Quartier du Bel-Air, Administrative quarter in 12th arrondissement, Paris, France
The Bel-Air district extends from Boulevard de Picpus to the Bois de Vincennes and Saint-Mandé, covering 138.6 hectares in eastern Paris.
The district joined Paris in 1859 when part of Saint-Mandé and a section of Bercy became integrated within the capital's fortification walls.
The Palais de la Porte Dorée, built for the 1931 colonial exhibition, now functions as the National Museum of Immigration History and Tropical Aquarium.
The quarter connects to Paris through Metro lines 1, 6, and 8, RER A at Nation station, and multiple bus routes across the district.
The district incorporates sections of the elevated Promenade Plantée, a converted railway line transformed into an extended linear park.
Location: 12th arrondissement of Paris
GPS coordinates: 48.84040,2.40502
Latest update: May 26, 2025 13:08
Foire du Trône
936 m
Paris Zoological Park
1.3 km
Picpus Cemetery
521 m
Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration
666 m
Pagode de Vincennes
1.5 km
Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée
651 m
Palais de la Porte Dorée
664 m
Fontaine de la Porte Dorée
594 m
Pelouse de Reuilly
1.2 km
Sentier des Merisiers
438 m
Église Saint-Louis
1.3 km
Kagyu-Dzong
1.5 km
Jardin Ilan-Halimi
548 m
Église de l'Immaculée-Conception
625 m
Monument to the Marchand Expedition
712 m
Vincennes Synagogue
1.3 km
Square Charles-Péguy
195 m
Hospice Saint-Michel
869 m
Our Lady church of Saint-Mandé
896 m
Square Courteline
487 m
Square des Anciens-Combattants-d'Indochine
599 m
Call & Response
801 m
Jardin Debergue Rendez-vous
703 m
Pont de la rue Rottembourg
248 m
Square Georges-Méliès
354 m
Square Van Vollenhoven
658 m
Pont du cours de Vincennes
825 m
Square Émile-Cohl
422 mReviews
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