Bastille
District of Paris
in Paris of Île-de-France Region, France

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
48.853 and 2.349 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 48° 51' 12" and E 2° 20' 55"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 02:59 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Paris
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:32 am and 7:17 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for France in Western Europe

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: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Delve into Bastille

The district Bastille of Paris in Paris (Île-de-France Region) is a district located in France and is a district of the nations capital.

In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 8%
Air Humidity 78%
Air Pressure 993 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

12°C (54 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

9°C (49 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Marceau Bastille

Address
1,0 mi
13 Rue Jules Cesar
75012 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Original

Address
0,9 mi
Boulevard Beaumarchais 8
75011 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Corail

Address
1,1 mi
23, rue de Lyon
75012 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hôtel Marais Bastille

Address
1,1 mi
36 Boulevard Richard Lenoir
75011 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hôtel des Trois Gares

Address
0,9 mi
1 Rue Jules Cesar
75012 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


ibis Paris Gare de Lyon Ledru Rollin 12ème

Address
1,1 mi
41/43 avenue Ledru Rollin
75012 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Jules Cesar

Address
1,1 mi
Avenue Ledru-Rollin
75012 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Citadines Bastille Marais Paris

Address
1,1 mi
37, boulevard Richard Lenoir
75011 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Auberge Flora

Address
1,1 mi
Boulevard Richard Lenoir 44
75011 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Bastille Spéria

Address
0,8 mi
1 rue de la Bastille
75004 Paris
France

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Arrivée à Paris Gare de Lyon du TGV Lyria Lausanne - Paris

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Rating: 5 of 5
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Video Tour of a 4-Bedroom Vacation Rental Apartment in Bastille, Paris

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Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: January 15, 2011
Length: 42:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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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.

Place de la Bastille

The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris, where the Bastille prison stood until the 'Storming of the Bastille' and its subsequent physical destruction between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790 during the French Revolution; no vestige of it remains. The square straddles 3 arrondissements of Paris, namely the 4th, 11th and 12th. The square and its surrounding areas are normally called simply Bastille.

Located at 48.8531, 2.36911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Squares in Paris, 4th arrondissement of Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris, 12th arrondissement of Paris

Place des Vosges

The Place des Vosges is the oldest planned square in Paris. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.

Located at 48.8556, 2.36556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Historic public gardens, Squares in Paris, Le Marais, 3rd arrondissement of Paris, 4th arrondissement of Paris, Buildings and structures completed in 1612

Opéra Bastille

The opéra de la Bastille or more commonly opéra Bastille (Bastille Opera House) is a modern opera house in Paris, France.

Located at 48.8519, 2.37056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Opera houses in Paris, 12th arrondissement of Paris, Carlos Ott buildings

Bastille (Paris Métro)

Bastille is a station on lines 1, 5 and 8 of the Paris Métro. It is located near the former location of the Bastille and remains of the Bastille can be seen on line 5. The platforms for line 1 are situated below road level but above the Bassin of the Arsenal and Canal Saint Martin in a short open-air segment. The western end of the line 1 platforms have the sharpest curve used by passenger trains on the Métro, with a radius of only 40 metres.

Located at 48.8531, 2.36908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Paris Métro stations in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, Paris Métro stations in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Railway stations opened in 1900

Chemin Vert (Paris Métro)

Chemin Vert is a station of the Paris Métro, named after the Rue de Chemin Vert. The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The Rue de Chemin Vert (green path) follows the route of an old foot path through the middle of market gardens. In 1868 the Rue de Chemin Vert was extended from the Rue des Amandiers-Popincourt to the Barrier des Amandiers, a gate on the former Wall of the Farmers-General.

Located at 48.8568, 2.36835 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Paris Métro stations in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, Railway stations opened in 1931

Ledru-Rollin (Paris Métro)

Ledru-Rollin is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro, named after the Avenue Ledru-Rollin. The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The Avenue Ledru-Rollin is named after the lawyer Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1807–1874) who was elected as radical député in 1841 and founded the newspaper La Réforme.

