In response to global warming, and at a time when the World Health Organization recommends a minimum of 10 square meters of green space per inhabitant, the City of Paris has announced the inauguration, by 2040, of 300 new hectares of green space in the capital.
By 2025 alone, no fewer than 5 new green spaces will have been created (or will be well on the way to being created), led by the new forecourt at Hôtel de Ville, which is set to become an urban forest. Let us show you what the future has in store for you? Green is yours!
Place de l'Hôtel de Ville will undergo a complete makeover insummer 2025, with the creation of an urban forest featuring 90 trees and 20,000 plants. Of the 2,500 square meters to be planted, 1,000 square meters will be in the ground. A way of refreshing the district and combating climate change in the city.
While the historic fountains will be preserved, as will the square's unifying function, the forecourt will soon be home to two wooded areas, a canopy of shrubs and ferns, native Île-de-France tree species (oak, hornbeam) and heat-resistant species (Julian hackberry, honey locust).
The Urban Forest on the forecourt of Paris City Hall is unveiled
The square in front of Paris City Hall has been transformed into an urban forest! Launched last October, work to green the capital's emblematic square continues. The project, which is designed to combat heat islands and promote urban biodiversity, is nearing completion. Now's the time to take a look. [Read more]
A garden in tribute to the victims of the November 13, 2015 attacks will see the light of day in spring 2025, on Place Saint-Gervais (4th arrondissement). With the support of victims' associations 13Onze15 Fraternité et Vérité and Life for Paris, this garden of remembrance will represent the various locations of the attacks, through a path dotted with memorial steles bearing the names of the victims. The garden will be a place of remembrance, planted with vegetation to allow biodiversity and life to develop as they wish.
Paris: soon a garden in tribute to the victims of the November 13 attacks
10 years after the tragic attacks of November 13, the City of Paris will inaugurate a memorial garden. A place of remembrance for the victims of November 13, 2015, the garden will be located a stone's throw from the Hôtel de Ville, on Place Saint-Gervais in the 4th arrondissement. [Read more]
Insummer 2025, Bercy residents will be able to enjoy a new green space:Espace Gabriel-Lamé. A former schoolyard will be the site of this island of greenery, a space for relaxation open to all. Numerous beds will be planted, along with heat-resistant species. A 34m2 shared garden will also be created for local residents, and benches will be installed throughout the garden.
Near Porte d'Italie (13th arrondissement), in the ZAC Paul Bourget, the Laure-Albin-Guillot garden will double in size to 9,000m2 in the second quarter of 2025. New paths will be created, the existing lime trees will be enhanced, and a new area will be created for children's play areas, a shared garden, petanque courts and board games.
Parc Suzanne-Lenglen, in the south of the 15th arrondissement, is to undergo major changes throughout 2025, with a view to expansion. The park, which dates back to the 1970s, will be extended over part of the heliport, with more vegetation, new areas for sports enthusiasts and better access to the site.
