# 14th arrondissement of Paris

Paris Coat of Arms The 20 arrondissements of Paris :
| 17th | 17th | 17th | 18th | 18th | 19th | 19th |
| | 8th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 20th |
| 16th | 8th | 8th | 2nd | 3rd | 11th | 20th |
| 16th | 8th | 8th | 1st | 4th | 12th | 12th |
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| 16th | | 7th | 6th | 5th | 13th | 13th |
| 16th | | 15th | 14th | 14th | | 13th | 13th |
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The 14th arrondissement of Paris (French: XIV$^e$ arrondissement), officially named arrondissement de l'Observatoire (IPA:; meaning "arrondissement of the Observatory"; named after the Paris Observatory), is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, the capital city of France.
It is situated on the left bank of the River Seine, containing most of the Montparnasse district. Although today Montparnasse is best known for its skyscraper, Tour Montparnasse, as well as its major railway terminus, Gare Montparnasse, both are only partially located in the neighbouring 15th arrondissement. The district has traditionally been home to many artists as well as a significant Breton community, which arrived at the beginning of the 20th century upon the creation of the Montparnasse railway terminus.
Notable sites in the 14th arrondissement include the universities of Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris and the Paris School of Economics, which is located near Parc Montsouris, Stade Charléty and the Catacombs of Paris.
Since 2014, the mayor of the 14th arrondissement is Carine Petit.

## Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is 5.621km$^2$ (2.17 sq. miles; 1,389 acres).

## Demography

The 14th arrondissement attained its peak population in 1954 when it had 181,414 inhabitants. It continues to have a high density of both population and business activity with 132,844 inhabitants and 71,836 jobs as of the last census, in 1999.

### Historical population

| Year | Population | Density (inh. per km$^2$) |
| 1872 | 69,611 | 12,384 |
| 1954 (peak of population) | 181,414 | 32,274 |
| 1962 | 178,149 | 31,693 |
| 1968 | 167,093 | 29,727 |
| 1975 | 149,137 | 26,532 |
| 1982 | 138,596 | 24,657 |
| 1990 | 136,574 | 24,297 |
| 1999 | 132,844 | 23,634 |
| 2009 | 137,189 | 24,324 |
| 2010 | 138,299 | 24,521 |
| 2015 | 139,992 | 24,821 |
| 2021 | 136,368 | 24,178 |

### Immigration

Place of birth of residents of the 14th arrondissement in 1999 :
| Born in metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France |
| 78.4% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% |
| 78.4% | Born in overseas France | Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth$^1$ | EU-15 immigrants$^2$ | Non-EU-15 immigrants |
| 78.4% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 11.5% |
| $^1$ 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. |||||

## Economy

Aéroports de Paris has its head office in the arrondissement. In addition Société d'exploitation de l'hebdomadaire Le Point (SEBDO Le Point), the company that operates Le Point, has its head office in the arrondissement.
SNCF, the French rail company, formerly had its head office in Montparnasse and the 14th arrondissement.

## Government and infrastructure

La Santé Prison, operated by the Ministry of Justice, is in the arrondissement.
The head office of the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE), the French international schooling network, is located in the arrondissement.

## Culture

The International Astronomical Union head office is located on the second floor of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. The Théâtre Rive Gauche is located at 6, rue de la Gaîté. Several contemporary art galleries are also located in the 14th arrondissement, such as the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, the Musée Adzak and the Gallery of Montparnasse.

## Cityscape
### Places of interest

* Paris Catacombs museum
* Cimetière du Montparnasse
* Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
* Gare Montparnasse
* Michael Servetus statue
* Montparnasse area
* Musée Lenine
* Musée Jean Moulin
* Paris Observatory
* La Santé Prison
* Tour Montparnasse
* Sainte-Anne Hospital Center
* Notre-Dame-du-Travail, Paris
* Saint-Dominique Church (Paris)
* Notre-dame-du-Rosaire, Paris

### Main streets and squares

* Rue de l'Arrivée
* Place Denfert-Rochereau
* Rue Delambre
* Rue du Départ
* Place Edgar Quinet
* Avenue du Maine
* Boulevard du Montparnasse
* Boulevard Raspail