Although in full mutation in its upper part, it is synonymous with a certain art of living. Right in the heart, its square, its church and its bucolic park set the scene. With its village spirit where everyone knows each other, its small traders, its covered market and its farmers’ market, it is very attractive for Parisian families.

Another charming asset is the City of Flowers. This secret and pedestrian passageway is a haven of peace lined with small houses whose happy owners are the envy!

On the site of the old railway lines between rue Cardinet and boulevards des Maréchaux, a major urban planning project is giving a whole new face to the district. It revolves around the Martin Luther King park which offers skate parks, rare plants, water points and large expanses on its 10 hectares. Dominated by the tall silhouette of the Tribunal de Grande Instance designed by Renzo Piano, the other residential and office buildings are the work of various architectural firms: Le Penhuel, Saison Menu, Sud Architectes, Biecher, Mad, BP Architecture, Bridge Workshop, etc.

More dynamic and ecological, this innovative urban planning project was very well received by local residents.

A true cultural place, in the South-East has been the Maison de la Radio since 1963. Its grandiose circular architecture with its central tower 68 meters high, houses a thousand offices, sixty studios and a museum. In the North, the Ranelagh theater has been a must since 1894 with its French-style performance hall in sculpted oak. Another curiosity, the Wine Museum preserved in vaulted cellars from the 15th century bears witness to the richness and diversity of French heritage. Nestled on the hillsides of Passy, ​​the Maison de Balzac, a museum now dedicated to the artist, is the only one of the novelist’s Parisian residences that remains today.

In Muette-Sud, the population is made up of families who appreciate its quiet shopping streets but also the proximity of green spaces, such as L’île des Cygnes, which borders the district, on the edge of the Parisian crowd.

Cultural and family friendly.

Bordered on one side by the Bois de Boulogne and on the other by the Seine, the Auteuil-Sud district is a small haven of peace. Its many green spaces, its quiet and flowery streets, its beautiful private villas and its small chic shops, give it a village atmosphere, on the fringe of the Parisian ardour.

A favourite haunt of Hector Guimard, a figure of Art Nouveau in France, the district of Auteuil-Sud is punctuated by numerous architectural wonders. As you walk through its streets, you can rediscover his work, his stylistic evolution and his experiments. In the rue Boileau, there are a few masterpieces, including the Hôtel Danois, which today houses the Algerian embassy. A well-chosen residence, since this Art Nouveau building is strongly inspired by oriental architecture.

The district also has a few secret corners with a bucolic style, only known to local residents. Amongst them, the Boileau hamlet is home to a concentration of atypical dwellings, allowing us to discover, in its hidden alleys, a Swiss chalet, a Norman cottage or a surprising Arab palace.

Although it is not a favorite destination for tourists, it symbolizes a balanced daily life and a peaceful and airy living environment for families. A harmonious mix between wide avenues with large Haussmann or 70s buildings, quiet and residential streets, green spaces and livelier shopping areas.

The pretty Georges Brassens park offers country walks around its apiary and its vineyard, old book market on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as many activities for children. For a more street-art atmosphere, a section of the Petit Ceinture has been converted into a green promenade in the south of the district.

Convention also hosts pretty country-style cul-de-sacs. The Villa Santos-Dumont created in 1926 by the architect Raphaël Paynot is probably one of the most beautiful, with its houses and studio windows covered in greenery. Several artists have lived there, including the painter Fernand Léger, the Italian mosaicist Gatti and the sculptor Zadkine, a few meters from the former residence of Georges Brassens.

With its numerous train lines and 4 metro lines, the Montparnasse station is indeed a gateway to the suburbs, the West of France but also the whole of Paris.

But this district is not only a place of passage. Embodied by its 210-metre-high tower, which is due for a facelift by 2024 thanks to the Nouvelle AOM architectural group, it is also a business district where many companies have set up shop.

The heart of artistic and intellectual life during the Roaring Twenties, frequented by Erik Satie, Henri Matisse, Amadeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau, among others, the district now attracts working people who appreciate the beautiful Haussmann buildings and the lively atmosphere. Between the big cinemas of the boulevard du Montparnasse, the theatres Gaîté-Montparnasse, Bobino, Edgar, and Rive Gauche, the brasseries, cafés or crêperies, the places to have fun are numerous.

Montparnasse also hides some pretty gems. To name a few: the magnificent and secret rue des Thermopyles, the charming alley lined with artists’ studios at 21 avenue du Maine, the Atlantic green lung garden on the roof of the station or the white ceramic building designed by the architect Henri Sauvage at 26 rue Vavin.