Ménilmontant is a neighbourhood of Paris, situated in the city's 20th arrondissement. It is roughly defined as the area north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, south of Parc de Belleville, and between Avenue Jean-Aicard on the west and Rue Pelleport on the east. The neighborhood includes an 87 m high hill, making it the third-highest neighborhood in Paris.
Rue de Ménilmontant, the main street of Ménilmontant, with central Paris and the Centre Georges Pompidou in the distance.
A barricade thrown up by Communard National Guards in Ménilmontant on 18 March 1871.
A Wallace fountain with the église Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Ménilmontant on the square Maurice-Chevalier in Paris, France.
20th arrondissement of Paris
The 20th arrondissement of Paris is the last of the consecutively numbered arrondissements of the capital city of France. Also known as Ménilmontant after the Ménilmontant neighbourhood it encompasses in its northwest, it is on the right bank of the River Seine and contains some of the city's most cosmopolitan districts. It covers four quarters: Belleville, Saint-Fargeau, Père-Lachaise and Charonne. In 2019, it had a population of 194,994.
Mairie du XXe arrondissement
Coat of arms
Lycée Hélène Boucher