Located at 48.8515, 2.37516 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Paris Métro stations in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Railway stations opened in 1931

Saint-Ambroise (Paris Métro)

Saint-Ambroise is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. It is under the Boulevard Voltaire. The station was opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Montreuil. It is named after the Rue Saint-Ambroise and the Saint-Ambroise church. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Saint-Ambroise (Paris Metro)

Located at 48.8613, 2.37421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations opened in 1933

Le Train Bleu (restaurant)

Le Train Bleu (lit. "The Blue Train") is a restaurant located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris, France. The restaurant has served drinks and meals to travelers and other guests since 1901 in an ornately decorated setting. Initially called "Buffet de la Gare de Lyon", it has been renamed "Le Train Bleu" in 1963, after the famous train of the same name.

Located at 48.845, 2.37333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Restaurants in Paris, 12th arrondissement of Paris, 1901 establishments in France

Promenade plantée

The Promenade plantée or the Coulée verte is a narrow, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) parkway in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Located at 48.8496, 2.37125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
12th arrondissement of Paris, Linear parks, Parks and open spaces in Paris, Rail trails, Hiking trails in France

July Column

The July Column is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the Revolution of 1830. It stands in the center of the Place de la Bastille and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses — the "three glorious" days of 27–29 July 1830 that saw the fall of King Charles X of France and the commencement of the "July Monarchy" of King Louis-Philippe. It was built between 1835 and 1840.

Located at 48.8531, 2.36917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures completed in 1840, Monuments and memorials in Paris, Monumental columns in France, Terminating vistas in Paris, 1840 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in France

Gare de la Bastille

Gare de La Bastille was a railway station in Paris. The station was opened in 1859 and served as the terminus of the 55-kilometre -long line to Vincennes and Verneuil-l'Étang. The line was opened only to serve the Fort de Vincennes, and was extended to La Varenne and later to Brie-Comte-Robert. The line finally reached Verneuil-l'Étang in 1892, and connected to the line to Mulhouse. Part of the line was included into the RER A on 14 December 1969.

Located at 48.8525, 2.37028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures demolished in 1984, Région Est, Railway stations opened in 1859, Railway stations closed in 1969, Railway termini in Paris, Defunct railway stations in Paris, Official historical monuments of France, 12th arrondissement of Paris, 1859 establishments in France

Bréguet – Sabin (Paris Métro)

Bréguet — Sabin is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 5. The name refers to the Rue Bréguet, named for the Bréguet family of clockmakers and inventors, and Rue Saint-Sabin, named for Charles-Pierre Angelesme de Saint-Sabin, an 18th-century Paris city councillor.

Located at 48.856, 2.37 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations opened in 1906

Richard-Lenoir (Paris Métro)

Richard-Lenoir is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 5. The name refers to the Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, named after the industrialist François Richard (1765-1839) who went by the name Richard-Lenoir after the death of his business partner Joseph Lenoir-Dufresne.

Located at 48.86, 2.372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations opened in 1906

Radio Nova (France)

Radio Nova (or simply Nova) is a radio station broadcast from Paris, created in 1981 by Jean-François Bizot. Its playlist is characterized by non-mainstream or underground artists of various music genres, such as electro, new wave, reggae, jazz, hip hop and world music.

Located at 48.8543, 2.37772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in France

Couvent des Célestins

The Couvent des Célestins, was an ancient convent located near the Place de la Bastille in Paris, France. It was the second most important burial site for royalty after the Basilique Saint-Denis. The prestigious convent was located nearby Hôtel Saint-Pol, the favourite residence of Charles V and Charles VI in the area of the Marais. Many of the high-ranking princes from their court were buried in the convent. However the convent was profanated during the French Revolution.

Located at 48.8508, 2.36472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former buildings and structures of Paris, Religion in Paris, Convents in France

Maison de Victor Hugo

Maison de Victor Hugo is a museum, operated by the City of Paris, which preserves the house that Victor Hugo lived in for 16 years from 1832–1848.

