Apartments in the famous neighbourhoods of Paris

At the heart of the 9th arrondissement is the lovely district of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. Like nearby Montmatre, back in the 19th century it was popular with struggling artists and writers looking for cheap lodgings. The neighbourhood retains a great deal of its bohemian ...

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 ...

Centred around the small place de la Convention in the southern half of the large 15th arrondissement, this area is primarily residential and is a popular choice for families seeking better-priced accommodation than they would find closer to the centre of Paris. The ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Opera neighbourhood is the jewel in the crown of Second Empire urbanism. Wide Hausmannian avenues run alongside quaint, secret passages leading to unexpected havens of peace. Take Rue Edouard VII and you will be captivated. Along the grands boulevards, the often ...

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 ...

In the 19th century, the former village of Vaugirard produced one of Paris’ most calm and residential neighbourhoods. Niched between the Mairie of the 15th and the Porte de Versailles, there is a mix of Haussmann, neo-Gothic and 1930s architecture, with modern, ...