How walkable is the 1st arrondissement of Paris?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
The 1st arrondissement of Paris has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Paris, which scores 99 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
12,208 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The nearest grocery is K-Mart Opera, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Kmart Sainte-Anne2 min
- Franprix2 min
- Jangal1 min
- Bistro Mee1 min
- Metal Flaque1 min
- Miss Opéra1 min
- Café du Louvre1 min
- Illycaffe FranceIllycaffe France1 min
- Credit Mutuel France1 min
- LCL2 min
- Unnamed park3 min
- Jardin des Tuileries4 min
- FCPE Cité Scolaire Charlemagne - 750043 min
- Public Elementary School De Louvois8 min
- Junkudo2 min
- Direction Des Musees de France2 min
- 파리 루브르박물관2 min
- Chateau De Versailles3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of the 1st arrondissement of Paris at 48.8646, 2.3344. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 142 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across the 1st arrondissement of Paris
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 750 m around the centre of the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Rings mark 400 m and 750 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Paris
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd arrondissement of Paris | 700 m | 100 |
| 7th arrondissement of Paris | 1.8 km | 99 |
| Montmartre | 2.5 km | 100 |
| La Défense | 7.4 km | 93 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Paris page.
Questions about walking in the 1st arrondissement of Paris
Is the 1st arrondissement of Paris walkable?
Yes. The 1st arrondissement of Paris has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is the 1st arrondissement of Paris more walkable than the rest of Paris?
The 1st arrondissement of Paris is about as walkable as Paris as a whole: it scores 99, against 99 for the 5 km around Paris's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Paris neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Paris?
Of the 5 Paris neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Montmartre (100), 2nd arrondissement of Paris (100) and 1st arrondissement of Paris (99).
How is the walkability score of the 1st arrondissement of Paris calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For the 1st arrondissement of Paris it is the average of 59 points spread evenly across the 750 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.