A poet of the everyday, a committed screenwriter and a lover of Paris, Jacques Prévert left his mark on French cultural history with simple words, powerful images and a tenderness for the common people. In the streets of Paris, from Buttes-Chaumont to Saint-Germain-des-Prés, we find the discreet imprint of this melancholy stroller.
To follow in Prévert's footsteps in Paris is to cross a city populated by words, film memories and urban poetry. Follow the guide!
A popular poet and brilliant screenwriter, Jacques Prévert combined tenderness, revolt and humor in a simple, powerful language. A Parisian by birth, he remained deeply attached to the capital, which runs through his poems like a character. He wrote Les Enfants du Paradis with Marcel Carné, published Paroles, an emblematic post-war collection, and engaged in gentle but profound social criticism through his poetry.
7 rue Vaugirard (6th arrondissement). Jacques Prévert was born here in 1900, and took his first literary steps in Paris. From a very early age, he walked the streets of the Saint-Sulpice district, where his family settled in a modest house with an interior courtyard, where the poet grew up listening to the rustle of the city. These early urban sensations would later nourish his poems, his fantasies and his vision of a working-class Paris.
6 bis, cité Véron (18th arrondissement). He moved into this cobbled cul-de-sac on Boulevard de Clichy in 1955. This is where he lives with his wife Janine and their daughter Michèle. He kept this Parisian lease for twenty years, even when he spent time away from the capital. The passage housed workshops, studios and literary stalls, and was a meeting place for artists, writers and Prévert's friends, including Boris Vian , who became his neighbor.
Rue Jacques-Prévert (20ᵉ arr.). This thoroughfare has borne his name since 1987 and begins at 37 rue des Amandiers and ends at 18 rue de Tlemcen.
Did you know? The Jacques Prévert house, located behind the Moulin Rouge, is open to visitors.
Jacques Prévert’s former apartment in Montmartre remains open to visitors until 2026. This intimate, authentic space—threatened by the expansion of the Moulin Rouge—offers an exclusive glimpse into the poet’s world through specially curated guided tours. [Read more]
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Location
Jacques Prévert's apartment
6 Bis Cité Véron
75018 Paris 18
Access
Metro 2 Blanche
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