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Void of any attraction for tourists, the 17th district marks the
transition between the rich 16th district and
the working class 18th district.
St Ouen
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Clichy ./ |
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Levallois- ./ + |
Perret / + |
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./ + | 18th
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Neuilly- ./ .-'eire + |
sur- / ./Per + |
Seine ./ _/Bd + |
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./ / + ___Pl
/ ./ Fortuny __+_-- Clichy
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Pt / ___#### Gare
Maillot ___--- #### St Laz
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--_/ 8th
16th Pl.Et
Everything in italics is outside the district. The 17th
district is the 7th most populated district in Paris with 160,860
inhabitants in 1990. It's the 8th largest district (5.67
km2).
The western part of the district is a quiet residential area in the
style of the 16th district. Palais des
Congrès, at Porte Maillot, is an important hall for shows of any
kind, from musicals to Microsoft shows.
Boulevard Pereire is a long promenade above a RER (metro)
line, from Porte Maillot to the Gare Saint-Lazare railroads. Walking
along the boulevard is pleasant because it's a quiet area, but
it will also teach you about Parisian architecture, because the
buildings belong to all the Parisian styles from the middle of the
19th century to the 1930s. When the boulevard crosses the line 3 of the metro,
at Place du Maréchal-Juin, turn left to Avenue Gourgaud, then right to
rue Eugène-Flachat: in this small street you will see several strange
examples of 19-century neo-gothic mansions.
Architecture lovers will also go to rue Fortuny, near Parc de
Monceau. The houses in this street were built during the second half
of the 19th century in a very eclectic style. Sarah Bernardt,
Edmond Rostand, Marcel Pagnol and others lived here.
The eastern part of the district, east of the Gare Saint-Lazare
railroads, is a more popular district. The eastern frontier, not far from the
18th-district Montmartre and Pigalle, has
an important night life: many actors, for
example, come to have dinner at Place Clichy late at night after
their performance in the theater.