Parvis Robert Badinter, Esplanade in Batignolles district, Paris, France
Parvis Robert-Badinter is the tiled esplanade at Porte de Clichy, in the 17th arrondissement, between boulevard de Douaumont and rue André-Suarès. It lies in front of the Tribunal de Paris and the Maison de l'ordre des avocats, in the eastern part of the Cité judiciaire. Its paving runs in alternating light and dark grey bands toward a line of trees and a glass-fronted building, with a metal-framed canopy to one side.
On 11 May 2017 the square was officially named "parvis du Tribunal-de-Paris", serving as the forecourt of the new Tribunal de Paris and the Maison de l'ordre des avocats in the eastern part of the Cité judiciaire. In 2018 it was still being laid out and only partly accessible. On 13 February 2025 it was renamed "parvis Robert-Badinter", a name approved by his widow Élisabeth Badinter and by the judicial institutions around the square.
The square serves as a meeting place where lawyers, citizens, and visitors interact with the French judicial system in their daily routines. People naturally gather here on their way to or from court proceedings, making it a space where the justice system becomes part of everyday city life.
The esplanade lies at Porte de Clichy, served by metro lines 13 and 14 and tram line 3B. It runs along avenue de la Porte-de-Clichy between boulevard de Douaumont and rue André-Suarès, in front of the Tribunal de Paris and the Maison de l'ordre des avocats. The tiled ground is flat and continuous, bordered by a planted strip with grass and trees on one side and a metal-framed canopy on the other.
The esplanade was first named "parvis du Tribunal-de-Paris" on 11 May 2017, when it became the forecourt of the new Tribunal de Paris and the Maison de l'ordre des avocats. On 13 February 2025 it was renamed parvis Robert-Badinter, a change approved by his widow Élisabeth Badinter and the judicial institutions around the square.
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