[2] The land area of this arrondissement is 5.984 km2 (2.310 sq mi; 1,479 acres).

Today it remains very dense in population and business activity with 197,067 inhabitants in 2009 and 54,786 jobs as of the last census in 1999.

2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth.

1930s church with colourful stained glass The Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) has its head office in the arrondissement.

[3] The humour publication Charlie Hebdo had its head office in the arrondissement.