Square des Peupliers, Private pedestrian lane in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France
Square des Peupliers is a triangular private lane on the southern slope of the Butte-aux-Cailles, entered at 72 rue du Moulin-des-Prés. After a few metres it splits into two branches, one heading west and one south-west; the west branch bends south-east after 20 m and rejoins the other after 30 m, which then ends in a cul-de-sac. The paved pedestrian way is lined with town houses and small buildings whose gardens are thickly planted with trees.
The lane was opened in 1926 as a private way within a triangular urban block on the southern flank of the Butte-aux-Cailles. It remained reserved for local residents until 23 June 1959, when it was opened to public traffic. Its name comes from the nearby rue des Peupliers, not from trees planted on the site.
Its name comes from the nearby rue des Peupliers, not from trees on the site itself. The lane is a private way, opened in 1926 and only opened to public traffic on 23 June 1959. Today it is pedestrian, paved, and lined with town houses and small apartment buildings whose front gardens are thickly planted with trees.
The lane starts at 72 rue du Moulin-des-Prés, then splits after a few metres: the west branch bends south-east after 20 m and rejoins the other after 30 m, while the south-west branch ends in a dead end. The paving is cobbled and the lane is pedestrian, so walk it on foot; the triangular central island is enclosed by the two branches.
The lane begins at 72 rue du Moulin-des-Prés, then splits: the western branch bends south-east after 20 m and rejoins the other after 30 m, which ends as a dead end. The square thus wraps around a triangular central island.
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