Square de Port-Royal, Garden square in 13th arrondissement, Paris, France.
Square de Port-Royal is an elongated garden square in the 13th arrondissement that stretches roughly 126 meters long and about 13 meters wide. It features maintained pathways, trees, and green areas where visitors can walk and rest on benches.
The square was created in 1913 on land that once belonged to a Capuchin monastery, which was later transformed into the Cochin Hospital. This founding marked the area's long-standing connection to healthcare and social welfare.
The square takes its name from the nearby Port-Royal Hospital and reflects the neighborhood's long connection to healthcare and wellbeing. Local residents and visitors use the space as a quiet retreat among the urban surroundings.
The square sits near the Cochin Hospital and Port-Royal fire station, with connections to rue de la Santé. Its narrow, elongated layout means visitors can move through it easily without needing to spend much time exploring.
An English teacher named Marie Betbeder lived near the square and hid British pilots during World War II. Her courageous actions ended with her deportation, yet she is remembered today as a resistance figure of the war.
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