To cope with the particularly high temperatures, Parisians are looking for a little coolness, and the capital has set aside cool rooms to take refuge from the sun, in addition to parks and swimming pools open at night.
It's been hot in Paris for several days now, with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. With this heatwave, all the city's inhabitants want is a little coolness! While it's possible to take refuge in shopping malls or in many stores with air-conditioning if it's too hot at home, the city has also made available cooled rooms, often located in town halls, where you can cope with those days that are a little too sunny.
Parks and gardens are also a good alternative for finding shade and a few cool spots, especially as they are open late into the evening during this period, as are swimming pools, which extend their opening hours for the occasion.
Heatwave: Paris parks and gardens open all night to beat the heat
During the summer months in Paris, the opening hours of many parks and gardens are extended until midnight. This system is in place every summer, and is particularly useful during heatwaves. At the same time, 140 green spaces remain accessible 24 hours a day all year round, offering residents night-time refuges to cool off even outside the extended opening hours. [Read more]
Refreshed rooms in the capital
These times are given as a guide only. Contact your local town hall to find out the exact closing time of the refreshed room.
Paris Centre
- Quartier Jeunes, 4, place du Louvre - Hall d'entrée
Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 6pm. Late closing on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays until 9pm.
- Fabrique de la Solidarité, 8, rue de la Banque - Salle des mariages
Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Mairie du 3e, 2, rue Eugène Spuller - Salle des Permanences
Town hall opening hours
- Académie du Climat (former 4th arrondissement town hall), 2, place Baudoyer - Cool courtyard
Shaded, planted, with misters. Wednesday to Saturday, 9am to 11pm.
5th district
- Town Hall: 21, place du Panthéon - Salle du Souvenir - 60 m² (25 pers.)
During Town Hall opening hours.
6th district
- Town Hall: 78, rue Bonaparte - Salle Boulard - Ground floor courtyard, 45 m², (11/19 pers.)
7th district
- Town Hall: 116 rue de Grenelle - Salle des Mariages (garden level, 80 seats), salle du Conseil (garden level, 60 seats), Petit Salon (south level, 20 seats).
Choice of rooms according to availability
8th district
- Town Hall: 3, rue de Lisbonne - Conference Room - Esc. B/Ss-Sol, 255 m², (80 pers.). Room located in the basement of staircase B
9th district
- Town Hall: 6, rue Drouot - Foyer de la Salle Rossini, 80 m² (40 pers.)
10th district
- Town Hall: 72, rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin - Salle réunion de la Résidence de l'eau Esc. B/Asc, 4th floor, 70 m² (40 pers.)
11th district
- Town Hall: 12 place Léon Blum 75536 Paris cedex 11 - Salle Henri Mortier, 2nd floor (19 people)
13th district
- Town Hall: 1, Place d'Italie 75634 Paris Cedex 13 - Horseshoe Room - 2nd floor, 56m² (28 people)
14th district
- Town hall: 2, place Ferdinand Brunot Annexe mairie: entrance via 12 Rue Pierre Castagnou - 1st floor, wing B of the town hall: room 112.25 m² (12 people). 1st floor town hall annex: salle des 4 Saisons, 45 m² (30 pers.)
15th district
- Mairie : 31, rue Péclet - Salle des mariages - 1er étage, ascenseur Lecourbe, 87m², (50 pers.)
Not available on wedding days.
16th district
- Town Hall: 71, avenue Henri-Martin - Salle Marie de Régnier (52 m², 45 seats) - Ground floor of the Town Hall
Subject to availability (occasional bookings).
17th district
- Mairie : 16-20, rue des Batignolles - Salle des Mariages : 116 m², salle d'attente des mariages : 41 m² (89 pers. for both rooms), salle Jacques Chirac : 245 m² (220 pers.)
Salle des mariages and salle d'attente des mariages not available on wedding days. Salle Jacques Chirac available according to event schedule.
18th district
- Town Hall: 1, place Jules Joffrin (PMR access: 72, rue du Mont Cenis) - Salle du Caveau, 67 m² and corridor - basement, (19 people)
19th district
- Town Hall: 5-7 place Armand Carrel - "Bar" room - staircase B, 2nd floor, 50 m² (30 people)
20th district
- Town Hall: 6, place Gambetta - Refectory - 40 m², (19 pers.). Room located on the 2nd floor via elevator B or staircases to doors 121 and 114.
Heatwave: Paris parks and gardens open all night to beat the heat
