Living in Faubourg Saint-Denis, Paris
Faubourg Saint-Denis is an area of Paris with about 17,330 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 28 out of 100 (poor): better than 5% of Paris residents, ranked 61 of 68 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 1 min walk, pharmacy 2 min walk, doctor 3 min walk
- Public transport frequency: 317 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 6 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 2 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 1.1% tree canopy within 500 m
Who Faubourg Saint-Denis suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 70 · good | 61 of 68 |
| Family | 48 · fair | 62 of 68 |
| Over 65 | 42 · fair | 63 of 68 |
| Working from home | 18 · poor | 62 of 68 |
| Commuter | 59 · fair | 61 of 68 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 103 m | 1 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 155 m | 2 min walk |
| Doctor | 239 m | 3 min walk |
| Nursery school | 226 m | 3 min walk |
| Primary school | 330 m | 4 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 156 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 241 m | 3 min walk |
| Public green space | 497 m | 6 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,946 m | 24 min walk |
| Playground | 449 m | 6 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 150 m | 2 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 1.1% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 5.5%)
- 9.4 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 317 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 151)
- High density
Streets and squares in Faubourg Saint-Denis
Boulevard de Denain · Boulevard de Magenta · Boulevard de Strasbourg · Cité de Chabrol · Cour de la Ferme Saint-Lazare · Cour des Petites Écuries · Impasse Boutron · Passage Delanos · Passage Reilhac · Passage d'Étienne · Passage de la Ferme Saint-Lazare · Passage des Petites Écuries · Place Franz Liszt · Place Napoléon III · Rue Ambroise Paré · Rue Bossuet · Rue Demarquay · Rue Eugène Varlin · Rue Fénelon · Rue Jarry · Rue Léon Schwartzenberg · Rue Martel · Rue Saint-Laurent · Rue Saint-Vincent de Paul · Rue Sibour · Rue d'Alsace · Rue de Belzunce · Rue de Chabrol · Rue de Compiègne · Rue de Dunkerque · Rue de Paradis · Rue de Saint-Quentin · Rue de Valenciennes · Rue de l'Aqueduc · Rue de la Fidélité · Rue des Deux Gares · Rue des Petites Écuries · Rue des Petits Hôtels · Rue du 8 Mai 1945 · Rue du Château Landon · Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis · Rue du Terrage · Rue la Fayette · Square Alban Satragne · Voie G/10
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources