Place Robert-Desnos

Place Robert-Desnos is a square in , . Place Robert-Desnos is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the park .
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: square in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “Place Robert Desnos” and “place Robert-Desnos”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Square Amadou-Hampate Ba and Gare de Paris-Est.

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

Railway station
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The Gare de l'Est, officially Paris-Est, is one of the seven large mainline railway station termini in , . It is located in the , approximately 270 meters southeast from the , facing the Boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north–south axis of Paris created by Georges-Eugène Haussmann. is situated 650 metres west of Place Robert-Desnos.

Square
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The is a square in Paris straddling the and . Before the liberation of Paris, the square was called the Place du Combat, but it was renamed in honour of the French communist resistance hero Pierre Georges, whose nom de guerre was Colonel Fabien. is situated 140 metres east of Place Robert-Desnos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grange aux Belles and 10th arrondissement.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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The of centres on the Canal Saint Martin and the restaurants and cafés which line its banks. Part sleepy faubourg — as suburbs were called in 18th century Paris — and part industrial centre, the has lately enjoyed the benefits of both the booming nightlife scene in the neighbouring 11th, as well as the Parisian cycling and roller-blading boom.

Quarter
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is a of , France, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of straddles the borderline between the and the along its main street, the Rue de .

Place Robert-Desnos

Latitude
48.87792° or 48° 52′ 41″ north
Longitude
2.3683° or 2° 22′ 6″ east
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Named after
Robert Desnos
Open location code
8FW4V9H9+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112705282
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Geo­Names ID
13192740
Wiki­data ID
Q3390061
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Place Robert-Desnos” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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