Discover the Butte Bergeyre and its narrow streets, community garden and vineyard. Little known compared to the Buttes Chaumont, the neighborhood is definitely one of the most unusual places to get lost in Paris. Take a relaxing stroll and enjoy one of the finest panoramic views on the Sacré-Cœur and Paris.
A short history
In the 17th century, the hillock was covered with mills. In the 1910s, the Butte (meaning ‘mound’ in French) became an amusement park “Les Folles Buttes”; and then, in 1918, a stadium, named after a promising rugby player ‘Robert Bergeyre’ who died during the 1914-1918 war, was built on the top of the hillock. After hosting the 1924 Olympic Games, the stadium was demolished in 1926 to make way for a housing development. The neighborhood kept the name of the stadium and became the ‘Butte Bergeyre’.
Our opinion
The Butte Bergeyre is a real local secret, little known by tourists. Out of time, out of the Parisian tumult, it is an authentic and picturesque place that is worth a visit if you are visiting the 19th arrondissement.
Where? Located in the 19th arrondissement, near Place Colonel Fabien. You can access the Butte Bergeyre on foot via the stairs at 54 Avenue Simon Bolivar or 17 Rue Manin, or you can access it by car via the only one road, Rue Georges-Lardennois.
Access? Colonel Fabien station (Metro Line 2) and Buttes Chaumont station (Metro Line 7B).
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