Saint-Fargeau: history and sights
Served by: metro line 3 bis.
Did you know?
Named after Michel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, a revolutionary MP assassinated in 1793 for voting for Louis XVI's execution, one of the first martyrs of the Revolution.
Anecdote
Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau was assassinated the very night before the king's execution, by a royalist seeking to avenge the monarchy.
Around Saint-Fargeau
- Parc de Belleville, 1400 m away — A sloped park offering one of the finest free panoramas over Paris.
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, 1200 m away — Paris's largest cemetery, the final resting place of Chopin, Édith Piaf and Jim Morrison.
- Rue de Belleville, 750 m away — A lively street crossing the cosmopolitan Belleville district, known for its street art.