Île aux Cygnes

Île aux Cygnes is a small artificial island on the river in Paris, France, in the 15th arrondissement. It was created in 1827 to protect the bridge named the .
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  • Islet
  • Description: island in the Seine river in Paris, France
  • Also known as
    “digue de Grenelle”
    “gare d’eau de Grenelle”
    “gare de Grenelle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eiffel Tower and Pont Rouelle.
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The is a lattice tower on the in , France. is situated 1 km northeast of Île aux Cygnes.
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Bridge
The is a railway bridge in that crosses the river .
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Park
is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Passy and Grenelle.
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Suburb
is an area of , , located in the , on the .
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Quarter
is a neighbourhood in southwestern , .
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This large district occupies most of the West…

Île aux Cygnes

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Latitude
48.85288° or 48° 51′ 10″ north
Longitude
2.28375° or 2° 17′ 2″ east
Open location code
8FW4V73M+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 164245439
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q292258

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Île aux Cygnes” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կարապի կղզի”
  • Belarusian: “Лебядзіны востраў”
  • Bosnian: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Catalan: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Catalan: “Île des Cygnes (París)”
  • Catalan: “Illa dels Cignes (París)”
  • Catalan: “Illa dels Cignes de París”
  • Chinese: “天鹅岛 (巴黎)”
  • Chinese: “天鹅岛”
  • Czech: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Czech: “Ostrov Cygnes”
  • Danish: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Dutch: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Dutch: “Île des Cygnes”
  • Esperanto: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo de cignoj”
  • French: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • French: “Île des Cygnes (Paris)”
  • German: “Allée des Cygnes”
  • German: “Île aux Cygnes (Paris)”
  • German: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Greek: “Ιλ ω Σίνι”
  • Hebrew: “אי הברבורים”
  • Hebrew: “איל או סין”
  • Hebrew: “איל או סינְיְי”
  • Italian: “Île aux Cygnes (Paris)”
  • Italian: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Italian: “Île des Cygnes”
  • Japanese: “白鳥の島”
  • Korean: “시뉴섬”
  • Luxembourgish: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île des Cygnes”
  • Norwegian: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Polish: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Polish: “Île des Cygnes”
  • Russian: “Лебединый остров (Париж)”
  • Russian: “Лебединый остров”
  • Russian: “Лебяжий остров (Париж)”
  • Russian: “Лебяжий остров”
  • Slovak: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Slovak: “Île des Cygnes”
  • Spanish: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Spanish: “Île des Cygnes”
  • Swedish: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Ukrainian: “Лебединий острів (Париж)”
  • Ukrainian: “Лебединий острів”
  • Urdu: “ایل او سینے”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Thiên Nga”
  • Vietnamese: “Île aux Cygnes”
  • Vietnamese: “Île des Cygnes”

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Notable Places Nearby

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