Are you considering purchasing an apartment in Paris’ 4th arrondissement?
Do you need information before buying your future apartment in the 4th arrondissement? Quality of life, housing distribution, your hunter’s opinion, history…
In this guide, we offer you everything you need to know about your real estate search in this arrondissement.
The very high prices in this area are not conducive to “bargains” when it comes to buying real estate. It is still possible to find affordable prices for this central location near Beaubourg.
Stretching from Bastille to Châtelet on the right bank of the Seine, the 4th arrondissement is steeped in history, with some of Paris’s most emblematic landmarks. It includes a large part of the Ile de la Cité and the whole of the Ile Saint-Louis, which border the northern part of the 5th arrondissement. The Haussmann “revolution” had very little effect on this part of Paris, with its many confidential alleyways. The metro is king, and cars are to be avoided outside the main crossroads.
It’s a dense, densely built-up arrondissement with no green spaces. It’s a cosmopolitan area where middle-class families rub shoulders with trendy young people with a strong sense of identity. The Jewish quarter stretches around rue des Rosiers and rue Pavée, with its sought-after food shops. On the edge of the 3rd arrondissement, a “gay” community has sprung up around rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, with its specific signs and festive bars.
27 500 residents
€31 000 of median income, nearly higher than the average in Paris.
39% families, the lowest rate in Paris with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd arrondissements.
75% homes built before 1919, 2nd in Paris behind the 1st arrondissement.
34%
are homeowners
57%
are under 45 years old
54%
have lived here for nine years or less
39%
are families
Construction Years
Number of Rooms
Within the boundaries of present-day Paris, the first inhabitants settled on the Ile de la Cité. After several invasions, Paris’ first Gallo-Roman city wall was built in the 4th century to repel the barbarians. Expansion to the right bank began in the 5th century, near Saint-Gervais. To protect the Ile de la Cité more effectively from invasion, the Châtelet fortress was built by Louis VI in the 12th century, before becoming redundant in the 13th century with the construction of Philippe Auguste’s enceinte.
The Ile Saint-Louis was originally called the Ile Notre-Dame, and was used for grazing and storage. When Philippe Auguste’s enceinte was built, most of the 4th arrondissement became part of Paris. In the 14th century, Charles V’s enceinte completely encompassed the present-day 4th arrondissement. Today’s boundaries of the 4th arrondissement were established in 1860, under the Second Empire. On the edge of the 12th arrondissement, the Bassin de l’Arsenal was first an important commercial port, as barge traffic increased on the Canal Saint-Martin, until 1983, when it became a marina.
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