Paris 15
The 15th arrondissement of Paris 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.
Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.
Orsay Museum
Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900.
Sciences Po
College
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Sciences Po or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies, is a public research university located in Paris, 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.
7th arrondissement
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The 7th arrondissement is perhaps the most expensive area to live in Paris. 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.
6th arrondissement
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As with Paris itself, the 6th Arrondissement 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…
5th arrondissement
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The 5th Arrondissement 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
- Type: Locality with 233,000 residents
- Also known as: “Paris 15e”, “Paris XV”, and “XVe”
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.8412° or 48° 50′ 28″ northLongitude
2.3003° or 2° 18′ 1″ eastPopulation
233,000Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
8FW4R8R2+F4GeoNames ID
6618621
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In Other Languages
“Paris 15” goes by many names.
- French: “Paris 15ème”
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