7th arrondissement of Paris

7th arrondissement of Paris
7th arrondissement of Paris
Municipal arrondissement
	View of the Eiffel Tower and Les Invalides, two landmarks of the 7th arrondissement
	Coat of arms
	Location within Paris
	Coordinates: 48°51′33″N 2°18′46″E / 48.85917°N 2.31278°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Commune	Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rachida Dati (SE)
Area	4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population (2022)	48,196
• Density	11,784/km2 (30,520/sq mi)
INSEE code	75107

The 7th arrondissement of Paris (VII^e arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. It is known for being, along with the 16th arrondissement and the commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine, the richest neighbourhood in France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as le septième.

The arrondissement, called Palais-Bourbon in a reference to the seat of the National Assembly, includes some of the major and well-known tourist attractions of Paris, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Hôtel des Invalides (Napoleon's resting place), the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal,^[2] as well as a concentration of museums such as the Musée d'Orsay, Musée Rodin and the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac.

Situated on the Rive Gauche—the "Left" bank of the River Seine—this central arrondissement, which includes the historical aristocratic neighbourhood of Faubourg Saint-Germain, contains a number of French national institutions, among them the National Assembly and numerous government ministries. It is also home to many foreign diplomatic embassies, some of them occupying outstanding hôtels particuliers.

The arrondissement has been home to the French upper class since the 17th century, when it became the new residence of France's highest nobility. The district has been so fashionable within the French aristocracy that the phrase le Faubourg—referring to the ancient name of the current 7th arrondissement—has been used to describe French nobility ever since.^[3] The 7th arrondissement of Paris and Neuilly-sur-Seine form the most affluent and prestigious residential area in France.^[4]

^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ "Chapel of our Lady of the Miraculous Medal". Paris Digest. 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ Balzac explains the very specific Faubourg's aristocratic way of life in his novel La Duchesse de Langeais
^ Drouin, Olivier (22 August 2013). "Les 80 communes où se concentrent les plus hauts revenus". Capital.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

[popref2022-1] "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

[ParisDigest-2] "Chapel of our Lady of the Miraculous Medal". Paris Digest. 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[aristocratic1-3] Balzac explains the very specific Faubourg's aristocratic way of life in his novel La Duchesse de Langeais

[4] Drouin, Olivier (22 August 2013). "Les 80 communes où se concentrent les plus hauts revenus". Capital.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

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