2nd arrondissement of Paris – Wikipedia

The 2 ^{It is} district of Paris is the product of the Paris extension to XV ^{It is} And XVI ^{It is} centuries. The first urban dwellings date from the XIV ^{It is} century. Thus, the enclosure of Charles V (1371—1380) already extended to the rue d’Aboukir. At XVI ^{It is} A century, the city extends to the current level of the Grands Boulevards, then drawn from the enclosure of Louis XIII.

The main buildings are today the old seats of the Stock Exchange and the National Library of France (BNF) – Richelieu / Louvois site.

With an area of ​​99 hectares, it is the smallest district of Paris.

Under the terms of article R2512-1 of the general code of local authorities (regulatory part), it also bears the name of “borough of the scholarship” ^{[ first ]} , but this name is rarely used in everyday life.

The law of February 28, 2017 on Paris status and metropolitan development provides for the grouping of the councils and services of the four central districts after the municipal elections of 2020. This new entity takes the name of Paris Center.

The 2 ^{It is} district said Stock market district was created by the law of June 16, 1859 , during the extension of Paris to the enclosure of Thiers and gives rise to a new division ^{[ 2 ]} .
So the first ^is arrondissement is created from a part of the ancients first ^is , 2 ^{It is} , 3 ^{It is} , 5 ^{It is} And 6 ^{It is} districts.

When it was created, the 2 ^{It is} Arrondissement was bounded to the north by a line starting from the boulevard des Capucines, opposite rue Neuve-des-Capucines and according to the axis of this boulevards and the boulevards des Italians, Montmartre, Bonne-Nouvelle, Saint-Denis, up to At Boulevard de Sébastopol, the axis of this boulevard to the rue aux Bears, to the east, then to the south, the axis of the extension of this street to Place des Victoires, the axis of this square and that of the Neuve-des-Petits-Champs and Neuve-des-Capucines streets to the starting point.

Borough limits [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The current limits of 2 ^{It is} district date from 1860, following the law of June 16, 1859 giving rise to a new division of Paris in 20 arrondissements. They include part of the old 2 ^{It is} arrondissement, part of the old 3 ^{It is} and part of the old 5 ^{It is} .

The district is between the following routes, in the time direction:

From the municipal elections of mars 2020 , administrative management is carried out with first ^is , 3 ^{It is} And 4 ^{It is} districts in the town hall of Paris-Center, former town hall of 3 ^{It is} , due to the grouping of the four districts of the center of Paris within the first ^is sector ^{[ 3 ]} . The 2 ^{It is} Arrondissement has no political existence, but it retains a postal existence: postal codes have not changed.

Since July 11, 2020, there is no more administration of the district.

Personalities exercising an elective function whose mandate is underway and in direct connection with the territory of 2 ^{It is} Paris district are as follows:

Borough town hall [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Paris advisers of 2 ^{It is} arrondissement [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The 2 ^{It is} Paris district sends two elected officials to the Paris Council. Since March 2014, these have been Jacques Boutault (EELVA), Véronique Levieux (PS). The borough council includes 11 seats.

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The 2 ^{It is} arrondissement is included in the second district of Paris from 1958 to 1986, also including the 3 ^{It is} arrondissement. From 1988, he was part of the first ^re Constituency with the 1 ^is , 3 ^{It is} And 4 ^{It is} districts. From the XIV ^{It is} legislature, the 2 ^{It is} arrondissement remains integrated into the first constituency with the 1 ^is And 8 ^{It is} districts and most of 9 ^{It is} .

Since 1958, deputies covering the 2 ^{It is} Arrondissement were Michel Junot (1958-1962), Jean Sainteny (1962-1963), Amédée Brousset (1963-1967), Jacques Dominati (1967-1978), Abel Thomas (1978-1981), Pierre Dabezies (1981), in New Jacques Dominati (1982-1993), then Laurent Dominati (1993-2002) and Martine Billard (2002-2012), Pierre Lellouche (2012-2017) and Sylvain Maillard (elected in 2017).

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In 2009, the population was 21,417 inhabitants to 99.1 hectares , an average density of 21,633 inhabitants/km ² . The district represents approximately 1% of the Parisian population.

Year (national census)	Population	Density ( in a way. par km 2 )
1861	81 609	82 267
1872	73 578	74 321
1936	41 780	42 202
1954	43 857	44 300
1962	40 864	41 194
1968	35 357	35 642
1975	26 328	26 540
1982	21 203	21 374
1990	20 738	20 905
1999	19 585	19 743
2006	21 259	21 474
2011	22 927 [ 8 ]	23 158
2017	21 042 [ 9 ]	21 254

Administrative districts [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Like each Parisian district, the 2 ^{It is} is divided into 4 administrative districts:

1. Gaillon district ( 5 ^{It is} Paris district)
2. Vivienne district ( 6 ^{It is} Paris district)
3. Mail district ( 7 ^{It is} Paris district)
4. Bonne-Nouvelle district ( 8 ^{It is} Paris district)

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Schools and university [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The Colbert gallery welcomes, in addition to the INHA and the INP, the research laboratories and doctoral schools of universities and major Parisian schools, linked to the history of art.

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The Jean Dame gymnasium is the main sports equipment of the 2 ^{It is} arrondissement. It is located rue Léopold-Bellan. Several associations offer many activities there, ranging from swimming to judo to fencing. This gymnasium also has a performance hall.

Green spaces [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The urban development policy wanted by Haussmann provided a square by administrative district, that is to say four per district. The smallness of 2 ^{It is} Arrondissement and the few transformations of which it was the subject did not allow the objective of achieving. Today it contains two squares: the Square Louvois and the Square Jacques-Bidault. THE 2 ^{It is} is thus the district of Paris the least endowed in green spaces.

Market [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The only district market stands in the stock market, two afternoons per week ^{[ ten ]} .

Population income and taxation [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

In 2011, median tax income per household was € 34,134, which placed on 2 ^{It is} District at 14 ^{It is} rank among the 20 districts of Paris ^{[ 11 ]} .

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Libraries and bookstores [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

• The historic site of the National Library of France (Quadrilatera Richelieu) is in the 2 ^{It is} Arrondissement, rue de Richelieu.
• The only municipal library in the borough is the Charlotte Delbo library, passage from the grandfathers.
• The district has several bookstores, including a bookstore specializing in theater (theatrical bookstore), rue Marivaux.

Arts [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

A higher education center concerning the history of art has developed around the National Library of France (cf. supra).

Rail network [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

(Pyramids).

Bus [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

RATP 20 21 22 27 29 32 38 39 45 52 66 68 74 85 95

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References [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

• Andrée Jacob, Life and history of 2 ^{It is} arrondissement , Editions Hervas, 1991, (ISBN  9782903118396 ) .
• Dominique Leborgne, Walker’s guide, 2 ^{It is} arrondissement , Parigramme, 1995.
• Meryam Khouya, Street memory – Paris 2 ^{It is} Arrondissement (1900-1940) , Parigramme, 2015.