Cité de la Muette, Historical housing estate in Drancy, France
The Cité de la Muette consists of a U-shaped building featuring standardized prefabricated concrete slabs and metal parts assembled directly on the construction site.
Originally constructed as social housing in 1932, the complex served as an internment camp during World War II, from which 63,000 Jews were deported to extermination camps.
The memorial center opposite the housing complex includes conference rooms, educational spaces, and exhibitions documenting the deportations from the Drancy camp.
The memorial opens from Sunday through Thursday and remains closed on Fridays, Saturdays, and national holidays, with access via Metro Line 5 to Bobigny Pablo Picasso.
The buildings represent the first implementation of high-rise residential architecture in the Paris region, using innovative construction methods for the 1930s period.
Location: Drancy
Architects: Eugène Beaudouin, Marcel Lods
GPS coordinates: 48.91995,2.45517
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:41
Gare de Bobigny
2.1 km
Cité de l'Abreuvoir
1.3 km
Mosquée de Drancy
2.2 km
Pont de Bondy
2 km
Hôtel de préfecture et du département de Seine-Saint-Denis
1.7 km
Town hall of Bobigny
1.7 km
Parc de Ladoucette
989 m
Église Sainte-Louise-de-Marillac de Drancy
803 m
Town hall of Drancy
834 m
Église Saint-André de Bobigny
1.9 km
Bourse départementale du travail
1.9 km
Parc départemental de la Bergère
1.9 km
Église Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours de Bobigny
1.4 km
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation du Blanc-Mesnil
2 km
Église Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste de Drancy
2.1 km
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Étoile
2 km
Église Saint-Louis-du-Progrès
1.6 km
Square Stalingrad
1.4 km
Town hall of Le Blanc-Mesnil
2.2 km
Passerelle Pierre-Simon-Girard
2 km
Square Jacques Decour
1.5 km
Asile de Drancy
1.1 km
Passerelle de Bondy
2.1 km
Esplanade Jean-Moulin
1.6 km
Square Jean Ferrat
2 km
Square de Versailles
1.8 km
Passerelle Romy-Schneider
1.9 km
Parvis Lounès-Matoub
1.7 kmReviews
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