How walkable is the 2nd arrondissement of Paris?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
The 2nd arrondissement of Paris has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Paris, which scores 99 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
13,232 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The nearest grocery is Carrefour city market, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- City Paris Montmartre 1422 min
- Monop Bourse3 min
- Chai Brongniart1 min
- BIEH1 min
- Marché Bourse1 min
- Gérard Darel - Siège2 min
- Montezuma Café1 min
- Café Frappé3 min
- Société Générale1 min
- Banco Montepio1 min
- Square Louvois5 min
- Jardin du Palais Royal6 min
- Drims4 min
- Public Elementary School De Louvois5 min
- R AND B.COM4 min
- Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art4 min
- Le Truskel2 min
- Café Oscar4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of the 2nd arrondissement of Paris at 48.8687, 2.3417. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 197 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across the 2nd arrondissement of Paris
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 550 m around the centre of the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Rings mark 300 m and 550 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Paris
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st arrondissement of Paris | 700 m | 99 |
| Montmartre | 2 km | 100 |
| 7th arrondissement of Paris | 2.5 km | 99 |
| La Défense | 7.8 km | 93 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Paris page.
Questions about walking in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris
Is the 2nd arrondissement of Paris walkable?
Yes. The 2nd arrondissement of Paris has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is the 2nd arrondissement of Paris more walkable than the rest of Paris?
The 2nd arrondissement of Paris is about as walkable as Paris as a whole: it scores 100, against 99 for the 5 km around Paris's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 2nd 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 2nd arrondissement of Paris it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 550 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.