Place Saint-Michel
Place Saint-Michel is a square in Paris’s Latin Quarter, on the border of the 5th and 6th arrondissements. Created in 1855, it replaced earlier streets and quays and was later the site of fighting in August 1944.
French Squares
Boulevard de Sébastopol
Boulevard de Sébastopol is a 30-metre-wide Paris boulevard running north from Place du Châtelet toward Boulevard de Strasbourg. It carries heavy traffic and includes bus and bike lanes, with shops and restaurants along its route.
Place de la Victoire
Place de la Victoire is a square in Bordeaux shaped in the second half of the 18th century by Louis-Urbain-Aubert de Tourny. It is bordered by stone neo-classical buildings and centered on the Porte d’Aquitaine, an ancient-style gate.
Place Saint-Sulpice
Place Saint-Sulpice is a square in the center of Paris’s 6th District. It has an approximately rectangular form and is bordered by the Church of Saint Sulpice, Rue Bonaparte, and several streets from its corners.
Place du Carrousel
Place du Carrousel is a public square in District I of Paris, located at the open end of the Louvre Palace courtyard. It stands between the museum and the Tuileries Garden and marks the garden’s eastern end.
Place Royale
Place Royale is a square in the city center of Nantes, France, designed by Mathurin Crucy in 1786 and developed in 1790 after the destruction of medieval ramparts. It remains a commercial and civic gathering place.
Promenade de la Croisette
Promenade de la Croisette is a waterfront promenade in Cannes, on the Bay of Cannes. It forms part of the boulevard de la Croisette, which runs along the beaches and is lined with hotels, luxury shops, and vacation residences.
Place Gabriel-Péri
Place Gabriel-Péri is a public square in Lyon, France, located on the border of two districts and at the intersection of several major communication axes. It is locally known as place du Pont because of its proximity to the Pont de la Guillotière.
Place aux Oignons
Place aux Oignons is a square in Lille, France, located in one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. It lies at the foot of the former motte castrale, now at the parvis de Notre-Dame de la Treille.
Boulevard des Italiens
Boulevard des Italiens is a street in Paris at the edge of the 2nd and 9th arrondissements. Created after the suppression of the Louis XIII enclosure in 1670, it developed through former market gardens and later urbanized land.
Place Saint-Georges
Place Saint-Georges is a square in the heart of Toulouse’s Saint-Georges district. It forms an irregular pentagon bordered by several streets and includes a one-way traffic lane, pedestrian areas, and access to nearby public transport.
Place Gambetta
Place Gambetta is one of the main squares in Bordeaux, Gironde. It is noted for its ordered façades and its place among the city’s most important urban architectural ensembles.
Place du Ralliement
Place du Ralliement is a square in central Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It is a daily gathering and passage point, hosts meetings and events, and has been entirely pedestrian since 2010.
Boulevard du Montparnasse
Boulevard du Montparnasse is a Paris boulevard running almost straight between Place Léon-Paul-Fargue and Place Camille-Jullian. It passes the Montparnasse Tower, includes Duroc and Port-Royal stations, and belongs to three arrondissements.
Place Darcy
Place Darcy is a haussmannian square in Dijon, located at the gates of the city’s protected area. It was named after Henry Darcy, a hydraulics engineer from Dijon who lived from 1803 to 1858.
Place François-Rude
Place François-Rude, also called Place du Bareuzai, is a pedestrian square in central Dijon. It is known for its picturesque setting, the Bareuzai fountain, and a mix of historic buildings around the square.
Place Guichard
Place Guichard is a public square in Lyon, France, created in 1900 to open up a very dense urban fabric. It is named after Claudius Guichard and later received the Bourse du Travail.
Place de la Comédie
Place de la Comédie is a pedestrian square in the city centre of Bordeaux, Gironde. It links rue Sainte-Catherine to allées de Tourny and is crossed by a tram line near Grand Théâtre station.
Place Broglie
Place Broglie is a square in Strasbourg bordered by 18th-century mansions and three rows of plane trees. It is known for two fountains in front of the city hall, its Christmas market, and its links to La Marseillaise.
Place de Stalingrad
Place de Stalingrad is a square at the north exit of the Pont de Pierre in Bordeaux’s Bastide district, on the right bank of the Garonne. It is a major traffic and transit area, used by pedestrians, bicycles, buses, and taxis.
Place Viarme
Place Viarme is a square named after Jean-Baptiste de Pontcarré de Viarmes, intendant of Brittany in the mid-18th century. It has a history shaped by market activity, a former guillotine site, and later tram service.
Rue Juiverie
Rue Juiverie is a pedestrian cobbled street in Vieux Lyon, in Lyon’s 5th arrondissement. Running north to south, it links Place Saint-Paul with the junction of rue de la Loge and montée du Change.
Place du Théâtre
Place du Théâtre is an urban public square in Lille, in the French department of Nord. It is located in the heart of the city between Vieux-Lille and rue Faidherbe and is named after the former theater that once bordered the place.
Place Carnot
Place Carnot is a square in the Ainay and Perrache neighborhoods of Lyon’s 2nd arrondissement, France. Its history includes several changes of name and a municipal attribution in honor of general Lazare Carnot.
