La Villette
District of Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont
in Paris of Île-de-France Region, France
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Paris-Le Bourget Airport (7 mi) - Paris-Orly Airport (11 mi)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (12 mi)
- Toussus-le-Noble Airport (15 mi)
- Pontoise - Cormeilles-en-Vexin Airport (21 mi)
- Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (126 mi)
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Brussels Airport (168 mi) -
London Gatwick Airport (194 mi)
- Paris, Banks of the Seine (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- Palace and Park of Versailles (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Chartres Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 121 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 48.882 and 2.382 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 48° 52' 54" and E 2° 22' 55"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 07:36 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:36 am and 8:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into La Villette
The district La Villette of Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont in Paris (Île-de-France Region) is a district located in France a little north-east of Paris, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 58 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
15°C (60 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Forest Hill Villette
Nouveau Paris Park Hotel
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Libertel Canal Saint Martin
ibis Paris Canal Saint-Martin
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
19th arrondissement of Paris
The 19th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France. Situated on the Right Bank of the River Seine, it is crossed by two canals, the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal de l'Ourcq, which meet near the Parc de la Villette.
Jaurès (Paris Métro)
Jaurès is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, Line 5, and Line 7bis in the 10th and 19th arrondissements.
Colonel Fabien (Paris Métro)
Colonel Fabien is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 10th and 19th arrondissements under the Boulevard de la Vilette. The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from Anvers to Bagnolet.
Stalingrad (Paris Métro)
Stalingrad is a Paris Métro station on the border between the 10th arrondissement and the 19th arrondissement at the intersection of lines 2, 5, and 7, located at the Place de Stalingrad, which is named for the Battle of Stalingrad.
Ourcq (Paris Métro)
Ourcq is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 5. The name refers to the Rue de l'Ourcq, named for the river Ourcq, a tributary of the Marne. It rises in Aisne and flows into Île-de-France; it is connected to the Seine by the Canal de l'Ourcq.
Laumière (Paris Métro)
Laumière is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 5. The name refers to the Avenue de Laumière, named for Xavier Jean-Marie Clément Vernhet de Laumière, a general who was killed in the French intervention in Mexico in the 19th century. \t\t \t\t\tLaumiere3. JPG \t\t\t Line 5 platforms at Laumiere \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tLaumiere4. JPG \t\t\t MF 2000 rolling stock on line 5 at Laumiere
Corentin Cariou (Paris Métro)
Corentin Cariou is a station of the Paris Métro. The station was called Pont de Flandre until 1946, after a bridge which spans the Canal de Saint-Denis carrying the Rue de Flandre, the main street of the commune of La Villette, to the Porte de La Villette. It is named after Corentin Cariou (1898–1942), who was a member of the municipal council of the XIXe arrondissement and shot by the Nazis as a hostage during World War II.
Crimée (Paris Métro)
Crimée is a station of the Paris Métro. This station bears the name of the Crimean War (1855–56), on the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine on the Black Sea, where a coalition of Turkey, the United Kingdom, France and Piedmont faced Russia. It was notable for the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) and the Charge of the Light Brigade. The conflict ended in the Treaty of Paris (1856). Nearby are la Villette Basin and the Canal de l'Ourcq.
Porte de la Villette (Paris Métro)
Porte de la Villette is a station of the Paris Métro. The origin of the commune of the Villette was a Gallo-Roman village, which grew up on the Roman road that led to east Flanders. About 1198, it became Ville Neuve Saint-Ladre and by 1426 it was called Villette-Saint-Miser-lez-Paris. The commune became a part of Paris in 1860. The nearby gate in Paris' 19th century walls became known as the Porte de la Villette.
Riquet (Paris Métro)
Riquet is a station of the Paris Métro. It was named after French engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet, who conceived and carried out the construction of the Canal du Midi from 1666. This work was completed by his sons in 1681. Nearby are la Villette Basin and the Canal de l'Ourcq.
Louis Blanc (Paris Métro)
Louis Blanc is a station on line 7 and 7bis of the Paris Métro. The station was opened on 23 November 1910, 18 days after the opening of the first section of the line between Opéra and Porte de la Villette on 5 November 1910. On 18 January 1911 a new branch was opened from Louis Blanc to Pré Saint-Gervais. On 3 December 1967 the branch to Pré Saint-Gervais was separated as 7bis, terminating at this station.
Bolivar (Paris Métro)
Bolivar is a station on 7bis of the Paris Métro in the 19th arrondissement, on the Avenue Simon Bolivar.
Buttes Chaumont (Paris Métro)
Buttes Chaumont is a station on 7bis of the Paris Métro in the 19th arrondissement, on the Avenue Simon Bolivar, near the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, which it is named after. While the line that it is on opened as a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré Saint-Gervais on 18 January 1911, the opening of the station was delayed by 13 months to 13 February 1912 due to the difficulty of its construction in a backfilled quarry.
