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8th arrondissement

The 8th arrondissement of is home to the Avenue des Champs Elysées, which ends up at the Arc de Triomphe. The executive branch of French government is also based here, as well as the embassies of certain nations.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe.

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The Avenue des is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The avenue is 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide, running between the in the east and the in the west, where the is located.

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The de l'Étoile, often simply called the , is one of the most famous monuments in , France. It is located at the western end of the , at the centre of —formerly known as Place de l'Étoile—named for the star-shaped configuration formed by the convergence of twelve radiating avenues.

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The des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the , is a historic site, exhibition hall and complex located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris between the and the , France on Avenue Winston-Churchill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 17th arrondissement and 7th arrondissement.

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The of Paris lies off the beaten path, directly north of the Arc de Triomphe. If you want to see Paris at some of its finest, wealthiest, and most eclectic, this is the place to go.

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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.

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The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

8th arrondissement

Latitude
48.87373° or 48° 52′ 25″ north
Longitude
2.31039° or 2° 18′ 37″ east
Population
35,100
Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V8F6+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 241099674
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3020270
Wiki­data ID
Q270230
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“8th arrondissement” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الدائرة الثامنة في باريس”
  • Arabic: “الدائرة الثامنة”
  • Armenian: “Փարիզի 8-րդ շրջան”
  • Asturian: “VIII Distritu de París”
  • Azerbaijani: “VIII arondisman”
  • Balinese: “Arondisemén ka-8 Paris”
  • Basque: “Parisko 8. barrutia”
  • Belarusian: “8 акруга Парыжу”
  • Belarusian: “8-я акруга Парыжу”
  • Belarusian: “VIII акруга Парыжа”
  • Belarusian: “VIII акруга Парыжу”
  • Bengali: “প্যারিসের ৮ম আরোঁদিসমঁ”
  • Breton: “8vet arondisamant”
  • Catalan: “8è districte de París”
  • Chinese: “Pa-lí 8 khu”
  • Chinese: “巴黎第八区”
  • Chinese: “巴黎第八區”
  • Chinese: “第八区”
  • Czech: “8. pařížský obvod”
  • Danish: “8. arrondissement i Paris”
  • Dutch: “8e arrondissement (Parijs)”
  • Dutch: “8e arrondissement van Parijs”
  • Dutch: “8e arrondissement”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حى پاريس التامن”
  • Erzya: “Парижэнь VIII-це кужось”
  • Esperanto: “8-a arondismento de Parizo”
  • Estonian: “Pariisi 8. ringkond”
  • Estonian: “Pariisi VIII ringkond”
  • Finnish: “8. arrondissementti”
  • French: “8e arrondissement de Paris”
  • French: “8e Arrondissement”
  • French: “8e”
  • French: “8ème arrondissement de Paris”
  • French: “75008”
  • French: “huitième arrondissement”
  • French: “Paris 8”
  • French: “Paris 8e”
  • French: “VIIIe arrondissement”
  • Galician: “8º distrito de París”
  • Georgian: “პარიზის VIII რაიონი”
  • German: “8. Arrondissement von Paris”
  • German: “8. Arrondissement”
  • Greek: “8ο Δημοτικό Διαμέρισμα Παρισιού”
  • Greek: “8ο δημοτικό διαμέρισμα του Παρισιού”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Pâ-lì Thi-pat-khî”
  • Hebrew: “הרובע השמיני של פריז”
  • Hebrew: “הרובע השמיני”
  • Hungarian: “Párizs 8. kerülete”
  • Indonesian: “Arondisemen ke-8 Paris”
  • Indonesian: “Arondisemen ke-8”
  • Irish: “8ú arrondissement Pháras”
  • Italian: “VIII arrondissement di Parigi”
  • Japanese: “8区 (パリ)”
  • Japanese: “8区”
  • Japanese: “パリ8区”
  • Korean: “8구”
  • Korean: “파리 8구”
  • Latin: “Circumdarium VIII Lutetiae”
  • Luxembourgish: “8. Arrondissement vu Paräis”
  • Luxembourgish: “8. Arrondissement”
  • Luxembourgish: “arrondissement de l’Élysée”
  • Macedonian: “VIII округ на Париз”
  • Malay: “Daerah 8”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pa-lí 8 khu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “8. arrondissement”
  • Norwegian: “8. arrondissement”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “8au arrondiment de París”
  • Persian: “منطقه ۸ پاریس”
  • Polish: “8. dzielnica Paryża”
  • Portuguese: “8.º arrondissement de Paris”
  • Portuguese: “8.º distrito de Paris”
  • Portuguese: “8º arrondissement”
  • Romanian: “Arondismentul 8 din Paris”
  • Russian: “VIII округ Парижа”
  • Russian: “VIII округ”
  • Serbian: “8. арондисман Париза”
  • Slovak: “8. obvod”
  • Slovenian: “8. okrožje Pariza”
  • Slovenian: “8. pariško okrožje”
  • Slovenian: “Pariz 8”
  • Spanish: “VIII Arrondissement de Paris”
  • Spanish: “VIII Arrondissement de París”
  • Spanish: “VIII Distrito de Paris”
  • Spanish: “VIII distrito de París”
  • Spanish: “VIII Distrito de París”
  • Swedish: “8ème arrondissement”
  • Swedish: “Paris åttonde arrondissement”
  • Tatar: “Парижның 8 нче округы”
  • Tatar: “Парижның VIII округы”
  • Turkish: “8. arrondissement”
  • Turkish: “Paris’in 8. bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “VIII округ Парижа”
  • Urdu: “پیرس کا آٹھواں آرونڈسمینٹ”
  • Urdu: “پیرس کا آٹھواں اراؤنڈڈسمنٹ”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận 8, Paris”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận 8”
  • Welsh: “8fed Bwrdeisdref Paris”

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