Paris 12th district | Furnished apartment rental
Made up of villages swallowed up by Paris during its extension, the 12th arrondissement brings together a set of quiet residential districts. The best known are Bercy, Picpus, Bel-air, Quinze-Twenty and, historically, the Reuilly, Aligre and Faubourg St-Antoine districts. The Bois de Vincennes, the Opéra Bastille and the Viaduc des Arts are must-see places of leisure, as well as the René-Dumont green belt, a promenade with gardens along an old elevated railway line. Families flock to Bercy, a former wine warehouse district with a park, a concert hall, chain stores, restaurants and a Cinematheque designed by Frank Gehry. The district of the Gare de Lyon was the first place of Chinese emigration. From 1916 to 1918, one hundred and forty thousand Chinese workers participated in the French war effort. Seven metro lines and two stations serve Paris’ 12th arrondissement.
