It is a very working class, typically Parisian area built on the site of the former village of Chapelle Saint-Denis, between the Belleville and Montmartre hills. The village was located on the road between the city center and the Abbaye Saint-Denis. The village changed very little until the Industrial Revolution. Today, the railroads separate this part of the 18th arrondissement from the excitement of Montmartre. A historically poor neighborhood, Marx Dormoy has retained this character even though gentrification tends to be felt in some parts.
Adjoining the small church, the Basilique Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc reminds us that the French heroine visited here in Georges Closson's monument sprung up in after more than 30 years of work. It is in a neo-roman style adopted as a reminder of the walls that the female warrior had to face.
The stained glass and statues are worth a look inside. The district is served by metro line 12 from the Marx Dormoy and Porte de la Chapelle stations.
Stalingrad station also has access to lines 2, 5, and 7. There are a large number of stores on Rue de la Chapelle, with quite a few reasonably priced bakeries, butcher shops, convenience stores, and restaurants in the surrounding area. Do you want to live the authentic Parisian lifestyle? Immerse yourself in the multicultural atmosphere of Marx Dormoy, located in the North of Paris.
Located in the 18th arrondissement, Marx Dormoy is a working-class multicultural area with great markets and reasonably priced places to eat. Ingenious redevelopment is transforming this area into a new and upcoming vibrant area of Paris. Areas like Halle Pajol, a former freight depot, is now a fantastic green eco-neighborhood, with shops, a gym and even bagels. Accessibility to the rest of Paris is easy with connections either by metro or bus. Marx Dormoy has all the essentials you need for daily living: bakeries, Internet cafes, grocery stores, laundromats etc.
