BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT
Nestled on the outskirts of the capital, Boulogne-Billancourt is a city with many assets, also called the 21st arrondissement of Paris.
Located in the southwest of the capital, Boulogne-Billancourt is surrounded on one side by the Bois de Boulogne and on the other by the Seine. Divided into two distinct communities, Boulogne-Sur-Seine is residential and Billancourt is working class, the former being the historic stronghold of the Renault factories.
Within the small town itself, several neighborhoods can be identified. Parchamp-Albert Kahn, known as the historic heart of the city, is home to beautiful century-old buildings and many places of interest such as the Paul Belmondo Museum and the Théâtre de l’Ouest Parisien. Enjoying many green spaces, we particularly appreciate the Edmond-de-Rotschild park offering nice walks in the alleys of its French gardens.
In the North-East of Boulogne, the Princes-Marmottan district, with its bourgeois buildings in a pure Haussmann style, is the city’s chic sector. It is very appreciated for its proximity to the Bois de Boulogne, the Hippodrome de Longchamps and the Roland-Garros tennis courts. But you can also stop there to discover Le Corbusier’s apartment-workshop, where the architect lived and worked between 1934 and 1965. Listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, this light-filled apartment was a place of experimentation and creation for Le Corbusier.
