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title: La Campagne à Paris - The Little Unknown Village in the Big City
description: Read our Prometour blog on La Campagne, the village hidden outside the city of Paris that shouldn't be missed on a cultural educational tour to France!
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# [La Campagne à Paris - The Little Unknown Village in the Big City](https://blog.prometour.com/la-campagne-paris)

 Written by [Prométour](https://blog.prometour.com/author/prométour) | Feb 12, 2018, 8:13:24 PM

It’s easy to get lost amidst the many famously beautiful places found in Paris but every now and then, we have someone asking us to recommend a beautiful spot that isn’t overflowing with millions of tourists, city traffic, and loud noise. Ask any Parisian for such a place and they might recommend La Campagne à Paris.

Literally translated as "the countryside in Paris," this tiny neighborhood with it’s tangled web of cobbled roads and quaint Ivy-covered houses may be one of the French capital's best-kept secrets. The mini-village, which sits atop a small mound just a few minutes from Paris's "Périphérique" ring road, feels more like a village than part of a bustling capital city due to its unique atmosphere which you won’t find anywhere else in Paris.

The little neighborhood of La Campagne à Paris was founded as a cooperative intended for working-class families, by pastor Sully Lombard in 1907 and consists of 92 charming garden houses built of bricks or millstones. Living in the Campagne à Paris area is a rare luxury in Paris since these days the houses will set you back well in excess of one million euros – but that doesn’t stop many people from spending a day in the tiny French countryside.

If you are traveling to Paris soon and you feel you need a break from the busy city streets, do yourself a favor and stop by – it’s only a short walk from Porte de Bagnolet Metro and not that far from downtown.

In the meantime, be sure to browse any one of the **[sample itineraries](https://prometour.com/france/)** we've prepared for our clients to help when planning a trip to**[France](https://prometour.com/france/).**

 

 

 

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