Ourcq: history and sights
Served by: metro line 5.
Did you know?
Named after the Canal de l'Ourcq, completed in the early 19th century under Napoleon to supply Paris with drinking water and ease the transport of goods.
Anecdote
The Canal de l'Ourcq long allowed firewood and building materials to be transported into the capital.
Around Ourcq
- Canal de l'Ourcq, 190 m away — An early 19th-century canal bringing water to Paris, now lined with lively walkways.
- Parc de la Villette, 850 m away — The largest urban park in Paris, laid out on the site of former slaughterhouses.
- MK2 Quai de Seine, 900 m away — A cinema complex on the water's edge, its two venues linked by a river shuttle.