8th arrondissement of Paris

8th Arrondissement of Paris
French municipal arrondissement
The Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement during the Christmas season.
Paris and its closest suburbs
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Commune	Paris
Government
• Mayor	Jeanne d'Hauteserre
Area
• Total	3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population (8 March 1999 census)
• Total	39,314
• Estimate (2005)	38,700
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
^[p] Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

The 8th Arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.

Situated on the right bank of the River Seine and centred on the Champs-Élysées, the 8th is, together with the 1st, 9th, 16th and 17th arrondissement, one of Paris's main business districts. According to the 1999 census, it was the place of employment of more people than any other single arrondissement of the capital. It is also the location of many places of interest, among them the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde, as well as the Élysée Palace, official residence of the President of France.

The land area of the arrondissement is 3.881 km² (1.498 sq. miles, or 959 acres).

The arrondissement had its highest population of 107,485 in 1891. In 1999, it had almost a third of that number, with 39,310 residents. It is one of Paris's least densely populated arrondissements and contains 1.8% of the total population of Paris.

The head offices of AXA,Bouygues,Électricité de France (EDF),Eurazeo,Sanofi-Aventis, GDF Suez,HSBC France, and Suez Environnement are located in this arrondissement.Standard & Poor's' France office is located in the 8th arrondissement.Air China and China Southern Airlines have their Paris offices in the arrondissement.