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Are you a basketball fan and want to work on your shooting skills in a stylish setting? Here's a quick roundup of the capital's finest courts. And even if New York remains top of the league when it comes to streetball, Paris has nothing to be ashamed of!
Attention dunk seekers! New 3x3 basketball courts in Paris are being renovated and embellished by artists as part of the Paris 2024 Games legacy, thanks to a partnership with the French Basketball Federation.
The aim is to improve access to outdoor sporting activities, particularly in working-class neighborhoods, by bringing art and sport together through the work of international and local artists committed to the area they represent.
Map of Parisian courts
Basketball goes green at Square Duchêne
Square Duchêne basketball court, 144 rue Vercingétorix (14th district)
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Clément Dorval/Ville de Paris
3x3 basketball takes centre stage in the Square Duchêne in the 14th arrondissement! Artist and illustrator Elsa Martino, herself a former amateur basketball player, has created this brightly colored fresco. The work was created with young people from the Centre Paris Anim Angel Para. Her inspiration came from the archives of Paris Basket 14, the arrondissement's flagship club. It can be found on rue Vercingétorix, near the Plaisance metro station.
Square Henri et Achille Duchêne
144 rue Vercingétorix
75014 PARIS
Complément d'adresse
Accès 144-174 rue Vercingétorix, 239-245 rue d’Alésia
Women's basketball in the spotlight at Charles Moureu
Playground Charles Moureu
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Tristan Lamielle/Mairie du 13e
Want to brush up on your shots near the Tolbiac campus (13th arrondissement)? The playground at the Charles Moureu stadium has been designed by artist Jérémy Amate, who has swapped concrete for floor paint. His work, prepared with the Domrémy club, depicts a female basketball player. "It's the very essence of streetball and basketball: the spectacular, the desire, the surpassing of oneself and respect for the opponent", explains the artist.
Free play at the Jardin Villemin
Terrain du jardin Villemin (10th arrondissement)
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Clément Dorval / Ville de Paris
The courts in the Jardin Villemin (10th arrondissement) has been given a new lease of life by artist Lotfi Hammadi, who had already made a name for himself with his renovation of the Jardin d'Eole court. It's a double invitation to play, with a basketball court and a handball court. The artist's idea? To inscribe the words "Play" and "Paris" in giant letters, as "an injunction to play, a word from a coach, a partner expressing the desire to continue". His work plays with the capital's signature colors… red and blue!
Square Léon, the 18th arrondissement's Mona Lisa
Fresco by Elka on the Square Léon basketball court (18th district).
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Clément Dorval / Ville de Paris
In the heart of the Goutte d'Or district, contemporary artist Elka has recently restored color to a popular plot of land in the 18th arrondissement, in the Square Léon. Her dazzling frescoes break up faces into multicolored facets, highlighting the multicultural nature of human beings. Here, she portrays a woman. For this basketball enthusiast, it's all about "conveying emotions through faces and looks". The artistic transformation and renovation of the Square Léon is as enchanting as the local basketball club, La Pelcha, represented by its president. "It's important to place a female figure on a basketball court. The court is open-access, so everyone can come and play, and that's the main thing!"
The bucolic court on the Champ-de-Mars
Champ de Mars basketball court, 7th arrondissement.
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Joséphine Brueder/Ville de Paris
It's the best basketball court in Paris, if not "the most beautiful playground in the world", as George Eddy declared at its inauguration! Listed as a historic monument on the Champ-de-Mars, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the court has undergone a complete renovation and includes three 3x3 basketball courts and a 5x5 basketball court.
The Champ-de-Mars physical education center is located in the 7th arrondissement, avenue Pierre Loti.
Luquet, the rookie made in NBA
Luquet plot in the 20th arrondissement
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Lola Suarez / Ville de Paris
After the TEP Jemmapes and Charles Moureu, it was the Luquet courts turn to get an NBA makeover. The playground was designed by Parisian artist Kekli, who mixes styles, techniques and media. "I always work with a smile, so the idea was to create a happy place," says the artist, who was present at the inauguration on June 24.
Terrain de sport - square Alexandre-Luquet
4 rue du Transvaal
75020 PARIS
Complément d'adresse
Accès : rue Botha, rue Piat, rue du Transvaal
Philippe-Auguste, putting women at it's centre
TEP Philippe-Auguste
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Lola Suarez / Ville de Paris
The playground, located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, has benefited from a very special renovation. Clémence Gouy, a socially active French artist, designed the playground, featuring two Parisian 3x3 basketball players, Anna Ngo Ndjock and Marie-Eve Paget, to highlight the place of women's sport in the public space.
Sérurier's futuristic motifs
The Sérurier playground has been renovated thanks to a partnership between the City of Paris and the French Basketball Federation, with the support of the Caisse d'Epargne and the Agence nationale du sport.
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
Head for the Sérurier sports field! The ground surface is inspired by "heat maps" used in basketball that represent players' movement zones. The pitch is close to the Lilas reservoir, Paris's main drinking water reservoir, which supplies the inhabitants of the north-east of the capital: a source of inspiration for Maxime Matias, who designed the court. His message is ecological: "Heat the pitch, not the planet".
