Paris 15

The 15th arrondissement of is in the city's southwest on the Left Bank of the Seine. Quite up-market and quiet, it is the largest arrondissement by both area and population.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eiffel Tower and Orsay Museum.

The is a lattice tower on the in , France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a in , France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900.

College
or Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies, is a public research university located in , France, that holds the status of grande école and the legal status of grand établissement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 7th arrondissement and 6th arrondissement.

The is perhaps the most expensive area to live in . The Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous tourist sites in the world, is here, as well as many government buildings. Many dignitaries and VIPs populate this arrondissement.

As with itself, the is hard to write about without using superlatives. There's a bit of everything here, from the busy sidewalks of Paris' main art Gallery scene to the expansive green spaces and under-tree cafés of the Jardin…

The of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.

Paris 15

Latitude
48.8412° or 48° 50′ 28″ north
Longitude
2.3003° or 2° 18′ 1″ east
Population
233,000
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8FW4R8R2+F4
Geo­Names ID
6618621
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Localities in the Area

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