Swimming pools in Paris
Cette année paris Plages fête sa 22ème édition ! Paris Plages, c’est des transats et des palmiers au cœur de la capitale, le long du Parc Rives de Seine (du port de Solférino au pont Marie) avec des animations variées tous les jours pour les petits comme pour les grands… C’est idéal quand il fait beau à Paris ! Paris Plages, c’est une plage artificielle à Paris, une véritable base nautique et des espaces de baignade au Bassin de la Villette (Quai de la Seine, Quai de la Loire), canal Saint-Martin et dans d’autres lieux avec des piscines découvertes et éphémères.
The Parisian Croisette : the new spot of Paris Plage 2024! For the first time, we will take a dip in the Canal Saint-Martin (near the Square Jacques Villemin). An ideal link between the two historic areas – Opening from 6 July –
Sable blanc, détente et sports sur les rives de Seine, à La Villette et maintenant au canal Saint-Martin. Paris Plages, c’est top quand on se demande ce qu’on va faire à Paris ce week-end et en plus c’est gratuit !
The Paris Plage 2024 festivities
- Concerts and free cultural and sports activities for all: exhibitions, sports lessons, games library and giant games, an off-site library and activities for children
- More shady and cool spaces: palm trees, mulberry trees, and new misting areas
- Paris Plage welcomes you to the Parc des Rives de Seine (deckchairs, walks, picnics, etc.) at La Villette and now on the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin for swimming
- Four swimming pools at La Villette
Paris Plage, on the banks of the Seine (right bank and left bank – Parc Rives de Seine)
The beach is open every day from 10 am to 10 pm
- Rive droite, Paris Plage s’étend du port de Solférino au pont Marie, avec une vue exceptionnelle sur le Louvre ou le musée d’Orsay jusqu’à l’ile Saint-Louis.
- Hundreds of deckchairs, parasols, palm trees, misters for a seaside atmosphere…
- There are also play and relaxation areas, canoeing and kayaking on the Seine, petanque, table football, Chinese martial arts, Swedish gymnastics…..
- For children from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: giant games on the Georges Pompidou way: giant chessboards, Power 4, Memory, Grand Domino, Frog Game…
- A variety of activities : with Swedish gymnastics, dance classes, petanque, or table football for amateurs.
- You have to stroll, stroll along the quays, enjoy the freshness of one of the many lawns, have a drink on a wooden terrace.
- Cette année on pourra découvrir du street art
- Or sit down with a book or a comic book borrowed on the spot
Paris Plage at the Bassin de la Villette
The nautical area is open free of charge every day from 10 am to 10 pm and closes at midnight on weekends
- The Bassin de la Villette is located on the Quai de Loire (Jaurès, Stalingrad or Laumière metro stations)
- During the summer, the Bassin de la Villette is transformed into a real free water sports centre, with swimming areas and water sports: canoeing, kayak polo, stand up paddle, pedal boats, pedal boats, small boats (for the little ones)
- Jeux-Zoïdes with the Cafézoïde : a play and workshop area for children from 0 to 18 years old and their families.
- Tous les jours de 13h à 19h avec les Ludo Plages : activités et animations pour les 3-7 ans : un vrai club de plage sur le thème du Nautilus (sous-marin, tyrolienne, escalade, toboggan …)
- There’s even a carousel ride set up for kids ages 5 to 12
- And a comic book library with manga, children’s series…
- Paris Plage at the Bassin de la Villette is 4 pools of more than 1600m² of different depths, and 2 paddling pools (fun pools) with a depth of 0.4 m and 100 m² for accompanied children
- There are cabins, showers and toilets with free access, as well as changing rooms, lockers, deckchairs and umbrellas
- Decent swimwear is mandatory
- The swimming area, which is supervised, is limited to 500 people per day, and its water is controlled
- For visitors looking for refreshments, don’t panic, refreshment stands and ice cream parlours are on site to the delight of all
- Please note that children under 10 years old must be accompanied
In 2024, even more swimming with the ephemeral pools!
Remember to take your swimming cap, it is mandatory in all swimming places, even in the Seine!
- In the 12th – Bathing Léo Lagrange – 68 bd Poniatowski
- In the 13th – Swimming at the Georges Carpentier sports center 81 boulevard Masséna
- In the 14th – Jules Noël Swimming – Jules Noël Sports Center, 3 avenue Maurice d’Ocagne
- In the 18th – Fishmongers swimming – Poissonniers Stadium 2 rue Jean Cocteau, Paris 18th – (To be checked according to training and competitions)
- In the 20th – the Louis Lumière Bathing – Louis Lumière Gymnasium, 30 rue Louis Lumière
