20th arrondissement of Paris

The land area of this arrondissement is . The arrondissement consists of four quarters: • Quartier Belleville (77) • Quartier Saint-Fargeau (78) • Quartier Père-Lachaise (79) • Quartier Charonne (80) ==Demographics==

The population of Paris's 20th arrondissement peaked in 1936, when it had 208,115 inhabitants. Today it remains very dense in population and business activity with 197,067 inhabitants in 2009 and 54,786 jobs as of the last census in 1999. Historical population Immigration ==Cityscape==

Places of interest • Parc de Belleville • Père Lachaise CemeteryContaining the tombs of many famous artists: composers (such as Frédéric Chopin and Gioacchino Rossini), writers (including Oscar Wilde, Honoré de Balzac, and Marcel Proust), painters (Camille Pissarro, Jacques-Louis David, Eugène Delacroix, and others), musicians (Jim Morrison of The Doors and Edith Piaf among others), and the playwright Molière. • Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco, Paris. One of the few Art Deco churches in Paris, built 1933–1938. It retains its original Art Deco decoration. • Saint-Germain de Charonne, Paris. One of the oldest churches in Paris. & Notre-Dame-des-Otages, Paris. 1930s church with colourful stained glass Important districts • Quarter of Belleville • Neighbourhood of Ménilmontant • Quarter of Charonne ==Government and infrastructure==

The Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) has its head office in the arrondissement. ==Media==

The humour publication Charlie Hebdo had its head office in the arrondissement. ==Education==

Senior high schools include: • Lycée Hélène Boucher • • Lycée Charles-de-Gaulle • Lycée Beth Yacov • Lycée Heikhal Menahem Sinaï Other institutions: • • École Eugène Reisz • Collège Jean Perrin ==References==