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Looking after this vineyard provides therapeutic and emo-
tional benefits, offering gardening activities that stimulate
cognition, reduce stress and encourage moderate physi-
cal activity, while also promoting social integration, a sen-
se of belonging and pride, and a connection with local his-
tory and culture through participation in the harvest and
events such as the Fête des Vendanges.
Clos de Belleville (Parc de Belleville, 20ème arron-
dissement)
A small 500 m² plot, planted mainly with Meunier and
Chardonnay, has served since 1992 as a tribute to the
winemaking past of this formerly high-producing re-
gion. In the past, its vineyards produced wines such
as Guinguet, a light wine drunk at the end of the day to
quench thirst after a day’s work, and piquette, a young,
slightly sparkling wine. In fact, the terms guinguette and
piquette have their roots in this winemaking tradition of
Belleville.
Clos des Morillons (Parc Georges Brassens,
15ème arrondissement)
Planted in 1983 with 700 Pinot Noir vines on four broad,
sunlit terraces, it also includes around 20 Meunier vi-
nes and produces just over 300 bottles of organic red
wine, which are auctioned each September during the
antique book fair at the Grande Halle du Marché du
Livre Ancien. Although access is limited, the vineyard
contributes to the park’s biodiversity and represents a
living link between Paris’s winemaking history and its
contemporary urban environment.
WINE TURISM
Clos des Chaufourniers (Butte Bergeyre,
19ème arrondissement)
Also known as La Vigne de la Butte Bergeyre, this
small urban vineyard was planted in 1995 on the Bu-
tte Bergeyre, a quaint neighbourhood in Paris’s 19th
arrondissement, situated 100 metres above sea level.
This 600 m² vineyard is composed mainly of Chardon-
nay and Pinot Noir, producing around 100 litres of wine
per year.
In addition, the Butte Bergeyre features a shared gar-
den created in 2004, where residents grow a variety
of plants and fruit trees, fostering a unique sense of
community spirit. Although the vineyard is not regular-
ly open to visitors, it can be admired from the outside
while enjoying panoramic views of Paris, including the
Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur.
Clos des Arènes (5ème arrondissement)
One of Paris’s most recent vineyards is located in
the Arènes de Lutèce, an ancient Gallo-Roman am-
phitheatre in the 5th arrondissement, which takes
its name from the time when Paris was known as
Lutetia (Lutèce in French). It features over 200 vi-
nes planted in 2021 of the PIWI varieties Floréal,
Vidoc and Artaban, a reminder that Île-de-France
was once one of the three most important wine-pro-
ducing regions in France.
The vineyard is managed by the association Le Clos
des Arènes, whose members actively take part in all
maintenance and beautification tasks, from clearing
the embankments to harvesting the grapes.
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