Convention: history and sights
Served by: metro line 12.
Did you know?
Named after the National Convention, the revolutionary assembly that governed France from 1792 to 1795 and proclaimed the First Republic, one of the most defining episodes of the Revolution.
Anecdote
The National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy at its very first session, on 21 September 1792.
Around Convention
- Parc Georges-Brassens, 290 m away — A park laid out on the site of the former Vaugirard slaughterhouses, with a vineyard, climbing rocks and a book market.
- Place de la Convention, 230 m away — The commercial heart of the district, named after the revolutionary assembly that proclaimed the First Republic.
- Piscine Élisabeth, 400 m away — A 1930s Art Deco municipal swimming pool, prized for its period architecture.