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Paris 12e Arrondissement

A photograph of Paris 12e Arrondissement
Photograph · Mbzt · CC BY-SA 4.0

394 places catalogued in Paris 12e Arrondissement so far.

Practical information
Language spoken
French
English is understood in tourist districts and rarely outside them
Dialling code
+33 1
Paris and the Île-de-France; drop the leading 0 of 01 when calling from abroad
Currency
Euro (€, EUR)
Cards accepted almost everywhere; markets prefer cash
Emergency number
112
One number across the country; 15 reaches an ambulance directly
Plug type
Type C and E · 230 V
European two-pin; type E adds an earth pin in the socket
Tap water
Safe to drink
Held to the European drinking water directive

Planning a visit

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Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

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Category

Historic monuments 1 Museums 4 Places of worship 0 Nature sites 1 Viewpoints 0 Food and drink 0 Markets and shopping 0 Entertainment 5 Nightlife 87 Family attractions 3 Art and culture 1 Activities 0

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 290 1 to 2 hours 102

Interests

History 5 Art 1 Museums 5 Nature 1 Sea and beach 1 Viewpoints 0
  1. Château de Vincennes
    01 1 hr 30 min

    Château de Vincennes

    Château de Vincennes is a medieval fortress with the tallest surviving keep of any in Europe, built to keep a king safe rather than to look like a palace.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. Bois de Vincennes
    02 2 hours

    Bois de Vincennes

    At roughly 995 hectares, the Bois de Vincennes is the largest public park inside Paris, wrapping the eastern edge of the 12th arrondissement.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
  3. Opéra Bastille
    03 1 hr 30 min

    Opéra Bastille

    Opéra Bastille opened on 13 July 1989, timed to the bicentenary of the storming of the Bastille prison, on the footprint of the old Bastille railway station at Place de la Bastille.

    • Must see
    • Art and culture venue
  10. MK2 Nation
    10 2 hours

    MK2 Nation

    • Notable
    • Entertainment venue

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