14th arrondissement of Paris

French municipal arrondissement
arrondissementnumber=14th
commune=Paris


caption=View over the 14th arrondissement. dominated by the Tour Montparnasse


mapcaption=Paris and its closest suburbs
lat_long=
région=Île-de-France
département=Paris
maire=Pierre Castagnou
alt mini=|alt maxi=
km²=5.62
sans=
134,700
132,844
date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census|dens=23,964|date-dens=2005|

The 14th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.

Situated on the left bank of the River Seine, it contains most of the Montparnasse district, which has traditionally been home to many artists as well as a Breton community. The district is today best-known for its skyscraper, the Tour Montparnasse, and its major railway terminus, the Gare Montparnasse.

The 14th arrondissement also contains the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, which is located near Parc Montsouris and Stade Charléty.

Geography

The land area of this arrondissement is 5.621 km² (2.17 sq. miles, or 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 (French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
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
2005 estimate	134,700	23,964

Immigration

France immigration
collectivity_name=the 14th arrondissement
census_year=1999
metropolitan_France=78.4
outside_metropolitan_France=21.6
overseas_France=1.4
foreign_French=4.3
EU-15=4.4
non-EU-15=11.5

Cityscape

Places of interest

* Paris Catacombs museum
* Cimetière du Montparnasse
* Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
* Gare Montparnasse
* Montparnasse area
* Musée Lenine
* Musée Jean Moulin
* La Santé Prison
* Tour Montparnasse

Main streets and squares

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