Square Jehan-Rictus
Square Jehan-Rictus is a park in Paris, Île-de-France. Square Jehan-Rictus is situated nearby to the metro station Abbesses station, as well as near the work of art The Wall of Love.Photo: Ale x38, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in Paris, France
- Also known as: “Square Jehan Rictus” and “square Jehan-Rictus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sacré-Cœur Basilica and Abbesses station.
Sacré-Cœur Basilica
Church
Photo: Tonchino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica or simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sacré-Cœur Basilica is situated 380 metres northeast of Square Jehan-Rictus.
Abbesses station
Metro station
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abbesses is a station on Paris Métro Line 12, in the Montmartre district and the 18th arrondissement. Abbesses was the deepest station in the Paris Métro, at 36 metres below ground, before being surpassed by Villejuif–Gustave Roussy in 2025.
Moulin Rouge
Theater building
Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris, on the Boulevard de Clichy, at the Place Blanche, the intersection and end of the Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Moulin Rouge is situated 470 metres west of Square Jehan-Rictus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montmartre and Pigalle.
Montmartre
Suburb
Photo: XtoF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montmartre is a large hill in Paris' northern 18th arrondissement. It is 130 m high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank.
Pigalle
Suburb
Photo: Albertus teolog, Public domain.
Pigalle is an area in Paris, France, around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements. It is named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle.
18th arrondissement
The 18th arrondissement of Paris is probably best known for the hill of Montmartre which was the centre of the Communard uprising of the late-nineteenth century, but is also perhaps better known as the centre of the flourishing artist community of the period from around 1907-1914.
Square Jehan-Rictus
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.88487° or 48° 53′ 6″ northLongitude
2.33872° or 2° 20′ 19″ eastInception
1936Open location code
8FW4V8MQ+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 142320229OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q3494658
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Square Jehan-Rictus” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “让-里克斯广场”
- Czech: “Square Jehan-Rictus”
- French: “square Jehan-Rictus”
- French: “Square Jehan-Rictus”
- German: “square Jehan-Rictus”
- German: “Square Jehan-Rictus”
- Slovak: “Square Jehan-Rictus”
- Turkish: “Jehan-Rictus Bahçe-Meydanı”
- Turkish: “square Jehan-Rictus”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Wall of Love and Jardin des Abbesses.
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