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Ive ArrondissementThe 4e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the River Seine, bordered to north by the IIIe arrondissement, to the east by the XIe and XIIe arrondissement, and to the south by the Seine and the Ve arrondissement. The western parts of le de la Cit as well as le Saint-Louis make up the arrondissement. - Area: 1.601 km² (0.618 sq. miles, or 396 acres)
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(of French censuses) | Population | Density
(inh. per km²) | | 1861 (peak of population) | 108,520 | 67,783 | | 1962 | 61,670 | 38,520 | | 1968 | 54,029 | 33,747 | | 1975 | 40,466 | 25,275 | | 1982 | 33,990 | 21,230 | | 1990 | 32,226 | 20,129 | | 1999 | 30,675 | 19,160 | Note: the peak of population actually occurred before 1861, but the
arrondissement was created in 1860, so we do not have figures before 1861.
History The first residents of the le de la Cit date from the Gaul era, but the Right Bank was first populated at the start of the Middle Ages. Since the end of the 19th century, le Marais has been populated by a significantly Jewish population, the Rue des Rosiers being their main base, with a handful of kosher restaurants. Since the 1990s, gay culture has made its impact on the arrondissement, opening a number of rainbow-flagged bars and cafs in the area by the town hall. Highlights include 04e arrondissement
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