The Place de la République is linked to the Place de la Bastille by the Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, with its large markets and children’s parks. The Place de la Bastille and the rue du Faubourg St Antoine are full of fashionable cafés, restaurants, and nightlife, boutiques and galleries. The Oberkampf district is another popular area for nightlife. The east is more residential, with more wholesale commerce, while the areas around the Boulevard Voltaire and the Boulevard Parmentier are livelier crossroads for the local community.

The district has been significantly reorganized in recent decades, especially in the areas of Cours-Saint-Emilion and Bercy, which now contain the French Ministry of Finances and The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.

Places of interest: Place de la Bastille, Opera Bastille, Bois de Vincennes,  Zoo de Vincennes (closed for renovation until 2012).

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