XXe arrondissement
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The 20e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank. It is bordered on the north by the XIXe arrondissement, to the east by the communes of Lilas, Bagnolet, Montreuil, and Saint-Mandé, to the south by the XIIe arrondissement, and to the west by the XIe arrondissement.
The XXe arrondissement was created in 1860, under the Second Empire, when the villages of Belleville, Ménilmontant, and Charonne were annexed by Paris.
- Area: 5.984 km² (2.31 sq. miles, or 1,479 acres)
- Population:
| Year (of French censuses) | Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 (peak of population) | 208,115 | 34,779 |
| 1962 | 199,310 | 33,307 |
| 1968 | 188,921 | 31,571 |
| 1975 | 175,795 | 29,378 |
| 1982 | 171,971 | 28,738 |
| 1990 | 184,478 | 30,829 |
| 1999 | 182,952 | 30,574 |