Squares in Paris - Squares and Places

Squares and Places

To make things a bit more complicated, in Paris, a "square" (small green space) may abut a place (large public square), or a "square" may, in fact, be contained within a place. The "square" and the associated place typically have different names. Some examples are:

  • Square des Innocents and Place Joachim du Bellay
  • Square Marcel Pagnol and Place Henri Bergson
  • Square des Batignolles and Place Charles Fillion
  • Square Berlioz and Place Adolphe Max
  • Square de la Trinité and Place d'Estienne-d'Orves
  • Square Saint-Vincent-de-Paul and Place Franz Liszt
  • Square Monseigneur Maillet and Place des Fêtes
  • Square Thomas Jefferson and Place des États-Unis

Rarely, the "square" and its associated place share a name:

  • Square Ferdinand Brunot and Place Ferdinand Brunot
  • Square de la Chapelle and Place de la Chapelle

Finally, there are some pairs (of squares and places) where the name of the square is a bit artificial, but the relationship is, nonetheless, clear:

  • Square de la place André-Masson
  • Square de la place Dauphine
  • Square de la place de Bitche
  • Square de la place de la Bataille de Stalingrad
  • Square de la place de la Nation
  • Square de la place de la Réunion
  • Square de la place d'Italie
  • Square de la place du Commerce
  • Square de la place Étienne Pernet
  • Square de la place Pasdeloup

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