Goutte d'Or

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Goutte d'Or Sports Centre

The Goutte d'Or (French pronunciation: [ɡut dɔʁ], Drop of Gold) is a neighbourhood in Paris, located in the 18th arrondissement.

The neighbourhood has large numbers of North African and sub-Saharian residents. It is known for its open-air market, le marché Dejean.[1]

Location

In common terms, the name 'Goutte d'Or' refers to a loosely defined area around the rue de la Goutte d'Or, to the east of Montmartre and to the west of La Chapelle in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. When used for administrative or statistical purposes, the Goutte d'Or may be defined in at least three different ways:

Demographics

This neighbourhood has been working class at least since the 19th century. Émile Zola set there the plot of his novel L'Assommoir, depicting the life of alcoholic workers.

From the 1920s, the area witnessed a substantial influx of population from Algeria (then part of France).[6] Naomi Davidson, the author of Only Muslim: Embodying Islam in Twentieth-Century France, wrote that Goutte d'Or in 1948 "appears to have had" 5,720 North Africans and that the estimates of North Africans in 1952 were 5,500-6,400; it had been perceived to have become North African in the post-World War II period.[7] The Algerian population stabilized in the 1950s, while population from other European and African countries increased.[6] Today, a large part of the population is either foreign or of foreign descent. As of 2006 the INSEE estimated the proportion of foreign nationals at 34.6%.[8]

As of 2002 a large number of illegal immigrants were living in the area.

As of 2012, at least 35% of the residents of Goutte d'Or were of immigrant origin, including West African and Algerian, a figure unchanged from 2006.[9]

Notable buildings

Shops

The neighbourhood hosts many African shops and an open-air market, the marché Dejean.

Government and infrastructure

Education

École Polyvalente de la Goutte d'Or

Goutte d'Or has four nursery schools (écoles maternelles), four primary schools (écoles élémentaires), two écoles polyvalentes, and one high school (collège).[11]

The nursery schools include École Maternelle de la Goutte d'Or,[12] École Maternelle Marcadet, École Maternelle Richomme, and École Maternelle Saint-Luc.[13] The primary schools include École Élémentaire Pierre Budin,[14] École Élémentaire Cavé,[15] École élémentaire d'Oran,[16] and École Élémentaire Richomme.[17] The écoles polyvalentes include École Polyvalente de la Goutte d'Or and École Polyvalente Emile Duployé.[18][19] The neighbourhood has Collège Georges Clemenceau, the junior high school in Goutte d'Or.[20]

The Goutte d'Or Library (Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or) is located in the neighbourhood.[21]

See also

References

  1. Dyer, Ervin. "Little Africa in Paris is a continent within a city." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sunday 27 October 2002. Retrieved on 22 February 2010.
  2. Système dinformation géographique du Secrétariat général du CIV, ZUS: La Goutte d'Or
  3. http://www.mairie18.paris.fr/mairie18/document?id=16635&id_attribute=127 (PDF document)
  4. http://www.metropolitiques.eu/Chateau-Rouge-a-Little-Africa-in.html
  5. Atelier parisien d'urbanisme, Paris 1954-1999, données statistiques Population Logement Emploi, 18e arrondissement (Archive), 2005, P.5
  6. 1 2 Jean-Claude Toubon, Khelifa Messamah (1990). Centralité immigrée - Le quartier de la Goutte d'Or (in French). L'Harmattan.
  7. Davidson, Naomi. Only Muslim: Embodying Islam in Twentieth-Century France. Cornell University Press, July 11, 2012. ISBN 0801465257, 9780801465253. p. 130.
  8. Henley, John. "French elections: 'Here, immigration really and honestly isn't an issue'." The Guardian. Sunday 6 May 2012. Retrieved on 22 October 2012.
  9. "Health and social welfare: services in Paris." City of Paris. Retrieved on 16 May 2010.
  10. "Présentation du rep-08 Goutte d’or." Centre Académique de Ressources pour l'Éducation Prioritaire. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.
  11. "École Maternelle de la Goutte d’Or." City of Paris. Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
  12. "Ecoles maternelles." City of Paris. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.
  13. "École élémentaire Pierre Budin." City of Paris. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.
  14. "École élémentaire Cavé." City of Paris. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.
  15. "École élémentaire d'Oran." City of Paris. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.
  16. "École élémentaire Richomme." City of Paris. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.
  17. "École polyvalente de la Goutte d'Or." City of Paris. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.
  18. "École polyvalente Emile Duploye." City of Paris. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.
  19. "Collège Georges Clemenceau." City of Paris. Retrieved on 15 June 2010.
  20. "Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or." City of Paris. Retrieved on 22 February 2010.

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Coordinates: 48°53′14″N 2°21′12″E / 48.88722°N 2.35333°E / 48.88722; 2.35333

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