Green spaces in Paris’s 3rd arrondissement

Start from Chemin Vert Metro station – Line 8 – Exit 1, Boulevard Beaumarchais/Rue St Gilles.

(S) On leaving the metro, take Rue Saint-Gilles to the left, then left again onto Rue des Tournelles, and turn right at No. 37 into the Jardin Arnaud Beltrame. Cross the garden and exit onto Rue du Béarn. Head right, then turn left onto Rue Saint-Gilles, then right onto Rue Villehardouin.

(1) When the street bends to the left, continue straight ahead for a short stretch along Rue de Hesse (about 20 metres), pass through a gate and enter Square Saint-Gilles on the left. Walk around the square, then take Rue de Hesse on the right.

(1) On your return, turn right onto Rue de Villehardouin. Note, at the end of the street on the right-hand corner, on the first floor of the building, a statue of the Virgin and Child. Cross Rue de Turenne at the pedestrian crossing on the left, and turn left. Cross Rue du Parc Royal on your right. Note the Fontaine de Joyeuse between nos. 39 and 41. Take the next street on the right, Rue des Francs Bourgeois, cross Rue Madame de Sévigné and walk along the right-hand side of the Jardin du Musée Carnavalet. Turn right onto Rue Payenne, and a little further on, turn left into the Jardin Lazare Rachine.

(2) Walk around the garden, return to Rue Payenne on the left and enter Square Georges Cain on the right. Walk around the square and return to Rue Payenne on the right. At the end of the street, enter Square Léopold Achille on the right. Walk the full length of the square, exit on the left by going down four steps. Turn left onto Rue du Parc Royal. Cross Place de Thorigny to the right, continue right along Rue de Thorigny and arrive at the entrance, to the left of the Berthe Weill Garden.

(3) Walk around the garden.

(3) Take Rue Thorigny on the left, pass the Picasso Museum and turn left onto Rue des Coutures Saint-Gervais; at the end of the street, turn left into the Jardin de l’Hôtel Salé Léonor Fini.
Walk around the garden, exit onto Rue Vieille du Temple, and turn left. At the junction, cross Rue Vieille du Temple at the traffic lights and continue straight ahead onto Rue des Quatre Fils. Pass Rue Charlot on your right and continue to the next junction.

(4) Opposite Place Patrice Chéreau on the left, note the Fontaine des Haudriettes with a mural in the background. Continue left onto Rue des Archives, then turn right onto Rue de Braque.Note the gate and the two turrets at No. 58 Rue des Archives, remnants of the Hôtel Clisson. Then turn left onto Rue du Temple, then right onto Rue Rambuteau. When you reach Rue Beaubourg, in front of Rambuteau metro station, turn right and take the first right into Impasse Berthaud to enter the Anne Frank Garden.

(5) Walk around the garden.

(5) Return to Impasse Berthaud and turn right onto Rue Beaubourg, which is lined on this stretch with richly decorated Haussmann-style buildings. Pass Rue Michel le Comte, Rue de Montmorency and Rue Chapon on your right, then take the next right onto Rue des Gravilliers, lined with small, picturesque shops.

(6) Cross Rue du Temple and continue straight ahead onto Rue Pastourelle. Cross Rue des Archives and, further on, turn left into the narrow Rue de Beauce. When you reach the end of the street, turn right onto Rue des Oiseaux; on your left you will see the Jardin Madeleine de Scudéry and, next to it, the Potager des Oiseaux.
Go through a gate and take the path on the left to reach Rue de Bretagne. Cross it at the pedestrian crossing on the left and turn left. Pass Rue Caffarelli and Rue Eugénie Spuller on your right, then turn right into Square du Temple.

(7) Walk the full length of the square, exit onto Rue du Temple and turn right. Cross Rue du Temple at the traffic lights, then turn left onto Rue des Fontaines du Temple. Cross Rue de Turbigo, then the small Place Bernard Lazare, and continue straight ahead onto Rue Borda.

(8) Turn left onto Rue Montgolfier, right onto Rue Conté, left onto Rue Vaucansson, and you will arrive at the entrance to the Musée des Arts et Métiers and Square du Général Morin.

(9) Enter the square and, after enjoying the surroundings, leave again.

(9) Turn right onto Rue Réaumur, cross Rue Saint-Martin, and head right onto it. Then turn left into the small Rue Papin and, opposite the Théâtre de la Gaité, turn right into Square Émile Chautemps. Walk around the square, exit onto Rue Saint-Martin and, at the end of the square, head for the Réaumur Sébastopol metro station. Lines 3 and 4 (E).

Arnaud Beltrame Garden
12 Rue de Béarn
Created in 2020
Boules court
The garden, laid out in the inner courtyard of a former barracks, consists of a small, tree-lined square.
It pays tribute to Arnaud Beltrame, a gendarmerie colonel murdered during the terrorist attack on 23 March 2018 in Trèbes, in the Aude department.

Square Saint-Gilles – Grand Veneur – Pauline Roland
9 Rue du Grand-Veneur
Created in 1988 (987m²)
Playground, drinking fountain, book box.
A small, romantic square tucked away behind the Hôtel du Grand Veneur. This French-style garden features clearly defined green spaces. It is named after Pauline Roland (1805–1852), a French socialist feminist.

