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New interactive map plots Paris film locations

Visitors to Paris often say that walking through the capital’s historic streets is like being on a film set. Now a new interactive map gives you the chance to find out if you really are standing on spot where a famous film has been shot.

Published: 13 August 2014 17:55 CEST
New interactive map plots Paris film locations
The movie Inception is just one of hundreds to be filmed in Paris. Find out where with a new interactive map. Photo: Screengrab Inception

Just like tourists, French and foreign filmmakers have always had a soft spot for Paris.

Over the years hundreds of films have been shot on the iconic streets of the French capital from Stephen Frears' Dangerous Liaisons, to Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris and action movies like Paul Greengrass's The Bourne Ultimatum.

Now thanks to journalists from the website Rue 89 film buffs can find out exactly where certain scenes were shot thanks to a new interactive map.

The site was able to create the map, which for the moment only incudes films made between 2002 and 2008, thanks to information stored by Paris Town Hall.

In all around 600 movies both French and foreign, that have been shot in the capital have been projected onto the map.

The majority of the films featured at the 422 French-made movies but there also the 34 American movies that were shot in the capital during the time period.

It will make it easier for those tourists who have enjoyed visiting famous film locations like the Montmartre café that featured in the popular film Amélie.

CLICK ON THE MAP to find Paris's film locations

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Fluffy nuisance: Outcry as Paris sends Invalides rabbits into exile

Efforts to relocate wild rabbits that are a common sight on the lawns of the historic Invalides memorial complex have provoked criticism from animal rights groups.

Published: 14 February 2024 13:01 CET
Fluffy nuisance: Outcry as Paris sends Invalides rabbits into exile

Tourists and Parisians have long been accustomed to the sight of wild rabbits frolicking around the lawns of Les Invalides, one of the French capital’s great landmarks.

But efforts are underway to relocate the fluffy animals, accused of damaging the gardens and drains around the giant edifice that houses Napoleon’s tomb, authorities said.

Police said that several dozen bunnies had been captured since late January and relocated to the private estate of Breau in the Seine-et-Marne region outside Paris, a move that has prompted an outcry from animal rights activists.

“Two operations have taken place since 25 January,” the police prefecture told AFP.

“Twenty-four healthy rabbits were captured on each occasion and released after vaccination” in Seine-et-Marne, the prefecture said.

Six more operations are scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.

Around 300 wild rabbits live around Les Invalides, according to estimates.

“The overpopulation on the site is leading to deteriorating living conditions and health risks,” the prefecture said.

Authorities estimate the cost of restoring the site, which has been damaged by the proliferation of underground galleries and the deterioration of gardens, pipes and flora, at €366,000.

Animal rights groups denounced the operation.

The Paris Animaux Zoopolis group said the rabbits were being subjected to “intense stress” or could be killed “under the guise of relocation”.

“A number of rabbits will die during capture and potentially during transport,” said the group, accusing authorities of being “opaque” about their methods.

The animal rights group also noted that Breau was home to the headquarters of the Seine-et-Marne hunting federation.

The police prefecture insisted that the animals would not be hunted.

In 2021, authorities classified the rabbits living in Paris as a nuisance but the order was reversed following an outcry from animal groups who have been pushing for a peaceful cohabitation with the animals.

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