Urgences

Urgences is a hospital building in Paris, Île-de-France. Urgences is situated nearby to the hospital Hôpital Saint-Antoine, as well as near the college École Supérieure d’Études Cinématographiques.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hôpital Saint-Antoine and Ruins of Bastille.

Hôpital Saint-Antoine

Hospital

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Hôpital Saint-Antoine is a university hospital of the Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris at 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine.

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 1 km northwest of Urgences.

Gare de Lyon

Railway station

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The Gare de Lyon, officially Paris Gare de Lyon, is one of the seven large mainline railway stations in Paris, France. It handles about 148.1 million passengers annually according to the estimates of the SNCF in 2018, with SNCF railways and the RER… Gare de Lyon is situated 690 metres southwest of Urgences.

Places in the Area

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

Faubourg Saint-Antoine

Suburb

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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.

11th arrondissement

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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.