A handy detail to note before joining the crowd: rows of portable toilets have been installed in several narrow streets feeding onto the Champs-Élysées, ahead of the grand Mass for Pope Léon XIV scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., at Place de la Concorde and along the Champs-Élysées. This celebration is one of the main highlights of the pontiff’s visit to Paris on September 25 and 26.
We’ve identified installations on rue Marbeuf, rue du Colisée, rue de Berri, and rue de Ponthieu in the 8th arrondissement. Other locations may also have been planned in the surrounding streets near public zones, but there is neither a complete list nor an official map of the toilets at this stage.
For now, it's difficult to map the restrooms accurately. No official communication details their number, exact locations, or access conditions. We don't know, in particular, whether the facilities spotted are inside the areas reserved for the Mass or outside the secured perimeter, nor whether they will be freely accessible during the celebration.
The installations observed in the neighborhood appear to be arranged in small clusters of several cabins by zone. Beyond the streets already identified, other facilities could be located along the routes surrounding the perimeter of the mass, such as La Boétie Street, Marignan Street, or Vernet Street. These streets are within the areas covered by the event's organization, but their presence alone cannot confirm that toilets have been installed.
We still have no further information about the logistics in place, nor about whether people can move between zones to reach the restrooms once security checks are completed.
However, for people with disabilities: the Diocese of Paris says that accessible toilets will be available on site.
The issue of toilets is likely to become pressing given the length of the gathering. Access to the site opens at 9 a.m., while the Mass is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.. Some attendees will therefore be able to remain on site for several hours before the ceremony starts.
With hundreds of thousands of people expected in the area, long lines for the toilets are also to be expected, especially as Mass approaches. It may therefore be useful to locate the facilities on arrival, all the more so since movement within the secured perimeter is likely to be restricted.
This grand Mass stands as one of the highlights of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Paris on September 25 and 26, 2026. The Pope is set to celebrate the service on Saturday at 3:00 PM at Place de la Concorde, facing the faithful gathered along the Champs-Élysées and in the surrounding designated areas.
At this stage, we have no further information on the total number of temporary toilets or their specific access arrangements. The plan may be updated if new details emerge before the mass.
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