Place des Fêtes: history and sights
Served by: metro line 11.
Did you know?
A former village-festival site in Belleville before its 1860 annexation to Paris, today a district largely rebuilt in the 1970s. The square takes its name from the popular celebrations once held there, long before the area was urbanised.
Anecdote
The square takes its name from the popular festivals once held there.
Around Place des Fêtes
- Parc de Belleville, 600 m away — A sloped park offering one of the finest free panoramas over Paris.
- Marché Place des Fêtes, 350 m away — A lively neighbourhood market, the commercial heart of this redeveloped square in the 19th arrondissement.
- Rue de Belleville, 500 m away — A lively street crossing the cosmopolitan Belleville district, known for its street art.