Biology:Outline of Paris

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Paris:

Paris – capital and most populous city of France , with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and an official estimated population of 2,140,526 residents as of 1 January 2019. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.


General reference

Geography of Paris

  • Paris is a city, and is both the Capital and primate city of France

Location of Paris

Paris is situated within the following regions:

Landforms of Paris

  • Hills in Paris
    • Belleville
    • Butte-aux-Cailles
    • Buttes-Chaumont
    • Chaillot
    • Menilmontant
    • Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
    • Montmartre
    • Montparnasse
    • Passy
  • Islands of Paris
    • On the Seine River
      • Île de la Cité
      • Île aux Cygnes
      • Île Saint-Louis
  • Waterways of Paris
    • Canals in Paris
      • Canal de l'Ourcq
      • Canal Saint-Denis
      • Canal Saint-Martin
    • Rivers in Paris
      • Bièvre (river)
      • Seine
        • La Rive Droite – The Right Bank
        • La Rive Gauche – The Left Bank

Areas of Paris

Arrondissements of Paris

  • 1st arrondissement of Paris (Louvre)
  • 2nd arrondissement of Paris (Bourse)
  • 3rd arrondissement of Paris (Temple)
  • 4th arrondissement of Paris (Hôtel-de-Ville)
  • 5th arrondissement of Paris (Panthéon)
  • 6th arrondissement of Paris (Luxembourg)
  • 7th arrondissement of Paris (Palais-Bourbon)
  • 8th arrondissement of Paris (Élysée)
  • 9th arrondissement of Paris (Opéra)
  • 10th arrondissement of Paris (Entrepôt)
  • 11th arrondissement of Paris (Popincourt)
  • 12th arrondissement of Paris (Reuilly)
  • 13th arrondissement of Paris (Gobelins)
  • 14th arrondissement of Paris (Observatoire)
  • 15th arrondissement of Paris (Vaugirard)
  • 16th arrondissement of Paris (Passy)
  • 17th arrondissement of Paris (Batignolles-Monceau)
  • 18th arrondissement of Paris (Butte-Montmartre)
  • 19th arrondissement of Paris (Buttes-Chaumont)
  • 20th arrondissement of Paris (Ménilmontant)

Locations in Paris

  • Landmarks in Paris
  • Tourist attractions in Paris

Bridges in Paris

Bridges in Paris

Châteaus and hôtels particuliers in Paris

  • Châteaus in Paris
    • Château de Bagatelle
    • Château de Bagnolet, Paris
    • Château de Bercy
    • Conciergerie
    • Louvre Palace
    • Luxembourg Palace
    • Château de la Muette
    • Palais de la cité
    • Palais-Royal
  • Hôtels particuliers in Paris

City gates and walls of Paris

  • City gates of Paris
  • City walls of Paris

Fortifications of Paris

  • Barrière d’Enfer
  • Bastille
  • Fort de Bicêtre
  • Fort de Bois-d'Arcy
  • Batterie de Bouviers
  • Fort de Champigny
  • Fort de Châtillon (Paris)
  • City gates of Paris
  • City walls of Paris
  • Fort de Cormeilles-en-Parisis
  • Fort de Domont
  • Fort d'Aubervilliers
  • Fort d'Ivry
  • Fort de Charenton
  • Fort de l'Est
  • Fort de Romainville
  • Fort de Villiers
  • Fortifications of Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries
  • Grand Châtelet
  • Fort d'Issy
  • Fort Mont-Valérien
  • Fort de Montmorency
  • Fort de Nogent
  • Porte d'Italie
  • Porte Maillot
  • Redoute de Gravelle
  • Fort de Saint-Cyr
  • Fort de Sucy
  • Thiers wall
  • Tour de Nesle
  • Tour du coin (Louvre)
  • Tour Jean-sans-Peur
  • Fort du Trou-d'Enfer
  • Fort de Vaujours
  • Fort Neuf de Vincennes
  • Wall of Charles V
  • Wall of Philip II Augustus
  • Wall of the Ferme générale

Fountains in Paris

Fountains in Paris (list)

Libraries in Paris

Libraries in Paris

Monuments and memorials in Paris

  • Arc de Triomphe
  • Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
  • Théâtre de l'Atelier
  • Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
  • Théâtre national de Chaillot
  • La Cigale
  • Elephant of the Bastille
  • Flame of Liberty
  • Headbutt (sculpture)
  • Les Invalides
  • July Column
  • Luxor Obelisk
  • Medici column
  • Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation
  • Théâtre Montparnasse
  • Panthéon
  • Place des Victoires
  • Porte Saint-Denis
  • Porte Saint-Martin
  • Reines de France et Femmes illustres
  • Saint-Jacques Tower

