Guide to the 12th Arrondissement in Paris

Updated 06/26/19

Planted Promenade — TripSavvy / Taylor McIntyre

Paris' 12th arrondissement (district) is a somewhat lesser-known part of the city that notably houses historic train station Gare de Lyon and the Bois de Vincennes, an enormous park known as Paris' "lungs".

Main Sights and Attractions in the 12th Arrondissement

Place de la Bastille (shared with the 4th and 11th arrondissements)
Opera Bastille (Opera National de Paris)
Faubourg Saint-Antoine district
Promenade plantée (gardens and walkway built on the site of a defunct above-ground railway)
Viaduc des arts
Bois de Vincennes (enormous park, often referred to as "Paris's lungs"
Picpus Cemetery
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (stadium and concert hall)
Parc de Bercy
Bercy Village (a decidedly modern outdoor shopping "village", which was built using former wine warehouses)