Section 1: Organisation

The twenty municipal arrondissements of the commune of Paris are named as follows: I. – Arrondissement du Louvre; II. – Arrondissement de la Bourse; III. – Arrondissement du Temple; IV. – Arrondissement de l’Hôtel-de-Ville; V. – Arrondissement du Panthéon ; VI. – Arrondissement du Luxembourg; VII. – Arrondissement du Palais-Bourbon; VIII. – Arrondissement de l’Elysée; IX. – Arrondissement de l’Opéra ; X. – Arrondissement de l’Entrepôt ; XI. – Borough…

The territorial boundaries of the arrondissements of Paris are determined in accordance with Plan B annexed to the law of 16 June 1859 on the extension of the boundaries of Paris as amended by subsequent texts.

The division of the arrondissements into districts is established according to the indications of the plan annexed to the decree of 1 November 1859.