Place d’Aligre

Place d’Aligre is a square in Paris, Île-de-France. Place d’Aligre is situated nearby to the work of art Petite Mairie, as well as near the marketplace Marché d’Aligre.

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Type: Pedestrian zone
Description: square in Paris, France
Also known as: “place d’Aligre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruins of Bastille and Aligre Greenmarket.

Ruins of Bastille

Castle

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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 Place d’Aligre.

Aligre Greenmarket

Marketplace

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Aligre Greenmarket is a marketplace.

Marché Beauvau

Marketplace

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Marché Beauvau is a marketplace.

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.