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The 4e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the River Seine, bordered to north by the IIIe arrondissement, to the east by the XIe and XIIe arrondissement, and to the south by the Seine and the Ve arrondissement. The western parts of île de la Cité as well as île Saint-Louis make up the arrondissement.
History
The first residents of the île de la Cité date from the Gaul era, but the Right Bank was first populated at the start of the Middle Ages. Since the end of the 19th century, le Marais has been populated by a significantly Jewish population, the Rue des Rosiers being their main base, with a handful of kosher restaurants. Since the 1990s, gay culture has made its impact on the arrondissement, opening a number of rainbow-flagged bars and cafés in the area by the town hall.
Demographics
According to the 1999 census, the arrondissement of area 160 hectares had a population of 30675, giving a population density of 19172 per km².
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