As you may know if you read my articles about La Campagne à Paris (check the La Campagne à Paris article) or Les Villas de la Mouzaïa (check the Les Villas de la Mouzaïa article), I really like picturesque and bucolic areas in Paris, generally surrounded by modern buildings, but which look like a village or a suburban residential neighborhood. That’s why I want to help you discover the Butte Bergeyre, one of the least famous of these areas, built on the site of a former (and ephemeral) football stadium.

West of Parc des Buttes Chaumont, this sector is accessible only from one zigzagging street for cars or bikes (rue Georges Lardennois), or from three staircases for pedestrians located at 52 rue Simón Bolívar; 19 rue Manin; and 40 rue Mathurin Moreau. Once up the hill, you’ll find a residential and peaceful area where you’ll find more cats that cars…

The architecture of the buildings is not as uniform as in the previously mentioned sectors, but there’s still a good harmony between buildings and greenery, and there’s even a nice collective garden taken care of by the inhabitants of the area. This area appeared in Michel Gondry’s film Mood Indigo, with original special effects that completely transform the neighborhood at the end of the film…

Last but not least, your efforts to climb the stairs will be rewarded by one of the best views of Montmartre and the Sacré Coeur, but don’t count on me to show you a picture, you’d better go there!