Prison de la Petite Roquette
Prison de la Petite Roquette is in Paris, Île-de-France. Prison de la Petite Roquette is situated nearby to Les dalles de la guillotine, as well as near the dog park Parc canin.- Type: Sign
- Description: ‘Histoire de Paris’ panel in Paris 11th arrondissement
- Inscription: “Le domaine de la Roquette était en 1545 la propriété de Germain Teste, receveur de la ville. Henri II y séjourna le 19 août 1568. Les sœurs Hospitalières de la Roquette y établirent leur couvent de 1690 à 1789. Louis-Hippolyte Lebas, architecte de”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Père Lachaise Cemetery and Square de la Roquette.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Photo: Connie Ma, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Père Lachaise Cemetery is situated 680 metres east of Prison de la Petite Roquette.
Cours Simon
College
Photo: Wikinade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cours Simon, or cours d'art dramatique René-Simon is one of the oldest schools for theatre actors in France. It was founded in 1925 and since 1983 has been based at 14, rue la Vacquerie, in Paris's 11th arrondissement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 11th arrondissement and Charonne quarter.
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.
Charonne quarter
Suburb
The Charonne quarter is an area of the 20th arrondissement of Paris 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.
Faubourg Saint-Antoine
Suburb
Photo: Jean-François Gornet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Faubourg Saint-Antoine was one of the traditional suburbs of Paris, France. It grew up to the east of the Bastille around the abbey of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs, and ran along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.
Prison de la Petite Roquette
- Categories: panel Histoire de Paris, information, and tourism
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.85921° or 48° 51′ 33″ northLongitude
2.38535° or 2° 23′ 7″ eastOperator
Mairie de ParisOpen location code
8FW4V95P+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 5221404535OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationWikidata ID
Q60292403
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“Prison de la Petite Roquette” goes by many names.
- French: “Prison de la Petite Roquette”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Les dalles de la guillotine and Parc canin.
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