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Charonne quarter

The Charonne quarter is an area of the 20th arrondissement of named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by Napoleon III and split between Charonne quarter, the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: administrative quarter in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “Caronte” and “Charonne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Père Lachaise Cemetery and Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco, Paris.

Photo: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 20th arrondissement of lies to the east of the centre and represents an old working-class area now in rapid transformation. The main drawing card here for tourists is the , though, for travellers who are interested in music and culture, this relatively gritty area is probably going to be one of your main night-crawling areas.

Church
Photo: Peter17, CC BY 3.0.
The Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco is a Roman Catholic church located at 79 rue Alexandre-Dumas in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Built between 1933 and 1938, it is a rare example of a Paris church in the Art Deco style.

Park
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 20th arrondissement and Porte de Vincennes.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
The of lies to the east of the centre and represents an old working-class area now in rapid transformation. The main drawing card here for tourists is the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, though, for travellers who are interested in music and culture, this relatively gritty area is probably going to be one of your main night-crawling areas.

Locality
The is one of the city gates of Paris situated in the Bel Air neighborhood of the .

Photo: ParisSharing, CC BY 2.0.
The is home to two quite different but equally blossoming centres of Parisian nightlife. The streets just northwest of Place de la Bastille are full of little bars which attract a mix of young suburban Parisians, expats, and foreigners.

Charonne quarter

Latitude
48.85515° or 48° 51′ 19″ north
Longitude
2.39764° or 2° 23′ 52″ east
Elevation
71 metres (233 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V94X+33
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2143877660
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3026510
Wiki­data ID
Q728591
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Satellite Map

Discover Charonne quarter from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Charonne quarter” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Charonne”
  • Catalan: “Charonne”
  • Chinese: “夏罗讷”
  • Chinese: “沙罗讷”
  • Chinese: “沙罗讷街区”
  • Czech: “Quartier de Charonne”
  • Dutch: “Quartier de Charonne”
  • French: “Charonne”
  • French: “Quartier de Charonne”
  • German: “Quartier de Charonne”
  • Greek: “Σαρόν”
  • Indonesian: “Quartier de Charonne”
  • Irish: “Charonne”
  • Italian: “Charonne”
  • Japanese: “シャロンヌ”
  • Luxembourgish: “Charonne”
  • Slovak: “Quartier de Charonne”
  • Slovenian: “Charonne”
  • Slovenian: “Quartier de Charonne”
  • Swedish: “Quartier de Charonne”
  • Turkish: “Charonne”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Don Bosco International Media Academy and Paroisse Saint Jean Bosco.

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