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Charonne, Paris — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Charonne was a village annexed by Paris in 1860; its core still gathers at Rue de Bagnolet and Rue Saint-Blaise.
About Charonne
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Beds cluster either around the junction of Rue de Bagnolet and Rue Saint-Blaise, from which the quarter grew, or out along the streets approaching the centre sportif de la Porte de Bagnolet. Saint-Germain de Charonne marks the first. The Église Saint-Jean-Bosco and the Église Saint-Cyrille-Saint-Méthode give the second its own landmarks.
Land from the old commune also passed to the Père-Lachaise quarter and the Saint-Fargeau quarter, so those names sit immediately alongside.
About Charonne
What are the main landmarks in Charonne?
Saint-Germain de Charonne is the parish church of the old village, standing near where Rue de Bagnolet meets Rue Saint-Blaise, and Richard Wallace's tomb lies within the quarter. Two later churches follow. The Église Saint-Jean-Bosco and the Église Saint-Cyrille-Saint-Méthode carry the quarter's newer building.
Memorial ground runs through Charonne as well, from the AF 447 memorial and the Monument du Souvenir to the Grave of Ordre de la Libération. Sport fills the remainder, with the Stade Déjerine and the Centre sportif Maryse-Hilsz.
What is the history of Charonne?
Charonne was a commune. Napoleon III merged that municipality into Paris in 1860, and its territory was divided between the Charonne quarter itself, the Père-Lachaise quarter and the Saint-Fargeau quarter. The name stayed with the part of the 20th arrondissement holding the old village core.
Saint-Germain de Charonne had served that village as its parish church.
Where is Charonne?
Charonne covers part of the 20th arrondissement of Paris, its historic centre at the junction of Rue de Bagnolet and Rue Saint-Blaise.
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Updated September 2026