Palaces, gardens and the Seine
1st district: Louvre
The 1st district connects the Louvre, Palais-Royal, Tuileries and Seine quays. Choose one major museum, then leave time for gardens and passages around Rue de Rivoli.
The four administrative quarters
- Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois
- Halles
- Palais-Royal
- Place-Vendôme
These administrative names do not always match the informal areas used in everyday conversation.
Administrative area: approximately 1.82 km². This is an area measurement, not a walking distance. Official district dataset, source record dated 2026-10-06.
Choose one indoor visit
For a first outing, combine the Louvre courtyard with Tuileries Garden and select one interior to visit. Palais-Royal and nearby BnF Richelieu offer a different view of central Paris through gardens and reading rooms.
Which town hall covers this district?
The first four districts belong to Paris Centre for municipal services. Use the linked town hall website for current procedures, equipment and local opening hours rather than relying on an informal neighbourhood name.
Local services in the guide’s dataset
25 records carry this district explicitly in their source. This is a count of our dataset, not of every service in the district.
Find drinking water and toilets in this district (French) · Search local resources (French)
- Bibliothèque du cinéma François Truffaut — Forum des Halles, niveau -3, 4 rue du cinéma, Paris 1e
- Médiathèque de la Canopée — 10 passage de la Canopée, Paris 1e
- Médiathèque musicale de Paris – Christiane Eda-Pierre — 8 porte Saint Eustache, Paris 1e
- Piscine Suzanne Berlioux (Les Halles) — 10 place de la rotonde Forum des halles, Paris 1e
- Centre Paris Anim' - Antenne Saint Honoré — 32 place du marché Saint-Honoré, Paris 1e
- Centre Paris Anim' Ruth Bader Ginsburg — 6-8 place Carrée, Forum des Halles, Paris 1e
Official service and street names retain their French names. Check details on the linked provider websites.
Choose the visits you want to include
Walking options connected to these places
- Paris for a first visit — A balanced first day linking major landmarks, the Left Bank and Seine quays.
- Paris through its architecture — Read the city through classical courtyards, 19th-century glass roofs and broad urban compositions.
- Paris as a family — An adaptable outing with room to move, observe and rest, without a compulsory long continuous visit.
- Paris of books and ideas — A literary walk through reading rooms, covered passages and Right Bank bookshops.
These links share places explicitly recorded in our data. They do not establish proximity or a fully accessible route.
English translation prepared on from the French source record dated 2026-10-06. Translation does not constitute a fresh factual verification. French version.