Bois de Vincennes
The Bois de Vincennes, located on the eastern edge of Paris, France, is the largest public park in the city. It was created between 1855 and 1866 by Emperor Napoleon III.
- Type: Park
- Description: public park in Paris, France
- Also known as: “Bosc de Vincennes”, “Vincenneský les”, and “יער וינסן”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Château de Vincennes and Paris Zoological Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Maurice and Charenton-le-Pont.
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Town
Bois de Vincennes
- Categories: urban park and forest
- Location: Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.82974° or 48° 49′ 47″ north
Longitude
2.43341° or 2° 26′ 0″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
8FW4RCHM+V9
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yakut—“Bois de Vincennes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غابة فانسن”
- Armenian: “Վենսենի անտառ”
- Armenian: “Վենսենյան անտառ”
- Azerbaijani: “Vensen meşəsi”
- Basque: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Belarusian: “Венсенскі лес”
- Belarusian: “Вэнсэнскі лес”
- Breton: “bois de Vincennes”
- Bulgarian: “Венсенски лес”
- Catalan: “bois de Vincennes”
- Catalan: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Cebuano: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Chinese: “万塞讷森林”
- Chinese: “文森森林”
- Chinese: “萬塞訥森林”
- Czech: “Vincenneský lesík”
- Dutch: “bois de Vincennes”
- Dutch: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Egyptian Arabic: “غابة فانسن”
- Esperanto: “Bosko de Vincennes”
- Finnish: “Bois de Vincennes”
- French: “bois de Vincennes”
- French: “Bois de Vincennes”
- German: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Greek: “Δάσος της Βενσέν”
- Hebrew: “יער ונסן”
- Hindi: “ब्वा द वेंसेन”
- Hungarian: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Indonesian: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Italian: “bois de Vincennes”
- Italian: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Japanese: “ヴァンセンヌの森”
- Korean: “뱅센 숲”
- Latvian: “Vensāna mežs”
- Latvian: “Vensēnas mežs”
- Lithuanian: “Venseno miškas”
- Luxembourgish: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Macedonian: “Вeнсaнска шума”
- Macedonian: “Венсенска Шума”
- Malay: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Norwegian: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Bois de Vincennes”
- Persian: “پارک ونسن”
- Persian: “جنگل ونسن”
- Polish: “Lasek Vincennes”
- Portuguese: “Bosque de Vincennes”
- Romanian: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Russian: “Венсенский лес”
- Scots: “bois de Vincennes”
- Serbian: “Vensenska šuma”
- Serbian: “Венсанска шума”
- Serbian: “Венсенска шума”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Venseneska šuma”
- Slovak: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Slovenian: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Spanish: “Bosque de Vincennes”
- Swedish: “Bois de Vincennes”
- Turkish: “Vincennes Ormanı”
- Ukrainian: “Венсенський ліс”
- Urdu: “بوا دے وانسین”
- Vietnamese: “Rừng Vincennes”
- Welsh: “bois de Vincennes”
- Yakut: “Венсен ойуура”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Paris 12e Arrondissement and Saint-Mandé.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hippodrome de Vincennes and Stade Pershing.
Val-de-Marne: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Vitry-sur-Seine and Nogent-sur-Marne.
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