Apartments in the famous neighbourhoods of Paris

A suburb in the north-west of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine adjoins both the 16th arrondissement and the vast Bois de Boulogne. It’s barely 7 kilometres from the centre of the city, but it seems a world away, which explains why so many wealthy Parisians choose to live ...

From the Sentier neighbourhood to the Forum des Halles, the cobbled, often pedestrianised streets of Montorgueil radiate from its eponymous central thoroughfare. The last bastion of the eateries that made the legendary reputation of the Paris foodhalls (Les Halles), ...

Les Halles is a very lively, largely pedestrianised neighbourhood that was once home to Paris’s largest food market. The market was long since replaced by the unlovely and mostly underground Forum des Halles, France’s second most popular shopping mall, which is ...

In a marvellous location behind the Eiffel Tower and Invalides, La Motte-Picquet-Grenelle is the most densely inhabited area of Paris’ Left Bank. Calm, traditional but also innovative, it attracts mostly high-earning families with an interest in culture. Avenue de ...

Across from the Eiffel Tower, between Trocadero and Maison de la Radio, the upmarket neighbourhood of Passy is luckily not as sleepy as it first appears. Of course, the private mansions, landscaped gardens and little cobbled streets continue to attract those born into ...

Alésia is a primarily residential neighbourhood south of Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement. Once working class, Alésia has been somewhat gentrified over the last decade and has a lot to recommend it to potential residents: good shops, bars and restaurants; the ...

Just east of the chic neighbourhood of St.-Germain-des-Prés, where the 6th and 5th arrondissements meet, is the square and fountain that gives this part of the Latin Quarter its name. Home to the Sorbonne as well as other prestigious educational institutions, the area ...

After inventing the striptease, brothels and raunchy cabarets, becoming synonymous with nightlife, debauchery and sex across the world, Pigalle has cleaned up its act. Now, the hipster neighbourhoods of SoPi and NoPi are where anyone who’s anyone wants to be seen. ...

Once a working-class neighbourhood, the Canal Saint Martin has become the Brooklyn of Paris. Full of romance, with its dainty bridges and locks that set the pace for the barges and pleasure boats that travel up and down, the canal attracts a motley crew of open-minded ...

The tiny Île Saint-Louis is much quieter than its larger neighbour, the Île de la Cité, and seems a world away from the rest of Paris. Tourists may stroll through the neighbourhood on their way to and from Notre Dame, enjoying the views of the Seine and pausing to ...