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Bois de Boulogne park

Tourist informations Paris Park garden

The Bois de Boulogne is located in the 16th district of Paris, in the Western capital. The other woods of Paris, the Bois de Vincennes, is located in Eastern Paris.

The Bois de Boulogne takes up about 846 hectares in western Paris, between the 16th district and Neuilly sur Seine, Puteaux, Suresnes, Saint Cloud and Boulogne Billancourt, all located in the Haut de Seine department. The Northern part of the woods is taken up by the Jardin d’Acclimatation, the South-Eastern part welcomes the Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil as well as the Jardin Pré-Catelan.

Longchamps and Auteuil racecourses are also located within the Bois de Boulogne.

The Bois de Boulogne is also famous for the well-know presence of prostitutes and transsexuals, particularly at night.

Bois de Vincennes park

Tourist informations Paris Park garden

The Bois de Vincennes is a park, located in Eastern Paris, in France. It does not owe its name to the city of Vincennes which is located in the north of the park, but it gave its name to this locality when it turned into a city (after 1789). It is full part of the city of Paris.

Just as the Bois de Boulgne, in Western Paris, the Bois de Vincennes is not considered as a part of Paris intra muros, as it is totally composed of public places without a permanent population ( expect a few security gards). Administratively, it is part of the 12th district of Paris ( Picpus and Bel-ir areas).

With 995 hectares, the Bois de Vincennes is the bigger green space in Paris.