Quartier de Clignancourt

The Quartier de Clignancourt is the 70th district of Paris and lies in the 18th arrondissement, stretching across the eastern part of Montmartre hill to the city limits of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine. The name probably goes back to a Roman landowner whose villa was discovered here. The area has been known since the 13th century and was shaped by vineyards, grain farming, and cherry trees. Over the centuries, the land changed hands several times before it was incorporated into the newly created arrondissement in 1860. Today, visitors come above all for the famous Sacré-Cœur Basilica, the picturesque Place du Tertre, the Élysée Montmartre, and the Church of Notre-Dame de Clignancourt.