In this tour of the wealthiest neighborhood in Paris, nestled between the Seine River and Boulevard Saint-Germain, we a give you slice of Parisian perfection has been home to the French upper class since the 17th century, with property prices casually floating around 17,000 euros per square meter.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Chapter 1: Where Wealth Whispers in French
3:41 Chapter 2: From Marshland to Mansions
6:37 Chapter 3: The Iron Lady’s Kingdom
9:49 Chapter 4: Where Nobility Never Left
12:58 Chapter 5: The Price of Perfection
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Welcome to Paris’s 7th arrondissement, where even the air molecules seem to arrange themselves with better taste than most luxury hotels, and money communicates through an elaborate morse code of subtle fashion choices and perfectly timed social appearances.
When “le Faubourg” – as this ancient neighborhood is known – became synonymous with French nobility itself, it transformed from mere location into a statement of social arrival.
The quarter’s architectural landscape reads like a textbook of refined excess, with magnificent Haussmann buildings lining wide, tree-shaded avenues while hidden 18th-century mansions peek out from behind manicured gardens.
Literary giants like Apollinaire and Chateaubriand once walked these streets, while in more recent times, Karl Lagerfeld, Serge Gainsbourg, and Mick Jagger have called this arrondissement home.
Le Bon Marché, the world’s first modern department store, continues setting trends with its carefully curated luxury goods, while high-end children’s boutiques ensure even the youngest residents maintain appropriate standards of elegance.
The Eiffel Tower stands sentinel at the district’s edge, while the golden dome of Les Invalides houses Napoleon’s tomb, offering daily lessons in French grandeur.
Foreign embassies occupy many of the finest mansions, turning routine diplomatic functions into exercises in architectural appreciation, while the National Assembly conducts France’s business from the historic Palais Bourbon.
Through rare archival footage and expert interviews, we’ll reveal how this district evolved from prehistoric fishing spot to pinnacle of Parisian luxury, creating a neighborhood where every stone tells a story of wealth, power, and impeccable taste.
This isn’t just another wealthy neighborhood – it’s where success comes to graduate into something more refined. While other districts might flaunt their fortune, here old money whispers in perfectly modulated tones over aperitifs at Le Cinq Mars.
The preservation of the 7th’s character is perhaps its most remarkable achievement. In a city that constantly reinvents itself, this arrondissement has managed to retain its essence while adapting to modern times.
As night falls over the Seine, as lights begin to twinkle in windows that have witnessed centuries of Parisian history, the 7th continues its eternal performance of effortless sophistication – though one suspects that maintaining this level of refinement is the neighborhood’s most closely guarded secret of all.
Through insider access and expert commentary, we’ll take you behind the perfectly painted shutters of Paris’s most prestigious postal code, where even the local parks seem to understand the importance of maintaining proper social distance from lesser districts.
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COMMENT: Would you like to live in an apartment in the 7th arrondissement – or is Paris’s activity too much for you, even if it’s in the nicest part?
Thx Beautiful 🙏🏻😍
Hmmmm…. is this true?
I'm pretty sure that the matiginon in the 8th androssiment is the most expensive neighborhood 🤔
This is actually not true, the 7th is very expensive, but nowhere as expensive as the Île Saint Louis, and also less expensive than the 6th.
The one thing that you were right about is that it is very “old money”.
WHAT ABOUT THE 16th????
Like returning home, though I live in the 16th and later Le Marais. Best city in the world.
My god, who writes this ridiculously flowery garbage?
video does play
Trop de pied a terre , rbnb, hotels a paris et de plus en plus de difficultés pour se loger. Paris devient un parc d'attraction pour touristes.
Would I be accepted here? In the United States I’m not accepted. My whole life people tried to hurt me in the US. I just wanted to make a decent life for myself. I find it hard to do when other coworkers fight me.
Nice to visit but I prefer the right bank
The 7me is a ghetto. The money is in the 16me. Ever heard of Avenue Foch?
I just arrived in Paris. Staying in the 7th. I would live here. It's amazing. I find everyone friendly and helpful when asking for directions. Magnifique
I think I can get the most bang for my buck in the 17th, just outside of the 16th Arr……….There are beautiful Haussmann buildings and much MUCH lower prices
LOVE❤❤
No me pienso juntar con esos!!!
Billionaires : go away
We've been to Paris many times but didn't realize that the 7th arrondissement had such a reputation and pedigree!
I’ve learnt something today. I’ve always loved French architecture and have never heard of Haussmann. I’ll look him up. And Bon Marche in the UK is the cheapest place to shop. Who knew? I always thought Galleries Lafayette was the place to go. Well it was in the 60’s. Thanks I enjoyed the video.
I have the chance to have two place to live in Paris one in seven street and the 16 district and I can tell that the 16 district It’s Much better
Beautiful!!!!
As an American foreign exchange student I only got over to the 7th when I was invited by someone living there. I had no idea at the time that it was exclusive. I need to go back and explore.
7th around rue Cler and St Dominique are the best place to live
Would love to live here….or on Ile St Louis …..
Magnificent Haussman architecture, I got a better gimpse of the 7ieme in this video, though have often been on the rive gauche and in the area. I become so nostalgic seeing the splendour of Paris as I lived there for more than 10 yrs.
Hmmm… let me think… YES, I would like to live in the 7th.
You might want to learn how to FOCUS an image before you post such garbage…
The top address on the Left Bank is rue Guynemer Paris 6e arrondissement
why all those owners of 70000€ per sqmtr cand paint this pipe 1:12? 🧐
oh, it is a last place on earth i would like to live in 🧐 and monaco
Beautiful you reminded me of my trips to Paris in the 80's and 90's. Your video gave me a sense of nostalgia.
Wrong, the 16th arrondissement, Passy is the most expensive
So ridiculous….paris is now a dirty ashtray,everywhere
Nowadays 7eme is where the low-level company executives (managers, bankers) and Hollywood celebrities lived. The real old money has moved out of the area a long time ago and now resides all around 16eme, particularly within the high walls of Villa Montmorency
French billionaires live in Brussels tho, less taxes.
I live in London but I do love Paris – that wonderful London to Paris Eurostar train service gets me city centre to city centre in just over two hours – the 7th arrondissement of Paris is absolutely lovely – On my last visit to Paris I spent a day walking around that area and I loved it…
This absolutely wonderful, Thanks You. And the narration is the best I've heard.
Are these areas safe from the burglars and dirty people?
oh i thought the wealthiest lived in 16th arrondissement but im not local
Paris is already a crappy poor unsafe african suburb
🌟 this A.i production is all over the place, and required editing before publication #datswatsup