The Place Louis-Lépine is a square in the
4th arrondissement of Paris
The 4th arrondissement of Paris (''IVe arrondissement'') is one of the twenty Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of Paris, the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''quatrième''. Along with the 1 ...
on the
île de la Cité
The Île de la Cité (; English: City Island, "Island of the City") is one of the two natural islands on the Seine River (alongside, Île Saint-Louis) in central Paris. It spans of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of ...
. It is bounded by the Rue de la Cité (east), the Rue de Lutèce (south), the Rue Aubé (west), the Quai de la Corse (north), and is crossed by the Allée Célestin-Hennion. It is named after
Louis Lépine, a notable
prefect of the Paris police. The Metro station ''Cité'' has its only entrance on the square. It is the venue for the Marché aux fleurs Reine-Elizabeth-II, a flower and bird market.
The prefecture of police is a large building located between the Place Louis Lépine and the Quai du Marché neuf. This building was built as a barracks for the Garde républicaine from 1863 to 1867 (architect Pierre-Victor Calliat) and was occupied by the Prefecture in 1871.
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Louis Lepine
Buildings and structures in the 4th arrondissement of Paris
Île de la Cité