How walkable is La Défense?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
La Défense has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Paris, which scores 99 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,752 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of La Défense. The nearest grocery is DAILY CNIT, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- City Puteaux La Défense Rer A3 min
- Auchan Hypermarché LA DÉFENSE3 min
- Yaya2 min
- Cojean2 min
- Pharmacie La Defense - Westfield Les 4 Temps2 min
- Pull&Bear2 min
- Boutique Nespresso La Défense - CNIT2 min
- Starbucks3 min
- CCF La Défense1 min
- BNP Paribas - La Defense International1 min
- Square Henri Regnault6 min
- Unnamed park6 min
- École maternelle La Marelle8 min
- École Élémentaire Publique Guynemer9 min
- Cultura5 min
- Institut d'Economie Scientifique et de Gestion7 min
- Doll6 min
- Cinéma Ugc la Défense 4 Temps6 min
Measured from the mapped centre of La Défense at 48.8910, 2.2412. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 158 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across La Défense
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 2 km around the centre of La Défense. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Paris
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 7th arrondissement of Paris | 6.5 km | 99 |
| Montmartre | 7.4 km | 100 |
| 1st arrondissement of Paris | 7.4 km | 99 |
| 2nd arrondissement of Paris | 7.8 km | 100 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Paris page.
Questions about walking in La Défense
Is La Défense walkable?
Yes. La Défense in Paris has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is La Défense more walkable than the rest of Paris?
La Défense is less walkable than Paris as a whole: it scores 93, against 99 for the 5 km around Paris's centre. It ranks 5th 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 La Défense 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 La Défense it is the average of 60 points spread evenly across the 2 km 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.