The 20th arrondissement is a cosmopolitan district of Paris located on the right bank and includes the world’s most visited cemetery, the cimetière du Père Lachaise.
A few words about the 20th arrondissement
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The Twentieth arrondissement of Paris (le vingtième arrondissement) is situated on the right bank of River Seine on the north western part of Paris. The arrondissement has a population of 198,042 (2011 census) and covers an area of 5.98 km2.
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The 20th arrondissement includes the cosmopolitan neighbourhoods of Ménilmontant, Belleville and Charonne, as weel as the world’s most visited cemetery: Père Lachaise which contains the tombs of many celebrities (such as Frédéric Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Camille Pissarro, Jacques-Louis David, Edith Piaf, and Jim Morrison).
Main places of interest in the 20th arrondissement
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The 20th arrondissement features some of Paris’ major monuments and sites:
- the district of Belleville
- the Park of Belleville
- the Père Lachaise cemetery
- the village of Charonne
- the district of La Campagne à Paris