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Vivienne | |
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| Quartier Vivienne | |
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| Country |  France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Ville | Paris |
| Arrondissement | 2nd |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.244 km2 (0.094 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 3.046 |
| • Density | 12,484/km2 (32,330/sq mi) |
The Quartier Vivienne is the 6th administrative district of Paris; It is located in the 2nd arrondissement.[1]
Boundaries
[edit]The neighborhood is bounded to the west by Rue Sainte-Anne and Rue de Gramont (bordering the Quartier Gaillon), to the north by the Boulevards des Italiens and Montmartre (bordering the 9th arrondissement), to the east by Rue Notre-Dame-des-Victoires and Rue Vide-Gousset (bordering the Quartier du Mail), and to the south by Rue La Feuillade and Rue des Petits-Champs (bordering the 1st arrondissement).[2]
Location and monuments
[edit]The district covers an area of 24.4 hectares. Notable features include[3]:
- Galerie Vivienne, home to—among other shops—Caves Legrand,
- Galerie Colbert, housing institutions such as the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (INHA) and the Institut national du patrimoine (INP),
- Passage des Panoramas, featuring Caffè Stern,
- Passage des Princes,
- École nationale des chartes,
- Palais Brongniart, the former headquarters of the Paris Stock Exchange,
- Opéra-Comique,
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, occupying buildings including the Hôtel Tubeuf and the Hôtel Colbert de Torcy,
- Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires,
- Square Louvois, home to the Louvois Fountain,
- Colbert Fountain,
- AMF headquarters,
- AFP headquarters,
- AGF headquarters (which became the French headquarters of Allianz following the acquisition of AGF),
- Boulangerie Viennoise, where the croissant was invented,
- Part of Place des Victoires, including the Hôtel Cornette, Hôtel Gigault de La Salle, Hôtel Pellé de Montaleau, Hôtel de Prévenchères, and Hôtel de Metz de Rosnay,
- Hôtel de La Feuillade and Hôtel de Nevers,
- The stained-glass window titled Labor, Industry, and Commerce Enrich Humanity (Le Travail, par l'Industrie et le Commerce, enrichit l'Humanité), located at the former headquarters of the Paris Île-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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[edit]References
[edit]48°52′00″N 2°20′23″E / 48.8667277°N 2.339757°E
Gaillon Category:2nd arrondissement of Paris
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