16th arrondissement of Paris
Demographics and politics
Demographics and politics
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The population of the 16th arrondissement peaked in 1962, when it had 227,418 inhabitants. At the last census (2009\), the population was 169,372\. The 16th arrondissement contains a great deal of business activity; in 1999 it hosted 106,971 jobs.

The 16th arrondissement is commonly thought to be one of the richest parts of Paris (as the saying [Auteuil\-Neuilly\-Passy](/wiki/Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy "Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy") popularised); it features some of the most expensive [real estate](/wiki/Real_estate "Real estate") in France including the famous Auteuil "villas";The foremost Auteuil *villas* are: Villa Montmorency, Hameau Boileau, Villa de la Réunion and Villa Victorien Sardou; all of which are inhabited by some of France's wealthiest and most famous citizens including First Lady [Carla Bruni](/wiki/Carla_Bruni "Carla Bruni") (and [President](/wiki/President_of_France "President of France") [Nicolas Sarkozy](/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy "Nicolas Sarkozy")) or multibillionaires [Vincent Bolloré](/wiki/Vincent_Bollor%C3%A9 "Vincent Bolloré"), [Arnaud Lagardère](/wiki/Arnaud_Lagard%C3%A8re "Arnaud Lagardère"), [Dominique Desseigne](/wiki/Dominique_Desseigne "Dominique Desseigne") and Alain Afflelou and famous singers [Mylène Farmer](/wiki/Myl%C3%A8ne_Farmer "Mylène Farmer") and [Sylvie Vartan](/wiki/Sylvie_Vartan "Sylvie Vartan") heirs to 19th century high\-society country houses, they are [exclusive gated communities](/wiki/Gated_communities "Gated communities") with huge houses surrounded by gardens, which is extremely rare in Paris. It is also the only arrondissement in Paris to be divided into two separate [postal codes](/wiki/Postal_codes_in_France "Postal codes in France"). The southern part of the arrondissement carries a postal code of 75016, while the northern part has the code of 75116\.

**Politics**

The 16th arrondissement is one of the strongest areas in the country for the French political [right](/wiki/Right-wing_politics "Right-wing politics"). At the [2017 French presidential election](/wiki/2017_French_presidential_election "2017 French presidential election"), it gave over 58% of its votes in the first round to right\-wing candidate [François Fillon](/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Fillon "François Fillon"), compared to his national result of 20%. It then went on to vote for [Emmanuel Macron](/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron "Emmanuel Macron") by a landslide in the [runoff](/wiki/Two-round_system "Two-round system").

|Election Winning candidate | Party | % |
| --- | --- | --- |
|

 [2022](/wiki/2022_French_presidential_election "2022 French presidential election") |
 [Emmanuel Macron](/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron "Emmanuel Macron") |
 [EM](/wiki/Renaissance_%28French_political_party%29 "Renaissance (French political party)") |
 81,90 |
|

 [2017](/wiki/2017_French_presidential_election "2017 French presidential election") |
 [Emmanuel Macron](/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron "Emmanuel Macron") |
 [EM](/wiki/Renaissance_%28French_political_party%29 "Renaissance (French political party)") |
 87\.37 |
|

 [2012](/wiki/2012_French_presidential_election "2012 French presidential election") |
 [Nicolas Sarkozy](/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy "Nicolas Sarkozy") |
 [UMP](/wiki/Union_for_a_Popular_Movement "Union for a Popular Movement") |
 78\.01 |
|

 [2007](/wiki/2007_French_presidential_election "2007 French presidential election") |
 [Nicolas Sarkozy](/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy "Nicolas Sarkozy") |
 [UMP](/wiki/Union_for_a_Popular_Movement "Union for a Popular Movement") |
 80\.81 |
|

 [2002](/wiki/2002_French_presidential_election "2002 French presidential election") |
 [Jacques Chirac](/wiki/Jacques_Chirac "Jacques Chirac") |
 [RPR](/wiki/Rally_for_the_Republic "Rally for the Republic") |
 87\.99 |
|

 [1981](/wiki/1981_French_presidential_election "1981 French presidential election") |
 [Valéry Giscard d'Estaing](/wiki/Val%C3%A9ry_Giscard_d%27Estaing "Valéry Giscard d'Estaing") |
 [UDF](/wiki/Union_for_French_Democracy "Union for French Democracy") |
 76\.58 |

### Historical population

| Year(of French censuses) | Population | DensityExcluding the [Bois de Boulogne](/wiki/Bois_de_Boulogne "Bois de Boulogne")(inh. per km2) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1872 | 43,332 | 5,523 |
| 1954 | 214,042 | 27,280 |
| 1962 (peak of population) | 227,418 | 28,985 |
| 1968 | 214,120 | 27,290 |
| 1975 | 193,590 | 24,674 |
| 1982 | 179,446 | 22,871 |
| 1990 | 169,863 | 21,650 |
| 1999 | 161,773 | 20,619 |
| 2009 | 169,372 | 21,347 |

### Immigration


What is the population of the 16th arrondissement in Paris?