Charonne Reservoir

Charonne Reservoir is a reservoir in , . Access is restricted and requires permission. Charonne Reservoir is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the locality .
Photo: Ralf.treinen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: water reservoir in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “Réservoir de Charonne”
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest

Highlights include Père Lachaise Cemetery and Ruins of Bastille.

Photo: Connie Ma, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 prison by the kings of France.

Theater building
The is a modern opera house in the , France. Inaugurated in 1989 as part of President François Mitterrand's Grands Travaux, it became the main facility of the Paris National Opera, France's principal opera company…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 3rd arrondissement and 12th arrondissement.

Photo: Pol, Public domain.
A quieter part of the ancient Marais neighbourhood which is centred in the , the 3rd is possibly one of the best places to live in . There are several good open air markets and lots of great local designer clothing stores.

Photo: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The of 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.

Photo: ParisSharing, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Charonne Reservoir

Latitude
48.8613° or 48° 51′ 41″ north
Longitude
2.4028° or 2° 24′ 10″ east
Inception
1898
Open location code
8FW4VC63+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1180018406
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­reservoir_covered
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Wiki­data ID
Q3457707
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Satellite Map

Discover Charonne Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Vietnamese—“Charonne Reservoir” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Saint-Blaise and 20th arrondissement.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rue Stendhal and Cimetière de Charonne.

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