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===Capital of France===
[[File:Elysée Palace, Paris 2005.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Élysée Palace]], residence of the [[President of France|French President]].]]
Paris is the seat of France\
\\'s national government. For the executive, the two chief officers each have their own official residences, which also serve as their offices. The [[President of France]] resides at the [[Élysée Palace]] in the [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th arrondissement]], while the [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]]\\\'s seat is at the [[Hôtel Matignon]] in the [[7th arrondissement of Paris|7th arrondissement]]. Government ministries are located in various parts of the city; many are located in the 7th arrondissement, near the Matignon.

The two houses of the French Parliament are also located on the [[Rive Gauche|Left Bank]]. The upper house, the [[Senate of France|Senate]], meets in the [[Palais du Luxembourg]] in the [[6th arrondissement of Paris|6th arrondissement]], while the more important lower house, the [[Assemblée Nationale]], meets in the [[Palais Bourbon]] in the [[7th arrondissement of Paris|7th]]. The [[List of Presidents of the French Senate|President of the Senate]], the second-highest public official in France after the President of the Republic, resides in the \\\"Petit Luxembourg\\\", a smaller palace annex to the [[Palais du Luxembourg]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Percy|title=French Citizens in 20th Century Paris|url=http://someurl.edu}}</ref>

France\\\'s highest courts are located in Paris. The [[Court of Cassation (France)|Court of Cassation]], the highest court in the judicial order, which reviews criminal and civil cases, is located in the [[Palais de Justice, Paris|Palais de Justice]] on the \\\'\\'\'[[Île de la Cité]]\\\'\\'\', while the [[Council of State (France)|Conseil d\\\'État]], which provides legal advice to the executive and acts as the highest court in the administrative order, judging litigation against public bodies, is located in the [[Palais Royal]] in the [[Ier arrondissement|1st arrondissement]].<ref>{{cCite web|last=Caisse|first=Peter|title=Qqchose|url=http://www.ouais.fr}}</ref>ation needed|date=June 2010}}

The [[Constitutional Council of France|Constitutional Council]], an advisory body with ultimate authority on the constitutionality of laws and government decrees, also meets in the [[Palais Royal]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}

===City government===
{{Main|Paris mayors|Arrondissements of Paris}}
[[File:Par Arr.svg|thumb|300px|right|The [[arrondissements of Paris]].]]

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