Are you considering purchasing an apartment in Paris’ 2nd arrondissement?
Need some insight before diving in? Quality of life, neighborhood specifics, housing distribution, and guidance from your apartment hunter…
This guide provides everything you need to know about this area.
To find even more properties with great potential, your Paris flat hunter recommends the area around rue Saint-Denis, which is undergoing a major transformation, and the Porte Saint-Martin sector.
Stretching from the Opéra Garnier to the Halles arrondissement, the 2nd arrondissement is the smallest in Paris in terms of surface area. Served by numerous bus routes, metro line 3 to the south and lines 8 and 9 to the north on the Grand Boulevards, it is an area of Paris where it is best to switch from car to public transport – just like the other central arrondissements, Paris 1, Paris 3 and Paris 4.
The area is rich in heritage and culture, with many covered passageways (see below) and a wide variety of theaters. There is very little green space, however, and you have to go further south to the 1st arrondissement to enjoy it.
20 250 residents
30 500€ de median income, notably higher than the Parisian average
65% are under 45, highest rate with the 9th and 10th arrondissements.
65% of studios and 2-room apartments, the highest rate in Paris.
34%
are homeowners
66%
are under 45 years old
64%
have lived here for nine years or less
39%
are families
Construction Years
Number of Rooms
An integral part of the Charles V wall (14th century), housing really took off in the 17th century. The rue Saint-Denis axis was adorned with a large number of religious establishments, including the Eglise Saint-Sauveur, which have since been destroyed. At the beginning of the 19th century, the Bourse arrondissement attracted the world of finance, and the boulevards became a “trendy” area. This gave rise to a new type of urban planning: covered passages. The arrondissement is home to more than half of Parisian’s passages, most of which are located along the Grand Boulevards.
An integral part of the Charles V wall (14th century), housing really took off in the 17th century. The rue Saint-Denis axis was adorned with a large number of religious establishments, including the Eglise Saint-Sauveur, which have since been destroyed. At the beginning of the 19th century, the Bourse arrondissement attracted the world of finance, and the boulevards became a “trendy” area. This gave rise to a new type of urban planning: covered passages. The arrondissement is home to more than half of Parisian’s passages, most of which are located along the Grand Boulevards.
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