Parc des Buttes Chaumont
The Parc des Buttes-Chaumont is a public park situated in northeast of Paris, in the 19th arrondissement. Occupying 24.7 hectares, it is the third-largest park in Paris, after the Bois de Vincennes and the Bois de Boulogne. It was opened in 1867, late in the regime of Emperor Napoleon III, and was built by Jean-Charles Alphand, who created all the major parks of Napoleon III.. The park has over 5 kilometres of trails and paths.
Place du Colonel Fabien
The Place du Colonel Fabien is a square in Paris, France Before the liberation of Paris, the square was called the Place du Combat and was renamed in honour of the French communist resistance hero, Pierre Georges, whose nom-de-guerre was Colonel Fabien. The headquarters of the French Communist Party, designed by the Brazilian communist and utilitarian architect Oscar Niemeyer is located here, as is a station of the Paris Métro.
Rue Adolphe Mille, Paris
Rue Adolphe Mille is a street in Paris' XIXe arrondissement, near the parc de la Villette, the Conservatoire de Musique et de Danse and the Cité de la Musique.
Rue Delesseux, Paris
Rue Delesseux is a street in Paris' XIXe arrondissement.
Orgues de Flandre
The Orgues de Flandre, which can be translated as Organs of Flanders, are a group of residential buildings located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built from 1974 to 1980 by the architect Martin van Trek, the buildings are located at 67-107 avenue de Flandre and 14-24 rue Archereau. The buildings are a housing project of 6 ha, made of many buildings of 15 floors and four dominating towers: Tour Prélude (or Tour 1): 123 meters, 38 floors.
Stade Bergeyre
Stade Bergeyre is a former sports stadium in Paris, France, located in 19th district of the French capital. Built in August 1918, with financial support of Jacques Sigrand. Its capacity was approximately 15,000, and the name comes from the name of a French rugby player, who died in First World War. Bergeyre stadium was mainly used for soccer games, and was home of the Olympique Paris team. Also, rugby, track and field and various other activities (e.g. circus) took place there.
Cours Florent
The Cours Florent is a private French Drama school created in 1967 by François Florent. The school is currently located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis and Avenue Jean-Jaurès, further along which is located the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris. The Cours Florent also owns the Théâtre du Marais.
École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette
The École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette is a public tertiary school located in Paris, France. It is placed under the supervision of the ministry for the Culture and the Communication (Direction of Architecture and the Inheritance). It is one of the twenty public schools which exempt a higher education of architecture in France. The Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture maintains a small permanent presence at the school.
Quartier de La Chapelle
The Quartier de La Chapelle is a neighborhood of Paris, in the northern part of the 18th arrondissement. It was originally the village of La Chapelle on the outskirts of Paris and a commune in its own right, separated from the commune of Paris by the wall of the Farmers-General. However, as part of the city's major 19th-century expansion, the former village was absorbed by Paris in 1860.
Canal Saint-Denis
The Canal Saint-Denis is a canal in Paris that is 6.6 kilometres in length. The canal connects the Canal de l'Ourcq, at a point north-northwest of the Bassin de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement, with the suburban municipalities of Saint-Denis and Aubervilliers in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. There are seven locks along the canal's route, and, near Saint-Denis, the canal discharges into the Seine.
Bassin de la Villette
The Bassin de la Villette (La Villette Basin) is the largest artificial lake in Paris. It was filled with water on 2 December 1808. Located in the 19th arrondissement of the capital, it links the Canal de l'Ourcq to the Canal Saint-Martin, and it represents one of the elements of the Réseau des Canaux Parisiens (Parisian Canal Network), a public-works authority operated by the city.
Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad
The Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad is a square in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. It was named after the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the major battles of World War II. The square lies at the intersection of the Canal de l'Ourcq and the Canal Saint-Martin.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont.
La Plaine-Saint-Denis: Paris-Pte d'Aubervilliers vers Pte de la Chapelle, La Plaine-Saint-Denis (source)
La Plaine-Saint-Denis: Paris-Pte d'Aubervilliers vers Pte de la Villette, La Plaine-Saint-Denis (source)
Quartier Saint-Merri: Paris-Tour Eiffel, Quartier Saint-Merri (source)
Quartier Saint-Merri: Paris-Jardins du Luxembourg, Quartier Saint-Merri (source)
Quartier Saint-Merri: Paris-Musée du Louvre, Quartier Saint-Merri (source)
Paris: Public Information Library, Paris (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Villette, Belleville-Villette, Port de la Villette, La Villette, Quartier de La Villette
