Pope's visit to Paris: these neighborhoods will be difficult to reach by car on September 25.

On Friday, September 25, several areas of Paris will be difficult—or even impossible—to drive through. The restrictions cover both the pope’s papamobile route between Notre-Dame-des-Champs and Place Saint-Michel and its movements in the 7th arrondissement, notably around UNESCO.

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Traffic restrictions on September 25

Around the papal motorcade route

Traffic will be banned from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. within the perimeter set up around the route between Notre-Dame-des-Champs and Saint-Michel Square.

Préfecture de Police

The sector in question encompasses, in particular:

Montparnasse Boulevard;
Observatory Avenue;
Saint-Michel Boulevard;
Saint-Michel Square;
Palais Boulevard.

A security perimeter will also be in place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m..

Around UNESCO and the Invalides

In the 7th arrondissement, several routes will be closed to vehicular traffic this afternoon.

From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., no motor vehicles will be allowed on:

Suffren Avenue, between Joffre Square and Garibaldi Boulevard;
Lowendal Avenue, from Suffren Avenue to Duquesne Avenue;
Estrées Street, between Fontenoy Square and Duquesne Avenue;
Ségur Avenue, from Suffren Avenue to Duquesne Avenue;
Saxe Avenue, from Lowendal Avenue to Breteuil Square;
The streets José-Maria-de-Heredia, Pérignon, Albert-de-Lapparent, and Léon-Vaudoyer.

In the 15th arrondissement, several streets adjacent to the 7th will also be closed to traffic from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.:

Bouchut Street;
César-Franck Street;
Valentin-Haüy Street;
Bellart Street;
Rosa-Bonheur Street;
Barthélémy Street.

From 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., a second perimeter will be closed around the Invalides :

Boulevard des Invalides, between Rue de Grenelle and Rue de Sèvres;
Avenue de Tourville;
Vauban Square;
Avenue de Ségur, between Vauban Square and Avenue Duquesne;
Avenue de Villars;
Avenue de Breteuil, between Vauban Square and Rue d’Estrées;
Rue d’Estrées, between Avenue de Villars and Avenue de Breteuil;
President Mithouard Square;
Avenue de Lowendal, between Avenue de Tourville and Avenue Duquesne;
Rue Bixio;
Avenue Duquesne, between Place de l’École militaire and Avenue de Ségur;
Rue Eblé, between Avenue Duquesne and Boulevard des Invalides;
Rue Oudinot, between Boulevard des Invalides and Rue Monsieur;
Rue Duroc, between Boulevard des Invalides and Rue Masseran;
Avenues Constant-Coquelin and Daniel-Lesueur;
Rue de Sèvres, between Rue Rousselet and Rue Maurice-de-la-Sizeranne.

Parking restrictions on September 25

Parking will be banned the day before in several areas.

Around the papamobile route

Parking will be prohibited from Thursday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m. to Friday, September 25 at 8:00 p.m. within the perimeter affected by the route.

Around UNESCO and the Invalides

Two periods to note:

from Thursday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m. to Friday, September 25 at 4:30 p.m. No parking on Boulevard des Invalides, Avenue de Tourville, Place Vauban, Avenue de Ségur, Avenue de Villars, Avenue de Breteuil, Rue d’Estrées, Place du Président-Mithouard, Avenue de Lowendal and Rue Bixio, for the sections covered by the scheme;
from Thursday, September 24 at 10:00 p.m. to Friday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. No parking on Avenue de Suffren, Avenue de Lowendal, Rue d’Estrées and Avenue de Ségur, for the portions around UNESCO.

Key Timings to Remember

For easier navigation:

September 24 at 11:00: start of several parking restrictions;
September 25 at 06:00: start of traffic restrictions around the papamobile route;
September 25 at 10:00: establishment of the protective perimeter;
September 25 from 13:00 to 18:00: restrictions around UNESCO, in the 7th arrondissement and on several streets bordering the 15th;
September 25 from 14:30 to 16:30: additional restrictions around the Invalides;
September 25 at 20:00: end of the main measures around the route.

If you need to drive in Paris’s 5th, 6th, 7th or 15th arrondissements on Friday, September 25, it’s wise to plan your route in advance and avoid the affected areas during the indicated time windows.

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