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Paris 16e Arrondissement

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The 16th arrondissement occupies the westernmost section of Paris on the Right Bank, bordered by the Seine and adjacent suburbs. The Arc de Triomphe, Bois de Boulogne, and Musée Marmottan Monet stand among its principal attractions. The district holds considerable appeal for those drawn to historic monuments, gardens, and art collections.

Editorial responsibility: Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Practical information

Language spoken
French
French is the language of the Republic under Article 2 of the Constitution
Dialling code
+33 1
Paris and the Île-de-France; drop the leading 0 of 01 when calling from abroad
Currency
Euro (€, EUR)
France has used the euro as its official currency since 2002
Emergency number
112
One number across the country; 15 reaches an ambulance directly
Plug type
Type E · 220 V
Round-pin sockets use a projecting earth pin
Tap water
Safe to drink
The health ministry says tap water may be consumed safely unless local authorities issue specific advice

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Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. bois de Boulogne bois de Boulogne
    02 2 hours

    bois de Boulogne

    Bois de Boulogne

    The Bois de Boulogne is a former royal hunting forest turned into an English-style public park, and at 846 hectares it covers more than double the area of New York's Central Park.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
  2. Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine
    03 2 hr 30 min

    Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine

    Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine is a museum of French architecture and heritage in the east wing of the Palais de Chaillot at Trocadéro, opened in its current form in 2007.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  3. Musée d'art moderne de Paris Musée d'art moderne de Paris
    04 1 hr 30 min

    Musée d'art moderne de Paris

    Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

    Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris is the city of Paris's own museum of modern art, occupying the east wing of the Palais de Tokyo on Avenue du Président Wilson.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  4. Musée Marmottan Monet Musée Marmottan Monet
    05 1 hr 30 min

    Musée Marmottan Monet

    The Musee Marmottan Monet occupies a former hunting lodge built for the Duke of Valmy on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, bought in the late nineteenth century by the businessman Jules Marmottan and later expanded by his son…

    • Must see
    • Museum
  5. Louis Vuitton Foundation Louis Vuitton Foundation
    06 2 hours

    Louis Vuitton Foundation

    Fondation Louis Vuitton

    The Fondation Louis Vuitton is a contemporary art museum in the Bois de Boulogne, commissioned by Bernard Arnault, chairman of the luxury group LVMH, and designed by the American architect Frank Gehry.

    • High
    • Museum
  6. Chaillot Palace Chaillot Palace
    07 30 min

    Chaillot Palace

    Palais de Chaillot

    The Palais de Chaillot is the curved, colonnaded building on the hill of Trocadero facing the Eiffel Tower across the Seine, built for the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques on the site of the demolished 1878 Palais du…

    • High
    • Historic monument
  7. Jardin des serres d'Auteuil Jardin des serres d'Auteuil
    08 1 hour

    Jardin des serres d'Auteuil

    Jardin des serres d’Auteuil

    The Jardin des serres d'Auteuil is a municipal botanical garden built around a set of glasshouses, on the western edge of Paris beside the Bois de Boulogne.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  8. Guimet Museum Guimet Museum
    09 2 hours

    Guimet Museum

    Musée Guimet

    The Musee national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet holds the largest collection of Asian art outside Asia itself, spanning Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia in one national museum.

    • High
    • Museum
  9. Palais de Tokyo Palais de Tokyo
    10 1 hr 30 min

    Palais de Tokyo

    The Palais de Tokyo is Paris's largest centre for contemporary art, occupying the eastern wing of a building raised for the 1937 International Exposition by architects Jean-Claude Dondel, Andre Aubert, Paul Viard and Marcel Dastugue.

    • High
    • Museum
  10. Aquarium de Paris Aquarium de Paris
    11 2 hours

    Aquarium de Paris

    Aquarium de Paris - Cinéaqua

    Aquarium de Paris occupies the old quarry tunnels beneath the Trocadero hill, first opened as the Aquarium du Trocadero for the 1878 Exposition Universelle, one of the earliest public aquariums built in France.

    • Notable
    • Family attraction
  11. Maison de Balzac Maison de Balzac
    12 45 min

    Maison de Balzac

    Maison de Balzac is the house where the novelist Honore de Balzac lived from 1840 to 1847, on rue Raynouard in what was then the village of Passy and is now the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

    • Notable
    • Museum
  12. Petite Ceinture du 16e Petite Ceinture du 16e
    13 45 min

    Petite Ceinture du 16e

    The Petite Ceinture du 16e is a surviving stretch of the Petite Ceinture, the circular railway built between 1852 and 1869 to link Paris's mainline terminus stations for freight and passengers around the edge of the city.

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  13. Musée de l'Homme Musée de l'Homme
    14 2 hr 30 min

    Musée de l'Homme

    The Musee de l'Homme is France's national anthropology museum, and it studies one subject only: what makes a human being, told through evolution, biological diversity and culture rather than through any single region or period.

    • Notable
    • Museum
  14. jardins du Trocadéro jardins du Trocadéro
    15 30 min

    jardins du Trocadéro

    Jardins du Trocadéro

    The Jardins du Trocadéro are public gardens located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. They sit on the hillside facing the Eiffel Tower across the Seine River, forming a significant part of the Trocadéro area.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
  15. Pavillon Royal Pavillon Royal
    25 1 hour

    Pavillon Royal

    Le Pavillon Royal

    • Notable
    • Restaurant or café

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