Place de Bercy, Square in the 12th arrondissement, Paris, France
Place de Bercy is a public square in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, in the eastern part of the city, with benches, trees and an open layout. It sits close to the Parc de Bercy and Bercy Village, acting as a connecting point between the different parts of the neighborhood.
The Bercy neighborhood was one of the largest wine trading centers in Europe during the 19th century, and the square stood at the heart of that commercial life. In the decades after the wine trade declined, the area was gradually turned into a residential and leisure district.
The name Bercy comes from the area's past as a major wine trading hub, and you can still read that history in the street names around the square. The nearby Bercy Village, set inside old stone warehouses, makes that connection very easy to see.
The square is accessible all year and pairs well with a visit to the Parc de Bercy or Bercy Village, both reachable on foot. The nearest metro station is Bercy, making the area easy to reach from the city center.
Although Place de Bercy is a calm city square today, it was once surrounded by thousands of wine barrels stored in the cellars of nearby warehouses. Some of those old cellars still exist beneath the ground of today's Bercy Village.
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