Carnavalet Museum Garden
23 Rue Madame de Sévigné
Created in 1926 (1,337 m²)
The garden of a beautiful private mansion in the Marais, built in 1510, which has had many owners, including Madame de Sévigné. In 1897, the official museum of the history of Paris was inaugurated here. The museum garden is a fine example of a French-style garden, featuring parterres of trimmed boxwood.

Lazare Rachline Garden
, 9 Rue Payenne
Created in 1990 (1,337 m²)
This ‘French-style’ green space, surrounded by high walls, is situated at the foot of the Hôtel Donon, built at the end of the 16th century. It consists of a rectangular lawn surrounded by trimmed shrubs. At the far end of the garden is a small paved area. The garden is named in honour of Lazare Rachline (1905–1968), a member of the Resistance, industrialist and journalist.

Square Georges Cain
8 Rue Payenne
Created in 1923 (2,128 m²)
A circular park lined with benches and surrounded by historic buildings. It is situated behind the walls of the Hôtel Carnavalet, an 18th-century building that houses the Musée Carnavalet, a museum dedicated to the history of Paris. In the centre of the garden, amidst a flowerbed, stands a bronze statue of a young naked woman, standing upright, holding a scarf behind her back. It is a work by Aristide Maillol, entitled “Île de France”. This square is named after Georges Cain (1856–1919), a painter and writer who served as curator of the Musée Carnavalet between 1897 and 1914.

Square Léopold Achille
5, Rue du Parc Royal,
1913 (2,190 m²)
Playground, drinking fountain, games table, toilets.
The square consists of a large rectangular lawn. It features a marble statue by an unknown artist entitled “Standing Woman”. The square honours Léopold Achille (1844–1921), a perfumer and writer, Paris city councillor, and former deputy mayor of Paris’s 3rd arrondissement.

Berthe Weill Garden
3 Rue de Thorigny
Created in 1919 (350m²)
Drinking fountain, community garden, book box.
The garden runs alongside the Picasso Museum. It is a tiny sloping garden, featuring rough-hewn wooden benches, at the far end of which lies a mini community garden and a compost bin. Its name pays tribute to Berthe Weill (1865–1951), the first art dealer to dedicate her gallery to the modern avant-garde. She promoted the works of Picasso, who painted her portrait in 1921.

Jardin de l’Hôtel Salé – Léonor Fini
101 ter Rue des Coutures Saint-Gervais
Created in 1985 (1,110 m²)
Playground, drinking fountains, table tennis tables, picnic tables.
A certain Aubert de Fontenay, a farmer who had made his fortune from the gabelle (the salt tax), had a magnificent mansion built in 1656 to symbolise his success: the Hôtel Salé. It now houses the Picasso Museum. The mansion’s garden, meanwhile, consists of central lawns surrounded by numerous benches. There is also a clearly marked ball game area in front of painted walls. The garden is named in memory of Léonor Fini (1908–1996), an artist and writer of Italian origin.

Anne Frank Garden
14 Impasse Berthaud
Created in 2007 (4,000 m²)
Play areas, drinking fountains, chessboard.
A very peaceful garden tucked away at the end of a cul-de-sac. At the end of a short path stands a group of bronze statues depicting two figures. The garden consists of a first section featuring circular pergolas; passing through an opening in a wall leads to a smaller garden where a children’s play area has been created. It is named in memory of Anne Frank (1929–1945).

Madeleine de Scudéry Garden
1 Rue des Oiseaux
A small green space surrounded by the remains of 17th-century houses, situated at the entrance to the Marché des Enfants Rouges. Here you’ll find the Potager des Oiseaux, a community garden that is only open when a member of the association is present. This garden pays tribute to Madeleine de Scudéry (1607–1701), a French woman of letters who inspired Jean de La Fontaine and Molière. She was the first woman to receive the Académie Française’s prize for eloquence.

Square du Temple – Elie Wiesel
64 Rue de Bretagne
Established in 1857 (7,696 m²)
Play areas, drinking fountains, table tennis tables, chess sets, sandpit, mist sprayers, bandstand, toilets.
This is the largest garden in the arrondissement, featuring lawns, fountains and a pond with an artificial waterfall. At the Rue du Temple entrance stands a statue of the singer-songwriter Béranger, who lived on the nearby street that was later named after him, Rue Béranger. The square is named in memory of Eliezer Wiesel, the American writer and philosopher (1928–2016).

Square du Général Morin
Rue Vaucansson
Created in 132 (1,170 m²)
The square is situated behind the chapel of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers and provides access to its museum.
It honours Arthur Morin (1795–1880), a French general and physicist.

Émile Chautemps Square
98 bis, Boulevard de Sébastopol
Created in 1858 (4,059 m²)
Playground, boules court, drinking fountains, table tennis tables, book box, toilets.
A French-style garden designed by Davioud, where two pools on either side of a central column feature bronze statues: Agriculture and Industry, and Mercury and Music. This square honours the doctor of medicine and later minister Émile Chautemps (1850–1918).