A district in flux since 2002, included in the Great Urban Renewal Project, the district has nevertheless managed to retain a warm atmosphere, far from the tourist bustle of the city center. There are many local shops, lively markets and pleasant green spaces, such as Square Antoine Blondin.

Saint-Blaise is known for its heterogeneous architecture, combining influences from the past and contemporary touches. Integrating the village of Charonne, the district has kept the charm of the old Parisian suburbs. The narrow, winding streets are lined with buildings with colorful facades, offering a bucolic charm. The remarkable Saint-Germain-de-Charonne church, listed as a historical monument, sits as the mother of the district.

A charming mix of tradition and modernity where life is good.

The district – one of the highest peaks in Paris – is outlined in the middle of its many shops, restaurants and cafes with a popular atmosphere, as well as its green squares conducive to strolling. It takes its name from the Chappe telegraph station which was once located there.

The architecture here is eclectic. There are small workers’ houses, artists’ studios transformed into lofts and old refurbished factories, alongside 1970s buildings. Quiet and urban, it attracts many families in search of a pleasant neighborhood life.

Authentic and popular

Former commune attached to Paris in 1860, Belleville has a strong artistic and working-class past and was built on a hill, which makes it a resolutely picturesque district. Another face of the capital can be discovered in this area with pop and joyful colors, known throughout Europe for its street art. Belleville offers a walk off the beaten track where modern buildings, small villages and townhouses rub shoulders. In rue Rébéval is an industrial building from the 1920s, typical of the Art Deco movement, whose facade with rounded volumes is colored with orange bricks. The district is also known for its hilly park, from which you can admire Paris from a panoramic angle. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful views of the capital.

In Belleville everyone is there: artists, trendy youth, young executives and tourists, all looking for a lively district full of diversity.

Lively and lively, Jourdain is a neighborhood where life is good. We particularly like its artistic abundance and its bubbling associative life, both at the origin of many events. Its streets are home to the neo-Gothic church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville, as well as the Plateau, a 600 m2 exhibition space dedicated to contemporary art. The food shops rub shoulders with decoration boutiques, cafés and new trendy restaurants. There are also magnificent tree-lined streets sheltering Haussmannian buildings and generously flowered interior courtyards. Against a background of accelerated gentrification, this former working-class district is nowadays very trendy and popular. It attracts many families in search of authenticity and conviviality.

A real secret gem!

Perched on its hill, the district offers a picturesque setting made up of winding cobbled streets, old houses, small artists’ studios and cozy bistros. Charming with its unique atmosphere, the district transports you to a Paris of yesteryear where time seems to have stood still. A small, well-guarded haven of peace, the Cité de l’Ermitage and the Cité Leroy feature narrow streets lined with small pavilions with pretty gardens, where wisteria, lilacs, roses and magnolias bloom. Real rural scenes, these peaceful places can be explored for a pleasant change of scenery.

A pleasant neighborhood to live in, both popular, historic and steeped in old memories.

The Père Lachaise district takes on a country look with its pedestrian alleys and small pavilions. It is known as the home of the most famous cemetery in Paris. Perched on a hill of nearly 44 hectares, the Père Lachaise cemetery offers the possibility of a beautiful stroll in an incomparable, romantic and bucolic atmosphere. Stroll along the flowered alleys where many personalities are buried, and enjoy the view of all Paris while sitting under the shelter of a flowering tree.

The streets around the cemetery offer a rural landscape in the middle of Paris. Walk along Rue Stendhal until you come upon the Church of Saint-Germain de Charonne, a historic monument of Romanesque architecture and the only church in Paris to have retained its own cemetery. Around the very lively Rue de Bagnolet, you will find a number of pretty pedestrian streets, where you will find secret addresses that you must discover.