The Porte de Vincennes () is one of the city gates of Paris (France) situated in the Bel Air neighborhood of the 12th arrondissement.

Location

The Porte de Vincennes is located where the northeast corner of the 12th arrondissement meets the southeast corner of the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The site is, more or less, delimited in the west by the Rue des Pyrénées and the Avenue du Docteur-Arnold-Netter; on the east, it is abutted by the Boulevard Davout and the Boulevard Soult. The road that actually passes through the 'porte' is the Cours de Vincennes, a major road that separates the two arrondissements. The Porte de Vincennes is one of the principal breaches in the eastern section of the

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. It permits access to the neighboring suburbs of

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and

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The neighborhood

The Porte de Vincennes is the site of one of the largest outdoor markets in Paris, a market which is held on Wednesday mornings and Saturday mornings along the Cours de Vincennes. Two of the most important

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s (high schools or preparatory schools) in the east of Paris are here. They are called the Lycée Hélène-Boucher and the Lycée Maurice-Ravel. Also nearby is the Saint Gabriel church constructed during the 1920s and run, ever since, by the fathers of the

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In popular culture

The Porte de Vincennes is the place where the character, Valmont, dies in the

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, ''

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'' ('Dangerous Liaisons') by

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. He is invited there by his adversary, Danceny, for a duel.

Transportation

Since it is at the crossroads of the Cours de Vincennes and the boulevards of the marshals, with direct access to the

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, the principal beltway encircling Paris, and, since it is the origin of National Route 34 (RN 34), the Porte de Vincennes is in the center of an area of high-density automobile traffic. As for public transportation, this place is served by Line 1 of the Paris metro at its ''

Porte de Vincennes The Porte de Vincennes () is one of the city gates of Paris (France) situated in the Bel Air neighborhood of the 12th arrondissement. Location The Porte de Vincennes is located where the northeast corner of the 12th arrondissement meets the ...

'' station, as well as several RATP bus lines. Here also is the terminus of Line 3 of the Île-de-France tramway system, which serves the eastern suburbs and connecting service for the

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References

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Location

The neighborhood

In popular culture

Transportation

See also

References