Butte-aux-Cailles
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Neighbourhood
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of Paris
Paris
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, France
France
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located in the XIIIe arrondissement
XIIIe arrondissement
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on one of the hills in the southeast corner of the city.
The 13th arrondissement is home to Chinatown
Chinatown
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and has as a small vibrant North African population but the area of the Butte-aux-Cailles rather assembles a young trendy and festive Parisian population gathering in the bars and restaurants. The Butte-aux-Cailles has a village feel as it was incorporated into Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
only in the late 19th century.