Former name(s) | Place de la Barrière-Montmartre |
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Namesake | Jean-Baptiste Pigalle |
Postal code | 7440 |
Nearest metro station | Pigalle |
Coordinates | 48°52′55.8″N 2°20′14.2″E / 48.882167°N 2.337278°E |
The Place Pigalle is a public square located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris,[1] between the Boulevard de Clichy and the Boulevard de Rochechouart, near the Sacré-Cœur, at the foot of the Montmartre hill.
The square takes its name from the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785), and it is the best-known square of the Quartier Pigalle, the Pigalle district.[2][3] This site is served by lines 2 and 12 at Pigalle metro station.