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Paris 7e Arrondissement

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Paris's 7th arrondissement, situated on the Left Bank, is among the city's most affluent quarters. The Tour Eiffel and Musée d'Orsay anchor the district, while the Hôtel des Invalides houses Napoleon's tomb. The arrondissement holds substantial appeal for those drawn to French cultural and historical landmarks.

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

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15 places match

Category

Historic monuments 7 Museums 6 Places of worship 1 Nature sites 0 Viewpoints 0 Food and drink 0 Markets and shopping 0 Entertainment 0 Nightlife 0 Family attractions 0 Art and culture 0 Activities 1

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 5 1 to 2 hours 7 Half a day or more 3

Interests

History 14 Art 1 Museums 6 Nature 0 Sea and beach 0 Viewpoints 0
  1. Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower
    01 2 hours

    Eiffel Tower

    Tour Eiffel

    The Eiffel Tower was built to stand for twenty years and be taken down.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. Musée d'Orsay Musée d'Orsay
    02 3 hours

    Musée d'Orsay

    The Musée d'Orsay is a railway station that outlived its trains. The Gare d'Orsay was built between 1898 and 1900 on the Left Bank for the Exposition Universelle, by Lucien Magne, Émile Bénard and Victor Laloux, in full Beaux-Arts dress.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  3. Seine river cruise from the Eiffel Tower Seine river cruise from the Eiffel Tower
    03 1 hour

    Seine river cruise from the Eiffel Tower

    An hour on the Seine is the one piece of organised sightseeing in Paris that earns its place in a self-planned trip.

    • Must see
    • Activity
  4. Champ de Mars Champ de Mars
    04 45 min

    Champ de Mars

    The Champ de Mars is a parade ground that became a lawn, and the Eiffel Tower stands at one end of it.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  5. Les Invalides Les Invalides
    05 2 hr 30 min

    Les Invalides

    Hôtel des Invalides

    Les Invalides was built to house disabled soldiers and ended up housing Napoleon. Louis XIV ordered it on 24 November 1670; Libéral Bruant and Jules Hardouin-Mansart designed it, and it was completed in 1706.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  6. National Assembly National Assembly
    06 1 hr 30 min

    National Assembly

    Assemblée nationale

    The Palais Bourbon is where the National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, has sat since the Revolution turned a princess's private mansion into the seat of the republic's elected chamber.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  7. Musée Rodin Musée Rodin
    07 2 hours

    Musée Rodin

    The Musee Rodin occupies the Hotel Biron, an eighteenth-century mansion on Rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement that had already passed through use as a convent school before the state let it out cheaply as artists' studios in the…

    • Must see
    • Museum
  8. Musée du quai Branly Musée du quai Branly
    08 2 hours

    Musée du quai Branly

    The Musee du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac gathers non-Western art and material culture from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas under one roof, a collection that had previously been split between the ethnographic Musee de l'Homme and the Musee…

    • Must see
    • Museum
  9. Hôtel Matignon Hôtel Matignon
    09 1 hour

    Hôtel Matignon

    Hôtel de Matignon

    The Hotel Matignon is the official residence and working office of the French Prime Minister, on the Rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement, and it is not open to the public in any ordinary sense — this is a…

    • High
    • Historic monument
  10. Palais Bourbon Palais Bourbon
    10 1 hr 30 min

    Palais Bourbon

    The Palais Bourbon, on the Left Bank facing Place de la Concorde across the Seine, is the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament — a working legislature, not a former palace turned museum.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  11. École Militaire École Militaire
    11 15 min

    École Militaire

    The Ecole Militaire is an operating French military academy, not a museum, and it is not open to the public.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  12. Musée de l'Armée Musée de l'Armée
    12 2 hr 30 min

    Musée de l'Armée

    The Musee de l'Armee is France's national army museum, occupying wings of the Hotel des Invalides in the 7th arrondissement, the complex Louis XIV built in the 1670s as a hospital and retirement home for wounded soldiers.

    • Notable
    • Museum

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