There is something pleasantly unexpected about the Butte Bergeyre. Tucked away above the 19th arrondissement, it feels more like a small neighbourhood than a Parisian hilltop, with its quiet streets, paved lanes and houses looking out over the city.
Rue Georges-Lardennois is the principal road up the butte and with its steep climb, is a reminder that this really is a hill. The buildings here are mostly from the interwar period, giving the street a distinctive collection of façades, windows and balconies.
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The neighbourhood itself is not particularly old. The Butte Bergeyre was developed after the Stade Bergeyre, built in 1918, was demolished in 1926. Houses were built in its place and the new residential development was inaugurated in 1927. Rue Georges-Lardennois was opened that same year and given its present name in 1928, after the surgeon Georges Lardennois.
It is one of those corners of Paris where the architecture tells a relatively recent story and where simply walking uphill reveals a very different side of the city.
Part of the “Windows & Balconies of Paris” Series
Each Wednesday, we share a glimpse of Paris through its windows and balconies — the quiet details that give the city its rhythm and romance.
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