Promenade Coccinelle, Esplanade in Saint-Georges and Clignancourt, Paris, France.
Promenade Coccinelle is a pedestrian walkway running along the central median of Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th district. The esplanade stretches as a linear green and paved space with seating areas positioned above the busy street below.
In December 2016 the Conseil de Paris unanimously adopted a resolution naming a promenade after Coccinelle, the artist Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy (1931-2006), the first French celebrity to change her civil status. The walkway was inaugurated on 18 May 2017 on part of the median strip of metro line 2 under Boulevard de Clichy.
The promenade is named after Coccinelle, born Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy (1931-2006), a transgender performer and the first French celebrity to change her civil status. The name was chosen by a unanimous Paris Council vote in December 2016, and the walkway was inaugurated on 18 May 2017.
Access to the promenade is available at multiple points along Boulevard de Clichy, with Pigalle metro station right nearby. The walkway is level and easy to navigate, making it accessible for a visit at any time of day or year.
The promenade occupies part of the median strip of metro line 2, which runs beneath Boulevard de Clichy rather than above it. The walkway therefore sits directly on top of the tunnel carrying the trains between Pigalle and Blanche.
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