Located at 48.8549, 2.36611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Biographical museums in France, 4th arrondissement of Paris, Historic house museums in Paris, Houses in Paris, Literary museums in France

Bassin de l'Arsenal

The Bassin de l'Arsenal (also known as the Port de l'Arsenal) is a boat basin in Paris. It links the Canal Saint-Martin, which begins at the Place de la Bastille, to the Seine, at the Quai de la Rapée. A component of the Réseau des Canaux Parisiens (Parisian Canal Network), it forms part of the borderline between the 12th arrondissement of Paris and the 4th. From the 16th century until the 19th, an arsenal existed at this location.

Located at 48.8495, 2.36737 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
4th arrondissement of Paris, 12th arrondissement of Paris, Canals in France, Geography of Paris, Transport in Paris, Marinas in France

Arsenal (Paris Métro)

Arsenal is a ghost station on the Paris métro, situated on line 5 between the stations of Bastille and Quai de la Rapée, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Located at 48.8491, 2.3666 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Paris Métro line 5, Paris Métro stations in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, Ghost stations of the Paris Métro, Railway stations closed in 1939

Porte Saint-Antoine

The porte Saint-Antoine was one of the gates of Paris. There were two gates named the porte Saint-Antoine, both now demolished, of which the best known was that guarded by the Bastille, on the site now occupied by the start of rue de la Bastille in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Located at 48.8535, 2.36859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former buildings and structures of Paris, City gates in Paris, 4th arrondissement of Paris

Hôtel des Tournelles

Not to be confused with the Château de la Tournelle. The hôtel des Tournelles was a now-demolished collection of buildings in Paris built from the 14th century onwards, to the north of the site of what is now place des Vosges. It is named after its many 'tournelles' or little towers. It was long owned by the kings of France, though they did not often live there. It was here that Henry II of France died in 1559 of wounds received in a joust.

Located at 48.8544, 2.365 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hôtels particuliers in Paris, Former buildings and structures of Paris, Le Marais

Elephant of the Bastille

The Elephant of the Bastille was a monument in Paris which existed between 1813 and 1846. Originally conceived in 1808 by Napoleon, the colossal statue was intended to be created out of bronze and placed in the Place de la Bastille, but only a plaster full-scale model was built. At 24 m (78 ft) in height the model itself became a recognisable construction and was immortalised by Victor Hugo in his novel Les Misérables (1862) in which it is used as a shelter by the street urchin Gavroche.

Located at 48.8531, 2.36917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1813 establishments in France, 1846 disestablishments, Elephants, Monuments and memorials in Paris, 1814 sculptures, Plaster sculptures

Grey Area (gallery)

Grey Area is a Paris based editions and multiples project specialising in commissioning and producing original contemporary art. Founded in 2006, Grey Area works directly with artists, inviting them to come up with ideas especially suitable for development and production as a limited edition multiple, resulting in an exhibition at the gallery space in Paris, France.

Located at 48.8478, 2.37578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Art museums and galleries in Paris, Contemporary art galleries in France, Art galleries established in 2006, 2006 establishments in France

École nationale supérieure de création industrielle

ENSCI-Les Ateliers, the École nationale supérieure de création industrielle, is a French design school located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. As a public commercial and industrial establishment under authority of both the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Industry, it is the first and only French national institute exclusively devoted to the advanced studies in design. It is a member of the Hautes Études-Sorbonne-Arts et Métiers cluster and of the Conférence des grandes écoles.

Located at 48.8584, 2.3693 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article

Temple du Marais

Temple du Marais is a church located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, in the district of Le Marais at 17 Rue Saint-Antoine. Famous for its architecture, it was built to the plans of François Mansart in 1632, who modelled them on the Pantheon in Rome and has a rotunda of 13.5 metres in diameter. Its construction was overseen by the master mason contractor Michel Villedo.

Located at 48.8533, 2.36625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
17th-century architecture, Churches in Paris, Religious buildings completed in 1632, Roman Catholic churches in the 4th arrondissement of Paris

Nova Press

Nova Press is a French media company established in 1972 by Jean-François Bizot, Nova Press is officially registered since 4 June 1981. The company most notably owns the radio stations Radio Nova and TSF Jazz.

Located at 48.8543, 2.37772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Companies of France, Companies established in 1972, French company stubs, French media

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
La Bastilla