Quartier des Halles

The Quartier des Halles is the second administrative district in Paris, forming part of the 1st arrondissement.Quartier des Halles Covering an area of 41.2 hectares, it is bounded by Rue de Rivoli to the south, Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs to the west, Rue Étienne-Marcel to the north, and Boulevard de Sébastopol to the east.Le Quartier des Halles de Paris. Etude d'un héritage millénaire. Observations sur l'évolution des fonctions urbaines

The district is named after the old Les Halles market; the Forum des Halles—a commercial and cultural center featuring a park of the same name and the vast underground RER station Châtelet – Les Halles—was built on this site in the 1970s and serves as the district's natural hub.Les Halles, un coin de banlieue dans un Paris jugé inaccessible

Sites and monuments Église Saint-Eustache Fontaine des Innocents Bourse de commerce Forum des Halles

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