Place des Lices
Place des Lices is a square northwest of the city center. It receives several streets and places, hosts the market des Lices on Saturday mornings, and is bordered by numerous monuments and buildings.
Place de Lenche
Place de Lenche is a square in Marseille whose name comes from the Lenche family of Corsican origin. The family built a mansion on the square in the 17th century, and the site is also linked to the former Saint-Sauveur monastery.
Place Saint-Germain
Place Saint-Germain is a rectangular square in Rennes. It is bordered to the north by Saint-Germain church and to the south by Quai Chateaubriand along the Vilaine river. The square is served by Saint-Germain metro station.
Place Royale
Place Royale is a square in Reims measuring 33 by 38 toises, bordered by orderly architecture typical of royal squares. Its central monument to Louis XV, first by Pigalle and later replaced in bronze by Pierre Cartellier, is a defining feature.
Rue de la République
Rue de la République is a major street in Lyon, running for more than one kilometer from Place Bellecour to Place de la République and Place Louis-Pradel. Created as part of 1853 urban works, it connects several important places in the Presqu’île.
Avenue d'Iéna
Avenue d'Iéna is a 1,140-metre street in the Quartier de Chaillot, in Paris's 16th Arrondissement. It was opened by decree in 1858 and received its name in memory of Napoleon's victory on 14 October 1806.
Place Diana
Place Diana is a square on the right bank of the Seine, between place de l’Alma and a parapet. It lies where the Georges-Pompidou road meets avenue de New-York and is served by Alma - Marceau station.
Place du Champ-Jacquet
Place du Champ-Jacquet is a square in Rennes’s historic centre, formed by a Y-shaped junction of Champ Jacquet and rue Leperdit. It includes medieval half-timbered houses and a statue of Jean Leperdit in the middle of the square.
Place de la Canourgue
Place de la Canourgue is a rectangular square in Montpellier’s l’Écusson, in the Centre-Ville district. It is bounded by four streets and has five access streets, including one beside the hôtel Richer de Belleval.
Boulevard de Magenta
Boulevard de Magenta is a boulevard in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, crossing the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Porte-Saint-Denis, and Porte-Saint-Martin quarters. It connects Place de la République with Boulevard de la Chapelle and Boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart.
Place de la Trinité
Place de la Trinité is a small triangular square in Toulouse, north of the Carmes district. Developed in the nineteenth century, it occupies the site of a major crossroads in Roman Tolosa and later became an important medieval square.
Place des Cordeliers
Place des Cordeliers is a public square in the center of Lyon’s Cordeliers district. Created in 1557 and later redeveloped in the 19th century, it was extensively remodeled in the 20th century.
Place du Commerce
Place du Commerce is a pedestrian square in Nantes, France, located in the city center near the main public transport station. Also unofficially called place Sarajevo, it is a central location in the life of the city.
Castellane Square
Castellane Square is a plaza in Marseille’s 6th district, near the city center. It is named after Henri-César de Castellane-Majastre and has been a site of notable monument changes, including an obelisk and the Jules Cantini fountain.
Place de la Cathédrale
Place de la Cathédrale is a former square marked by notable buildings, including the Pharmacie du Cerf and the house Kammerzell. A sandstone column and a time capsule buried in 2023 also form part of the site.
Place de la République
Place de la République is a square in central Lille, created on the former fortifications at the porte Notre-Dame site. It was first named place Napoléon-III and later renamed after the fall of the Second Empire.
Place du Parlement
Place du Parlement is a square in Bordeaux’s city center, in the Saint Pierre district near Place de la Bourse. Created in 1760, it has changed names over time and was repaved in 1980 with large golden limestone slabs.
Place Maréchal-Foch
Place Maréchal-Foch is a square in downtown Nantes, France, between Cours Saint-Pierre and Cours Saint-André. It links several surrounding streets and bears the name of Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France. The site is known for historic buildings and monuments.
Esplanade Charles de Gaulle
Esplanade Charles de Gaulle is a square in the city centre of Montpellier. It extends Place de la Comédie and is bordered by plane trees, fountains, and the wooded Jardin du Champ-de-Mars.
Place de la République
Place de la République is a square in Strasbourg developed from 1883 under German authorities as part of a major urban plan. It links the historic city and the new city and is marked by prestigious buildings, a central garden, and changing commemorative monuments.
Place du Bouffay
Place du Bouffay is a paved square in Nantes’ Bouffay district, the oldest area in the city center. It is part of the pedestrian zone and serves several streets. Formerly the main square of the medieval city, it was once the courtyard of the château du Bouffay.
Boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart
Boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart is a boulevard in Paris that forms a boundary between the 9th and 18th arrondissements. It extends from Boulevard de Magenta and Boulevard Barbès to Rue des Martyrs and is served by Pigalle and Anvers stations.
Rue des Capucins
Rue des Capucins is a rectilinear, slightly inclined street in the quartier des pentes de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon, France. It continues rue du Sergent-Blandan, opens at place des Capucins, and ends at place Croix-Paquet. It lies within the UNESCO World Heritage area.
Place Jeanne d'Arc
Place Jeanne d'Arc is a public square in Toulouse, south of the Matabiau and Les Chalets neighborhoods and on the boundary of Arnaud-Bernard and Capitole. It is a major transport interchange.