12th Arrondissement - Nation

When Haussmann created New Paris in the 1860s, this represented not only an architectural undertaking but also a major civil engineering project: gaslights were installed in every street, vast underground networks of sewage and freshwater systems were created, public squares were built.

And, of course, this involved a major social engineering project, too: because all the inhabitants of the newly gentrified quarters, practically the entire working class population of Paris, had to be rehoused – and moved to the capital's eastern edge, mainly into what is today the 12th arrondissement.

This is why the 12th looks the way it does: utilitarian, grey, perhaps even a little grim. But because the Bastille area is so near, some of the party atmosphere spills over from the 11th, and most of the area between Bastille and the Gare de Lyon can be quite lively, specifically the Quai de la Rapée and the Bassin de l'Arsenal.

Parisians mainly know the 12th for the Montgallet area – because that's where they go to have their electronic hardware fixed or upgraded. This is also where you should go if you have a problem with your phone or your notebook during your holiday – one part of Paris you'll be glad to avoid!



Nightlife

Liberté (La)

Espace Charenton

Theatre Musical Marsoulan

Viaduc Cafe (Le)

Opéra Bastille

Place d'Aligre

O Rebelle

Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy

Baron Rouge (Le)

UGC Ciné Cité Bercy

Cinémathèque française (La)

China (Le)

Cartoucherie (La)

Club Med World

Cinémathèque française (La)

Cipale

Combustibles

Théâtre de l'Aquarium

Judicious

Théâtre de l'Epée de Bois Salle 1

Espace Concorde

Parc Floral de Paris

Espace Reuilly

Théâtre du Soleil

UGC Lyon Bastille

Théâtre de l'Opprimé

Mazazic

Hippodrome de Paris - Vincennes

Artisans (Les)

Patinoire Sonja Henie

Theatre Traversiere (Le)

Café Courant

Trophée Éric Bompard

Theatre de la Tempete


Attractions

Stade Léo-Lagrange

Viaduc des Arts

La Maison du Cerf-Volant

Hippodrome de Paris - Vincennes

Théâtre Musical Marsoulan

Le jardin de Reuilly

Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy

La promenade plantée

Trophee Eric Bompard

Eglise St Antoine des Quinze-Vingts

Place de la Nation

Parc de Bercy (Le)

Pimlico

La Maison Rouge

Arbre a Lettres (L')

Parc zoologique de Vincennes (Le)

Opera Bastille

Ateliers de Paris

Théâtre du Merveilleux

Palais de la Porte Doree- Aquarium Tropical

Boulevard de Reuilly

Saint-Esprit Church

Rue Montgallet

Patinoire Sonja Henie

Chapelle de l'Agneau de Dieu

Musee des Arts Africains et Oceaniens

Port de l'Arsenal

Cipale

Parc Zoologique de Paris

Cite Nationale de L'Histoire de L'Immigration

Floral Park of Paris

Picpus Cemetery

Place d'Aligre

Lions Fountain (The)

Crémieux Street

Circus of Tomorrow

Cour Saint-Emilion


Restaurants

Sologne (La)

Baron Rouge (Le)

L'Encrier

Cipale

A la Biche au Bois

Alchimiste (L')

Artisans (Les)

Le Train Bleu

Combustibles

Liberté (La)

Gourmandise (La )

Judicious

Club Med World

Jodhpur Palace

Viaduc Café (Le)

Café Barge

Le Lys d'Or

Mazazic

O Rebelle

China Club

Bihan Cafe

Chai 33

Au Trou Gascon


Hotels

Sport Hotel

Hôtel Marceau Bastille

Maison Zen

Hotel Corail

Hotel Jules Cesar

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