Square de la Roquette
Square de la Roquette is a park in Paris, Île-de-France. Square de la Roquette is situated nearby to Prison de la Petite Roquette, as well as near the dog park Parc canin.Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in Paris, France
- Also known as: “square de la Roquette”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Père Lachaise Cemetery and Square Marcel-Rajman.
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 710 metres east of Square de la Roquette.
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. Ruins of Bastille is situated 1½ km southwest of Square de la Roquette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 11th arrondissement and Ménilmontant.
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.
Ménilmontant
Suburb
Ménilmontant is a neighbourhood of Paris, situated in the city's 20th arrondissement. It is roughly defined as the area north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, south of Parc de Belleville, and between Avenue Jean-Aicard on the west and Rue Pelleport on the east.
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.
Square de la Roquette
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.85961° or 48° 51′ 35″ northLongitude
2.3847° or 2° 23′ 5″ eastInception
1977Open location code
8FW4V95M+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 114992325OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q3494960
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In Other Languages
“Square de la Roquette” goes by many names.
- French: “square de la Roquette”
- French: “Square de la Roquette”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prison de la Petite Roquette and Parc canin.
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