Picpus
Picpus is a quarter in Paris, Île-de-France and has about 61,900 residents. Picpus is situated nearby to the neighborhood Reuilly, as well as near the quarter Bel-Air.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ruins of Bastille and Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Ruins of Bastille
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Photo: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 20th arrondissement of Paris 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.
Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées
College
Photo: Marieforchance, CC0.
The Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées, is a French private grande école in aerospace engineering located at Ivry-sur-Seine, Lyon and Toulouse, recognized by the French state since 2010, whose diploma has been accredited by the French Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur since 2011.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 11th arrondissement and 12th arrondissement.
11th arrondissement
Photo: ParisSharing, CC BY 2.0.
The 11th Arrondissement 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.
12th arrondissement
Photo: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 12th arrondissement of Paris is one of the largest of the city's districts even without the 2,460 acre Bois de Vincennes, which more than doubles its size.
13th arrondissement
Photo: PHGCOM, Public domain.
The 13th arrondissement of Paris is primarily a residential and business district in the southeast of Paris, on the Left Bank of the Seine. Although not usually recognised as a natural magnet for tourists, the 13th nonetheless does hold several attractions…
Picpus
- Type: Quarter with 61,900 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.8397° or 48° 50′ 23″ northLongitude
2.3954° or 2° 23′ 44″ eastPopulation
61,900Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8FW4R9QW+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 13311113603OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
12547038
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