Esplanade Henri-de-France, Public square in 15th arrondissement, France.

The Esplanade Henri-de-France is a public square in the 15th arrondissement of Paris that stretches from Boulevard du Général-Martial-Valin to the Javel area near the Seine. The platform was built over the RER C railway line, creating an open urban space with modern design and wide pedestrian pathways.

The square was created as part of the ZAC Citroën-Cévennes development on a concrete slab covering the RER C line and the Pont du Garigliano – Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou station. A municipal decree of 5 December 1996 named it after Henri de France, the French engineer who invented the SECAM colour television system. Since 1998, the France Télévisions headquarters has stood at no. 7 on the square.

The name honours Henri de France, the engineer behind the SECAM colour television system, and the esplanade stands beside the France Télévisions headquarters at no. 7, occupied since 1998. The square sits on a deck above the RER C line and the Pont du Garigliano station.

The esplanade runs from Boulevard du Général-Martial-Valin, at the exit of the Pont du Garigliano, to voie BV/15, with the quai d'Issy-les-Moulineaux separating it from the Seine. The surface is flat and paved throughout, with metal rails set into the ground along one edge and short bollards near the other. The Pont du Garigliano - Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou RER C station lies directly beneath the slab.

The esplanade was built with an innovative solution that completely covers the train traffic running beneath it. Visitors walking across the square rarely realize that trains are passing directly underneath.