Boulevard Voltaire

Boulevard Voltaire is a street in , . Boulevard Voltaire is situated nearby to the metro station , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Voltaire station and Ruins of Bastille.

Metro station
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Voltaire is a station on Line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station is located under Place Léon Blum along with the town hall of the , which serves a lively district.

Castle
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The Bastille was a medieval fortress in , 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 by the kings of France. is situated 1 km southwest of Boulevard Voltaire.

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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. is situated 1¼ km east of Boulevard Voltaire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 11th arrondissement and Faubourg Saint-Antoine.

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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.

Suburb
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The was one of the traditional suburbs of , France. It grew up to the east of the around the abbey of , and ran along the Rue du .

Suburb
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The is a historic district in , . It spreads across parts of the and arrondissements on the , or Right Bank, of the .

Boulevard Voltaire

Latitude
48.85847° or 48° 51′ 31″ north
Longitude
2.37901° or 2° 22′ 44″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V95H+9J
Geo­Names ID
12719554
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