris


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.


Arrondissement of Paris

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

Dakar Region

The communes d'arrondissement have a lot of power, unlike the arrondissements of Paris, and are more comparable to the London boroughs.


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