The
2nd arrondissement (
2e arrondissement) is one of the 20
arrondissements of
Paris, the capital city of
France. Located on the
right bank of the
River Seine, the 2nd arrondissement, together with the adjacent
8th and
9th arrondissements, hosts an important business district, centred on the
Paris Opéra, which houses the city's most dense concentration of business activities. The arrondissement contains the former
Paris Bourse (
stock exchange) and a large number of banking headquarters, as well as a textile district, known as the
Sentier, and the
Opéra-Comique concert hall.