Museums and art galleries in Paris

  • Museums in Paris

Opera houses in Paris

  • List of theatres and entertainment venues in Paris
  • Théâtre de la foire
  • List of former or demolished entertainment venues in Paris
  • Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens
  • Théâtre du Châtelet
  • Comédie-Italienne
  • Théâtre Lyrique
  • Opéra Bastille
  • Opéra-Comique
  • Opéra-National
  • Palais Garnier
  • Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré)
  • Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
  • Salle Le Peletier
  • Théâtre des Tuileries
  • Théâtre du Palais-Royal
  • Théâtre Feydeau
  • Théâtre Louvois
  • Théâtre National de la rue de la Loi
  • Salle Ventadour

Parks and gardens in Paris

Parks and gardens in Paris

Public squares in Paris

  • Squares in Paris
  • Haussmann's renovation of Paris
  • Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand
  • Wallace fountain
  • Place du 8 Février 1962
  • Place du 8 Novembre 1942
  • Place du 18 juin 1940
  • Place d'Acadie
  • Place de la Bastille
  • Square des Batignolles
  • Place Beauvau
  • Place Blanche
  • Place Cambronne
  • Place du Carrousel
  • Place Charles Michels
  • Place Charles de Gaulle
  • Place du Châtelet
  • Place Clemenceau
  • Place de Clichy
  • Place Colette
  • Place du Colonel Fabien
  • Place du Commerce
  • Place de la Concorde
  • Place Dauphine
  • Place Denfert-Rochereau
  • Place Dupleix
  • Place Emile Goudeau
  • Place de l'Estrapade
  • Place des États-Unis
  • Place des Fêtes
  • Place de Fontenoy
  • Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération
  • Place d'Italie
  • Place Jussieu
  • Place Louis Lépine
  • Place du Louvre
  • Place de la Madeleine
  • Place Maillot
  • Carré Marigny
  • Place Maubert
  • Place Monge
  • Square Montholon
  • Place de la Nation
  • Place de l'Opéra
  • Place du Palais-Royal
  • Place du Panthéon
  • Place du Parvis de Notre-Dame
  • Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II
  • Place Pigalle
  • Place Pinel
  • Place Dalida
  • Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad
  • Place du Palais-Bourbon
  • Place Jean-Marais
  • Place Joachim-du-Bellay
  • Place des Pyramides
  • Square René-Viviani
  • Place de la République
  • Rungis International Market
  • Place Saint-Augustin
  • Place Saint-Gervais
  • Place Saint-Jacques
  • Place Saint-Michel
  • Place Saint-Paul
  • Place Saint-Sulpice
  • Square d'Orléans
  • Place des Ternes
  • Place du Tertre
  • Place du Trocadéro
  • Place Vendôme
  • Place des Victoires
  • Place des Vosges
  • Place de Wagram

Religious buildings in Paris

  • Convents in Paris
    • Abbaye-aux-Bois
    • Cordeliers Convent
    • Couvent des Célestins
    • Couvent des Feuillants
    • Madelonnettes Convent
  • Christian monasteries in Paris
    • Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
    • Abbey of St Genevieve
    • Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Honoré
    • Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Jacques
    • Montmartre Abbey
    • Pentemont Abbey
    • Port-Royal Abbey, Paris
    • Saint-Antoine-des-Champs
    • Saint-Martin-des-Champs Priory
    • Val-de-Grâce

Streets in Paris

  • Avenues in Paris
    • Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle (Neuilly-sur-Seine)
    • Avenue d'Italie
    • Avenue George V
    • Avenue Hoche
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Avenue Foch
    • Avenue Henri-Martin
    • Avenue d'Iéna
    • Avenue Kléber
    • Avenue Montaigne
    • Avenue de l'Opéra
    • Avenue des Ternes
    • Avenue Victor-Hugo (Paris)
    • Avenue de Wagram
  • Boulevards of Paris
    • Boulevards of the Marshals
    • Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui
    • Boulevard Barbès
    • Boulevard Beaumarchais
    • Boulevard de l'Amiral-Bruix
    • Boulevard des Capucines
    • Boulevard de la Chapelle
    • Boulevard de Clichy
    • Boulevard du Crime
    • Boulevard Haussmann
    • Boulevard de l'Hôpital
    • Boulevard des Italiens
    • Boulevard de la Madeleine
    • Boulevard de Magenta
    • Boulevard Montmartre
    • Boulevard du Montparnasse
    • Boulevard Raspail
    • Boulevard Richard-Lenoir
    • Boulevard de Rochechouart
    • Boulevard Saint-Germain
    • Boulevard Saint-Michel
    • Boulevard de Sébastopol
    • Boulevard de Strasbourg
    • Boulevard du Temple
    • Boulevard Voltaire
    • Boulevard de la Zone
  • Quais in Paris
    • Quai André-Citroën
    • Port du Louvre
    • Quai François Mitterrand
    • Quai d'Orsay
    • Quai des Célestins (Paris)
    • Quai Louis-Blériot
    • Quai Voltaire
    • Quai des Tuileries

