The city of Paris, which is also the capitol of France, is divided into 20 arrondissements (administrative districts). The last two digits in most Parisian postal codes indicate which arrondissement a place is located in or around, 75001-75002.
The 20 arrondissements are arranged in the form of a clockwise spiral starting in the middle of the city, with the first on the right bank (north bank) of the Seine river. The French cities of Lyon and Marseille are also subdivided in this way.
In French the number is often given in Roman numerals, for example, the Eiffel Tower is located in tehh VII arrondissement.
11 October 1795, Paris was only divided into 12 arrondissements. They were numbered from west to east, with the numbers 1-9 situated on the right bank of the Seine and 10-12 on the left Bank. Each arrondissement was also subdivided into four quartiers, which corresponded to the 48 original districts created in 1790.
1 January 1860 new territory was defined to be with Paris' city limits by Napoleon III. The previous 12 where rearranged with this new territory to become the present 20.
I will attempt to break down each Arrondissement, listing popular spots and things that make that area unique in upcoming blogs, so look out for it, but I will of course still be blogging about some places I hope to see or that represent Paris to me..
A Bientôt, Mes Amis...
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