Jardin du Moulin-de-la-Pointe, Urban park in the Quartier de la Maison-Blanche, Paris, France
The jardin du Moulin-de-la-Pointe - Paul Quilès is an urban park in the Quartier de la Maison-Blanche, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. Designed by landscape architect Gilles Vexlard, it features clean geometric lines, heather plants, wisteria on pergolas, a water table, and a small kiosk.
The garden was first opened in 1992 and expanded in 2003. It carries the memory of an old water mill that once stood at the junction leading toward Fontainebleau, as well as the name of Paul Quilès, a local politician who worked for the neighborhood.
The garden's name recalls the Moulin de la Pointe, a mill that stood at the point where the road to Fontainebleau, now the Avenue d'Italie, began. In July 2022 the Conseil de Paris added the name of Paul Quilès (1942-2021), a French politician, to the garden's name.
The garden has entrances on rue du Moulin-de-la-Pointe after no. 57, on allée Alexandre-Vialatte, at 166 avenue d'Italie and on rue du Colonel-Dominé. It is served by line 7 at Maison Blanche and by line 14 since its Grand Paris Express extension. The northern part, about 3,000 m², is a deck built over the Petite Ceinture line.
Part of the garden is built over the old Petite Ceinture railway, a former circular rail line that once ran around Paris. Since 2015, the garden connects directly to a stretch of that former track that has been opened for walkers.
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