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Line 12: \| map_caption = Location within Paris \| image_skyline = 14e arrondissement.jpg \| image_caption = View over the arrondissement, dominated by ~~the~~ [[Tour Montparnasse]] \| image_shield = Blason ville fr Paris 14e (Paris).svg \| logo = [[File:Logo Arrondissement de Paris - Mairie 14 - Observatoire.svg\|130px\|Logo]] \| mayor = [[Carine Petit]] \| party = [[Génération.s\|G.s]] \| term = 2020–2026 \| coordinates = {{Coord\|48\|49\|59\|N\|2\|19\|37\|E\|region:FR-IDF_type:city\|display=inline,title}} Line 20 ⟶ 22: {{Arrondissements of Paris}} The '''14th arrondissement of Paris''' ({{Lang-fr\|XIV<sup>e</sup> arrondissement}} {{IPA-fr\|katɔʁzjɛm aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃\|}}), officially named '''''arrondissement de l'Observatoire''''' ({{IPA-fr\|aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃ də lɔpsɛʁvatwaʁ\|IPA}}; meaning "arrondissement of the Observatory", after the [[Paris Observatory]]),<ref>Code général des collectivités territoriales R2512-1</ref> is one of the 20 [[Arrondissements of Paris\|arrondissements]] of the capital city of [[France]]. It is situated on the [[Rive Gauche\|left bank]] of the [[Seine\|River Seine]], ~~and contains~~containing most of the [[Montparnasse]] district. ItAlthough today Montparnasse is ~~today~~ best known for its skyscraper, ~~the~~ [[Tour Montparnasse]], ~~and~~as well as its major [[railway terminus]], ~~the~~ [[Gare Montparnasse]], these are both actually located (partly) in the ~~neighboring~~neighbouring [[15th arrondissement]]. The district has traditionally been home to many artists as well as a [[Breton people\|Breton community]], arrived at the beginning of the 20th century upon the creation of the Montparnasse [[railway terminus]]. Universities located in the 14th arrondissement also include the [[Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris]], which is located near the [[Parc Montsouris]], the [[Stade Charléty]] and the catacombs; and the [[Paris School of Economics]].<ref name=ParisDigest>{{Cite web \|url= https://www.parisdigest.com/paris/paris-catacombs.htm\|title= Paris Catacombs facts. History. Visits.\| year=2018 \|publisher=Paris Digest \|access-date=2018-11-28}}</ref> The mayor of the 14th arrondissement is Carine Petit since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Carine PETIT \|url=https://www.paris.fr/pages/petit-carine-2220 \|access-date=2024-06-03 \|website=www.paris.fr \|language=fr}}</ref> ==Geography== The land area of this arrondissement is 5.621 km²<sup>2</sup> (2.17 sq. miles, or 1,389 acres). ==Demography== Line 34 ⟶ 40: !Year<br />(French censuses) !Population !Density<br />(inh. per km²<sup>2</sup>) </tr> \|- Line 89 ⟶ 95: [[Aéroports de Paris]] has its head office in the arrondissement.<ref>"[http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/ADP/en-GB/Group/EspacePresse/Contacts/ Contacts] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702131858/http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/ADP/en-GB/Group/EspacePresse/Contacts/ \|date=2014-07-02 }}." [[Aéroports de Paris]]. Retrieved on 3 February 2010.</ref> In addition ''Société d'exploitation de l'hebdomadaire Le Point'' (''SEBDO Le Point''), the company that operates ''[[Le Point]]'', has its head office in the arrondissement.<ref>"[http://www.lepoint.fr/html/conditions/mentions_legales.jsp Mentions légales]." ''[[Le Point]]''. Retrieved on 25 August 2011. "Siège social : 74, avenue du Maine - 75682 Paris Cedex 14"</ref> [[SNCF]], the French rail company, formerly had its head office in [[Montparnasse]] and the 14th arrondissement.<ref>"[http://www.sncf.com/en_EN/html/media/WS_MENTION.html Legal information] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529225223/http://www.sncf.com/en_EN/html/media/WS_MENTION.html \|date=2012-05-29 }}." [[SNCF]]. Retrieved on 26 October 2009.</ref><ref name="HautLESeCHOS">"[http://search.lesechos.fr/archives/1999/LesEchos/17903-137-ECH.htm?xtor=AL-4001 Le siège haut perché de la SNCF à Montparnasse]{{dead link\|date=September 2016 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[Les Échos (France)\|Les Echos]]''. 20 May 1999. Page 54. Retrieved on 1 May 2010. "Pari tenu : réceptionné le 19 mars par Bouygues Immobilier et livré à son occupant dix jours plus tard, le nouveau siège de la SNCF est sorti de la gangue du grand ensemble de la gare Montparnasse, dans le 14e arrondissement de Paris, en quinze mois d'un chantier intense qui a mobilisé sur place jusqu'à 650 personnes. Quelque 800 postes de travail sont concernés sur les 2.500 qui gravitaient hier autour du siège historique de Saint-Lazare (9e arrondissement), consacrant la partition entre une direction générale resserrée et des services centraux pléthoriques."</ref> ==Government and infrastructure== Line 102 ⟶ 108: ===Places of interest=== [[File:P1110093 Paris XIII rue Cabanis entrée hôpital Sainte-Anne rwk.JPG\|thumb\|[[Sainte-Anne Hospital Center]], gate No. 1, {{ill\|Rue Cabanis\|fr\|Rue Cabanis}}.]] * [[Paris Catacombs]] museum * [[Cimetière du Montparnasse]] Line 114 ⟶ 121: * [[Tour Montparnasse]] * [[Sainte-Anne Hospital Center]] * [[Notre-Dame-du-Travail, Paris]] ===Main streets and squares===