Noteworthy fact: the 16th arrondissement is the only district in Paris with two postal codes in use. All the other ...

The Paris arrondissements are city districts that were established in 1795. Originally, there were 12 districts, but over time that increased to 20 and now, since 2020, a total of 17 districts ...

We take a stroll through the sometimes surprising history of the French capital's arrondissements. Paris was first divided in arrondissements back in 1795 although back then there were only 12, nine ...

The Paris city council voted Monday to approve a plan by Mayor Anne Hidalgo to regroup four of the French capital’s historic arrondissements into a single district. The proposal must be approved by ...

With its ornate 19th-century buildings, broad avenues, expansive parks and diverse museums, Paris’s 16th arrondissement has long been home to the crème de la crème of French high society. Located just ...

Paris’s Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to wipe four of the city’s 20 historic arrondissements off the map in a bid to make the French capital “more democratic and more efficient”, according to ...