| Type: | arrmun |
| 9th arrondissement of Paris | |
| Insee: | 75109 |
| Commune: | Paris |
| Area: | 2.18 |
| Mayor: | Delphine Bürkli |
| Party: | Horizons |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
The 9th arrondissement of Paris (IXe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as French: le neuvième (pronounced as /fr/; "ninth").
The arrondissement, called Opéra, is located on the right bank of the River Seine. It contains many places of cultural, historical and architectural interest, including the French: [[Palais Garnier]]|italic=no (home to the Paris Opera), on the Place de l'Opéra, together with the InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel's Café de la Paix, as well as Boulevard Haussmann, with the Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, two large department stores, in addition to the French: [[Le Figaro]] newspaper. It hosts two historic churches, noted for their classical architecture, art and decoration: Saint-Louis-d'Antin (18th c.) and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (19th c.).
The arrondissement also contains a number of theatres and music venues including the Olympia, Folies Bergère, Théâtre Mogador, Théâtre Édouard VII and Théâtre de Paris.[1] Along with the 2nd and 8th arrondissements, it hosts one of the business centres of Paris, located around the French: Palais Garnier|italic=no.
In 2019, the 9th arrondissement had a population of 60,026.
The land area of this arrondissement is 2.179km2.
Wikimedia France has its offices in the arrondissement, at 28 Rue de Londres.[2]
Groupe Danone has its head office in the 17 Boulevard Haussmann building in the 9th arrondissement.[3] Danone moved there in 2002.[4]
BNP Paribas has its head office in the arrondissement.[5] Crédit Industriel et Commercial. Kroll Inc. also has an office in this arrondissement.[6]
DotEmu has its head office in the 9th arrondissement.[7]
Gameloft has its registered office and head office in the 9th arrondissement.[8] [9] It is on the fifth floor of 14 rue Auber.[10]
Until June 1995, the head office of Société Générale was located in this arrondissement. On that month the head office moved to the Société Générale Towers.[11] The former head office remains as the company's registered office.[12]
Google Paris has its offices within the arrondissement.[13]
The fashion School MOD'SPE Paris is also located in the arrondissement.
The peak population of the 9th arrondissement occurred in 1901, when it had 124,011 inhabitants. Since then, the arrondissement has widely attracted business activity. As a result, the population was in 1999 only 55,838 inhabitants, while it held 111,939 jobs.
| Year (of French censuses) | Population | Density (inh. per km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 103,767 | 47,600 | |
| 1901 | 124,011 | 56,912 | |
| 1954 | 102,287 | 46,921 | |
| 1962 | 94,094 | 43,182 | |
| 1968 | 84,969 | 38,994 | |
| 1975 | 70,270 | 32,249 | |
| 1982 | 64,134 | 29,433 | |
| 1990 | 58,019 | 26,626 | |
| 1999 | 55,838 | 25,626 | |
| 2009 | 60,275 | 27,649 |