Marché d'Aligre: Open-Air Market and Beauvau Hall, Hours and Access

The Marché d'Aligre, on rue d'Aligre and place d'Aligre in the 12th arrondissement, is a busy Paris food market a short walk from Bastille. It combines an open-air market held every day except Monday with the covered Beauvau market in an old market hall. Greengrocers, cheese, fish, meat and spices sit alongside flea-market stalls on the square.

Highlights

The covered Beauvau market

This hall, built in 1779 by Samson-Nicolas Lenoir and rebuilt in 1843, houses food shops. It is named after Gabrielle-Charlotte de Beauvau, the last abbess of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs.

The open-air market and the flea stalls

On rue d'Aligre, stalls of fruit, vegetables and fresh produce line up every morning except Monday, while flea-market stalls occupy the square. The market is named after Étienne François d'Aligre (1727-1798), president of the Parlement of Paris.

An old faubourg market

Reputed to be one of the oldest markets in Paris, it once drew market gardeners from neighbouring towns such as Montreuil to sell their vegetables.

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