Goutte d'Or
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The Goutte d'Or is a neighbourhood in Paris
Paris
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, located in the 18th arrondissement
XVIIIe arrondissement
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. It is also known as "Little Africa".

The neighborhood has large numbers of African and Arab residents. It is known for its open-air market, le marché Dejean. Additionally, some neighborhood associations organise festivals and communal meals. The names comes from ancient vineyards, that gave a light white wine (Goutte d'Or means "golden drop").

This neighbourhood has always been working-class (at least for the past two hundred years). Aristide Bruant
Aristide Bruant
Aristide Bruant was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec...

 sung about it in À la goutt' d'Or.
As 2002 a large number of illegal immigrants lived in the area. During that year, Ervin Dyer of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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said that his guide told him that the numbers of illegal immigrants were increasing.

The district is also known for the crack cocaine
Crack cocaine
Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack; it is the most addictive form of cocaine. Crack rocks offer a short but intense high to smokers...

 trade and its high crime rate.

Cityscape

The boundaries include Rue Ordener to the north, Boulevard de la Chapelle
Boulevard de la Chapelle
The boulevard de la Chapelle marks the border between the 10e arrondissement and the 18e arrondissement of Paris. It corresponds in part to the mur des Fermiers généraux, which, until 1860, marked the border between the communes of Paris and La Chapelle....

to the south, Boulevard Barbès to the west, and Rue Stéphenson to the east.

Education

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

The nursery schools include École Maternelle de la Goutte d'Or, École Maternelle Marcadet, École Maternelle Richomme, and École Maternelle Saint-Luc. The primary schools include École Élémentaire Pierre Budin, École Élémentaire Cavé, École élémentaire d'Oran, and École Élémentaire Richomme. The écoles polyvalentes include École Polyvalente de la Goutte d'Or and École Polyvalente Emile Duployé. The neighbourhood has Collège Georges Clémenceau, the high school in Goutte d'Or.

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

External links

Portail du quartier de la Goutte d'Or de la Goutte d'Or - Nuit Blanche 7 Octobre 2006 - City of Paris Description du quartier
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