Theatres in Paris

Theatres and entertainment venues in Paris

Towers in Paris

  • Eiffel Tower
    • Eiffel Tower replicas and derivatives
    • List of the 72 names on the Eiffel Tower

Triumphal arches in Paris

  • Arc de Triomphe
  • Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
  • Porte Saint-Denis
  • Porte Saint-Martin

Demographics of Paris

Demographics of Paris

Government and politics of Paris

  • Council of Paris
  • Mayors of Paris
  • Twin towns and sister cities of Paris

History of Paris

History of Paris, by period or event

  • Paris in the Middle Ages
  • Paris in the 16th century
  • Paris in the 17th century
  • Paris in the 18th century
  • Paris in the 19th century
    • Paris under Napoleon
    • Paris during the Restoration
    • Paris under Louis-Philippe
    • Paris during the Second Empire
    • Haussmann's renovation of Paris (1853-1870)
    • Paris in the Belle Époque
  • Paris in the 20th century
    • Paris during the First World War
    • Paris between the Wars (1919-1939)
    • Paris in World War II
    • History of Paris (1946-2000)

History of Paris, by subject

  • History of the architecture of Paris
  • Battle of Paris
  • City walls of Paris
  • Former or demolished entertainment venues in Paris
  • Expositions in Paris
    • Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne
    • Exposition Universelles held in Paris
      • Exposition Universelle (1855)
      • Exposition Universelle (1867)
      • Exposition Universelle (1878)
      • Exposition Universelle (1889)
      • Exposition Universelle (1900)
    • French Industrial Exposition of 1834
    • French Industrial Exposition of 1844
    • International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts
    • International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing
    • International Exposition of Electricity
    • Exposition des produits de l'industrie française
  • Fortifications of Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries
  • Mayors of Paris
  • History of music in Paris
  • History of parks and gardens of Paris
  • Historical population
  • Siege of Paris (disambiguation), several sieges
  • Writers in Paris

Culture of Paris

  • Symbols of Paris
    • Coat of arms of Paris
    • Flag of Paris

Arts in Paris

Architecture of Paris

  • Paris architecture of the Belle Époque
  • Tallest building in Paris
  • Tallest structures in Paris
  • Tallest buildings and structures in the Paris region

Cinema of Paris

  • Films set in Paris

Music of Paris

  • Jazz clubs in Paris
  • Songs about Paris

Theatre in Paris

  • Theatres and entertainment venues in Paris
    • Former or demolished entertainment venues in Paris

People of Paris

  • People from Paris
    • Honorary citizens of Paris
    • University of Paris people

Religion in Paris

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris

Sports in Paris

  • Football in Paris
  • Running in Paris
    • Paris Half Marathon
    • Paris Marathon

Economy and infrastructure of Paris

  • Public services in Paris
    • Paris Public Library
  • Tourism in Paris
    • Tourist attractions in Paris

Hotels in Paris

  • Beat Hotel
  • Castille Paris
  • Hôtel Costes
  • Hôtel de Crillon
  • Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's
  • Four Seasons Hotel George V
  • Hôtel Au Manoir Saint Germain des Prés
  • Hôtel de Saint Fiacre
  • Hotel des Trois Collèges
  • Hotel La Louisiane
  • Hôtel Raphael
  • Hôtel Régina
  • L'Hôtel
  • Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile
  • InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel
  • Hôtel Le Bristol Paris
  • Les Hôtels Baverez
  • Hôtel Lutetia
  • Maison Souquet
  • Majestic Hôtel-Spa
  • Mandarin Oriental, Paris
  • Le Meurice
  • Hotel Napoleon
  • Palace (hotel)
  • The Peninsula Paris
  • Pershing Hall
  • Piscine Molitor
  • Plaza Athénée
  • Hôtel Ritz Paris
  • Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg
  • The Westin Paris – Vendôme

Transportation in Paris

  • Rail transport in Paris
    • Railway stations in Paris
    • Paris subway
    • Stations of the Paris Métro
    • Stations of the Paris RER
  • Road transport in Paris
    • Cycling in Paris
    • Bridges in Paris

Education in Paris

  • Secondary education in Paris

Health care in Paris

  • Hospitals in Paris
    • Beaujon Hospital
    • Hôpital de la Charité
    • Hôpital Cochin
    • Curie Institute (Paris)
    • Hôpital des Enfants-Trouvés
    • General Hospital of Paris
    • Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
    • Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
    • Lariboisière Hospital
    • Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
    • Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
    • Hôpital Saint-Louis
    • Val-de-Grâce

Publications about Paris

  • Bibliography of Paris

See also

Place these in body of outline

  • Boulevards of the Marshals
  • Foreign cultural institutes in Paris
  • List of Charvet customers
  • Monuments historiques in Paris
  • Town halls in Paris

External links