Seorae Village | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 서래마을 |
| • Hanja | 西來 |
| • Revised Romanization | Seorae Ma-eul |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Sŏrae Maŭl |
.jpg) Seorae Village | |
  Seorae Village  Seorae Village | |
| Coordinates: 37°29′48″N 126°59′53″E / 37.49667°N 126.99806°E | |
| Country | South Korea |
| City | Seoul |
| District | Seocho |
Seorae Village (Korean: 서래마을), sometimes nicknamed "Montmartre", due to its hilltop location, or sometimes "French Village", is a small, affluent French ethnic enclave in Banpo-dong & Bangbae-dong, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2] It is home to about 560 French people, roughly 40% of the French community in South Korea. Most of them are employees of French corporations doing business in the country.[1] The majority (370) of the French population are children.[2]
The village began to form there in 1985, with the movement of Lycée Français de Séoul to the area.[1] The school, one of the city's French international school, had formerly been located just north of the Han River in Hannam-dong, a large international neighborhood. French people with children followed, as did bakeries and wine shops.
The village is the site of a 20,000 m2 park, "Montmartre Park",[2] which is often the site of public events for foreigners. It is near Express Bus Terminal Station on Seoul Subway Line 3.
The area has a large concentration of European-style restaurants and dessert cafes, as well as wineries and cafes stand along its main street.[3]
- ^ a b c Kyung Taek Lee. "French Village in Banpo-dong". KBS.
- ^ a b c "Little France on the Han River". The Chosun Ilbo. April 11, 2006.
- ^ Cho Jae-eun; Junghee Lee; Chang Hae-won (27 April 2011). "Amuse-bouches in Seoul's French Quarter". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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