Paris Centre

{{Short description|Administrative division of Paris}} {{Infobox administrative division | name = Paris Centre | native_name = {{native name|fr|Paris Centre}} | settlement_type = Sector (administrative and electoral division) of Paris | image_map = Paris_75001-75002-75003-75004_orange_&_white.png | map_caption = Location of Paris Centre in Paris | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = France | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Île-de-France | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Paris | parts_type = Arrondissements | parts = 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Ariel Weil | area_total_km2 = 5.59 | population_total = 100,196 | population_as_of = 2017 }}

thumb|Logo of Paris Centre town hall

'''Paris Centre''' ({{IPA|fr|paʁi sɑ̃tʁ|lang}}), officially the '''1st sector of Paris''' ({{lang|fr|1er secteur de Paris}}), is an administrative division of Paris encompassing the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th arrondissements of the city. Historically, the boundary of these arrondissements roughly followed the line of the former city walls of Charles V and Louis XIII.

== History ==

=== Electoral sectors (1975–1982) === In 1975, the arrondissements of Paris (as well as Lyon and Marseille) were used to define electoral sectors for municipal elections.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Journal officiel du 03/01/1976 (texte JORFTEXT000000889240) |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000889240 |website=Légifrance |language=French}}</ref> Until 1982 (before the PLM law), Paris had 18 sectors for 20 arrondissements; two sectors already paired arrondissements: * the 1st and 4th arrondissements (4 seats on the Council of Paris); * the 2nd and 3rd arrondissements (4 seats on the Council of Paris).<ref name=":0" />

=== 2016–2017: Merger proposal and law === In August 2016, ministers Jean-Michel Baylet, Bernard Cazeneuve and Estelle Grelier proposed reforms to the territorial division of Paris.<ref>{{cite web |title=Projet de loi relatif au statut de Paris et à l’aménagement métropolitain (n° 815) |url=http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/14/dossiers/statut_paris_amenagement_metropolitain.asp |website=Assemblée nationale |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=La réforme du statut de Paris doit donner plus de pouvoir à la capitale |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2016/08/03/la-reforme-du-statut-de-paris-doit-donner-plus-de-pouvoir-a-la-capitale_4977853_823448.html |work=Le Monde |date=3 August 2016 |language=French}}</ref> The law was passed by the Senate in November and the National Assembly in February 2017, and promulgated on 28 February 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Accord définitif du Parlement à la réforme du statut de Paris |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2017/02/16/accord-definitif-du-parlement-a-la-reforme-du-statut-de-paris_5080680_823448.html |work=Le Monde |date=16 February 2017 |language=French}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

The reform did not abolish the first four arrondissements, but grouped them into a single administrative and electoral sector with one arrondissement council and one arrondissement mayor shared across the four, similar to the sector system in Marseille.<ref name="rapport-an">{{cite web |title=Rapport n° 4212 (commentaire de l'article 17) |url=http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/14/rapports/r4293.asp |website=Assemblée nationale |language=French}}</ref> This was done as demographic changes had meant that the first four arrondissements were overrepresented on the Council of Paris by over 20% in terms of population per seat, and the reform aimed to rebalance representation. The new entity had 101,764 inhabitants and eight seats, making it one seat per 12,720 inhabitants, 7% underrepresentation.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Loi du 28 février 2017 relative au statut de Paris et à l'aménagement métropolitain |trans-title=Law of 28 February 2017 relating to the statute of Paris and metropolitan layout|url=https://www.vie-publique.fr/loi/20466-statut-de-paris-collectivite-unique-ville-de-paris-arrondissements |website=Vie-Publique |access-date=10 February 2022 |language=French}}</ref>

The overall number of seats on the Council of Paris remained unchanged; Paris was reorganized into 17 sectors superimposed on the existing 20 arrondissements, and sector numbering skips from 1 to 5.<ref name="rapport-an" />

=== 2018: Vote on the town hall site and sector name === In October 2018, residents were consulted (in person or by post, 8–14 October 2018) to choose both: * the location of the merged town hall (between the former 3rd and 4th arrondissement town halls, with the other two being too small to be proposed); and * the name of the new sector, among ''Paris Centre'', ''Cœur de Paris'' (Heart of Paris), ''Premiers arrondissements de Paris'' (First arrondissements of Paris), and ''Paris 1 2 3 4''.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Arrondissements du centre : découvrez le nom et l'emplacement de la mairie |url=https://www.paris.fr/pages/construisons-ensemble-la-future-mairie-du-centre-de-paris-5421 |website=Paris.fr |language=French}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |last1=Baverel |first1=Philippe |title=Paris Centre, c’est le nouveau nom des quatre premiers arrondissements |trans-title=Paris Centre, new name of the first four arrondissements |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/paris-centre-c-est-le-nouveau-nom-des-quatre-premiers-arrondissements-16-10-2018-7920195.php |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=Le Parisien |date=16 October 2018 |language=French}}</ref>

The name ''Paris Centre'' received 56.7% of the vote (followed by ''Cœur de Paris'' at 31.8%, ''Paris 1234'' at 9%, and ''Premiers arrondissements de Paris'' at 2.5%). The 3rd arrondissement town hall was chosen as the seat of the new municipal hall, receiving 50.7% of the vote.<ref name=":3" />

=== 2020: Implementation === The reform was implemented from the day after the second round of the 2020 municipal elections.<ref name=":2" /> Paris Centre was first involved in municipal elections in 2020. Ariel Weil of the Socialist Party (PS) was elected mayor, having been the last mayor of the 4th arrondissement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henry |first1=Christine |title=Le socialiste Ariel Weil, premier maire de Paris Centre |trans-title=Socialist Ariel Weil, first mayor of Paris Centre |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/le-socialiste-ariel-weil-premier-maire-de-paris-centre-11-07-2020-8351448.php |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=Le Parisien |date=11 July 2020 |language=French}}</ref>

== Politics == thumb|The Mairie (Mayor's Office) of Paris Centre (former Mairie of the 3rd arrondissement)

The arrondissement council of Paris Centre has 24 members, eight of whom also sit on the Council of Paris.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tableau déterminant la composition du Conseil de Paris et des conseils d'arrondissement |url=https://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr/ile-de-france/content/download/66107/433297/file/Nombre%20de%20sieges%20par%20secteur%202020%20actualis%C3%A9.pdf |website=Préfecture d'Île-de-France |date=15 January 2020 |format=PDF |language=French}}</ref>

=== Mayors === {| class="wikitable" |+ Mayors of Paris Centre (1st sector) ! Election ! Mayor ! Party |- | 2020 | Ariel Weil | PS |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|https://mairiepariscentre.paris.fr/|Paris Centre official website}}

Category:2017 establishments in France