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Paris French municipal arrondissement La Villette in the 19th
arrondissement La Villette in the 19th arrondissement Paris and
its closest suburbs Paris and its closest suburbs Country France
Region Île-de-France Department Paris Commune Paris  • Mayor
François Dagnaud  • Total 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) Population (8
March 1999 census)[p]  • Total 172,730  • Estimate (2005)
187,200  • Density 25,000/km2 (66,000/sq mi)  The 19th
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, it is crossed by
two canals, the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal de l'Ourcq,
which meet near the Parc de la Villette.  The 19th
arrondissement includes two public parks: the Parc des Buttes
Chaumont, located on a hill, and the Parc de la Villette, which
is home to both the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, a mu