Boulogne-Billancourt

Interested in anything to do/see/restaurants in this area of Paris.

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We do like a challenge on this forum, but in years gone by the southern banks of the Seine used to a grim industrial area, the giant Renault factory. This was heavily bombed in the war.

A lot of the old factories have gone to be replaced by offices and high tech companies. The local municipality struggles to find anything of interest to post under tourism on its web site, just some links to other areas and transport out of the district.

St Cloud park to the West is good if you want somewhere green to walk, or if you like sport, there is the Paris St Germain football stadium (Parc des Princes) or the French Tennis Federation courts.

There is also a museum dedicated to the 1930%26#39;s I haven%26#39;t tried ...

http://www.annees30.com/

... but is is closed for most of August.

However, as you would expect in any heavily populated area of France, there are plenty of restaurants to choose from:

boulognebillancourt.fr/pdf/…resto.pdf

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Thanks for the info - it sounds rather grim! Or these days - all shiny and new??

So it seems better to get on the Metro and go into central Paris?

As for living (we may be relocating there), are there any nice neighborhoods for a large family to reside in?

Thanks for your help!

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If you are going to be working and maybe living here with your family, then I suggest you check out the transport and some of the surrounding areas while you are on your visit.

The Metro runs from Pont de Sevres / Porte de St Cloud and stations in between (Line 9), but also look at using RATP buses 72 (for the Eiffel Tour - Louvre) and 22 (for the Arc de Triomphe - Opera). See the bus route plans here, by typing in the digits at the end of the web address, e.g. 72:

www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan.php…

You will see more of Paris on the bus and get a feel for the arrondissements as you pass through them.

If you don%26#39;t like the idea of an appartment in Boulogne-Billancourt or Paris itself, look at Sevres and St Cloud, just across the river, then further afield in the direction of Versailles or St Germain en Laye. Google maps has some good resolution satellite imaging of these areas.

I%26#39;m assuming from your Member name you have English or German-speaking children to educate, in which case the Section Internationale of the Lycee de Sevres could be of interest and might help narrow down your choice of location. See: http://www.sis-sevres.net for more information.

I can%26#39;t be more specific as I don%26#39;t live there any more, but I would hope your company could give you some local knowledge and assistance in finding somewhere to live.

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Thanks for the details as this will give me something to work with for the short time we are in Paris.

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Boulogne Billancourt is not at all grim. It%26#39;s a rather pricey suburb in fact. A very wealthy friend of mine lived there for a few years. It is residential so there isn%26#39;t a lot to see, but the Rolland Garros tennis courts are there at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne.

Les

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Yes, I have been told that it is one of the nicer, outer parts of Paris. Looking forward to checking it out.

Thanks!

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