The 17th arrondissement is located on the Right Bank of the Seine River in northwestern Paris. The 17th arrondissement is essentially made up of five historic quarters, including: Les Epinettes, situated at the current location of the La Fourche district; Les Batignolles, to the north of Monceau, was the least inhabited quarter and belonged to the town of Clichy; La Plaine Monceau and the Quartier des Ternes are more chic, with their beautiful Haussmannian buildings. Principal monuments and sites: the Parc Monceau, numerous embassies, the Arc de Triomphe, the Place des Ternes, the Boulevard Malesherbes, etc