Métro
Ligne 11, Porte des Lilas
Jardins d'Eole courts get a new lease of life
Jardin d'Eole basketball court
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat/Ville de Paris
"Driven by the spirit": the slogan that every player is now greeted with on the Jardins d'Éole's basketball courts in the 18th arrondissement! Meet Lotfi Hammadi, the street artist who created the playground fresco.
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Docteur-Calmette, the most stylish
The Dr Calmette playgrounds have been renovated thanks to a partnership between the City of Paris and the French Basketball Federation, with the support of the Caisse d'Epargne and the Agence nationale du sport.
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat/Ville de Paris
The renovated courts include those in the Square du Docteur-Calmette (15th arrondissement): the design of these 3 playgrounds, in blue and yellow, was created by artist Polar.
Ladoumègue in blue-white-red colors
The Ladoumègue playgrounds have been renovated thanks to a partnership between the City of Paris and the French Basketball Federation, with the support of the Caisse d'Epargne and the Agence nationale du sport.
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat/Ville de Paris
Another new feature is the three blue-white-red fields at the Ladoumègue stadium (19th arrondissement). They are the work of designer Dararith Pach, who drew inspiration from the color blocks of painter Piet Mondrian to design the new pitches.
Claude Bernard, at the heart of the square
The Claude Bernard playground was renovated thanks to a partnership between the City of Paris and the French Basketball Federation, with the support of the Caisse d'Epargne and the French National Sports Agency.
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat/Ville de Paris
Head for boulevard Macdonald (19th arrondissement) to enjoy the new basketball courts in square Claude Bernard! The playground is the work of artist Don Mateo. A former student of the Beaux-Arts de Besançon and the Facultad de Bellas Artes de Cuenca in Spain, Don Mateo grew up in hip-hop culture, before developing a passion for graffiti. His ambition? "To act as an urban antidepressant and question painting!"
Léo Lagrange, the most famous
The playground was renovated thanks to a partnership between the City of Paris and the French Basketball Federation, with the support of the Caisse d'Epargne and the French National Sports Agency.
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat/Ville de Paris
The first editions of the Quai 54 streetball tournament were held here! For the record, regular players could run into Evan Fournier, an NBA player and member of the French national team who trained in Charenton. Two freshly renovated basketball courts welcome you among the trees: one is the work of artist Olivier Kenneybrew, known as Polar, the other ("Chacha") was painted by Halfstudio Designs.
Aerial view of the "Chacha" plot at Léo Lagrange. Designed by Halfstudio with Hypermur.
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Collectif Le Réseau
Métro
Ligne 8, Porte de Charenton
Tramway
T3A, arrêt Porte de Charenton
Paturle's blue lines
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Gérard Sanz/Ville de Paris
Head for the 14th arrondissement to enjoy the Paturle ground! This basketball court, built thanks to the Participatory Budget, has been delighting players in the south of the capital since 2019. With a rubber surface, Plexiglas boards and competition hoops designed to withstand dunks, this court near Porte de Vanves is open 24 hours a day!
The wacky Duperré court
Tucked away between two buildings, it takes a keen eye to spot it, but today this basketball court in the rue Duperré (9e) attracts curiosity with its singular architecture. Threatened with closure, the Duperré playground has undergone a radical transformation to become a work of street art, ultra-popular with the capital's basketball players. Despite its small dimensions, the court boasts the latest technology in terms of surfacing (recycled rubber) and baskets (Plexiglas boards).
Land Dupperé
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©Gérard Sanz/Ville de Paris
Les Haies, the little-known
Hedges sports field
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©Sophie Robichon/Ville de Paris
Hedges sports field
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©Sophie Robichon/Ville de Paris
Inaugurated in 2015 by the greatest basketball player of all time, the great Michael Jordan, the playground at Les Haies sports field is a stylish place to be! One of Michael Jordan's most famous quotes can be found on the fence: "I've failed over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeeded." So if you want to follow in the footsteps of the great man, this is the place to be!
Jemmapes, New York style
Jemmapes plot on the Canal Saint Martin
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François Grunberg/ Ville de Paris
Terrain de basket Jemmapes
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©François Grunberg/Ville de Paris
Unregulated dimensions, New York-style fencing - even though it recently underwent a total facelift, the new Jemmapes pitch still retains its urban spirit. Artist and designer Etienne Bardelli designed the new layout. It was composed as a huge set of 200 m2 stencils, then painted on the ground. Nicknamed the "Baltizone" by basketball fans, the aim of the new Jemmapes court is to develop the sport in working-class neighborhoods and create links with local associations.
Stalingrad, an underground court
Terrain Stalingrad
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©Gérard Sanz/Ville de Paris
Terrain Stalingrad
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©Gérard Sanz/Ville de Paris
The capital's benchmark for street basketball! The warm atmosphere on the Stalingrad court evokes the best of American basketball showdowns. The two 3-on-3 basketball courts, located under the metro viaduct at Stalingrad station, have been completely renovated! New colored asphalt, brand-new stainless steel ball guards, graphic floor markings and transparent hoops welcome players to the court which is recognized as one of the most physical in Paris! See you under metro line 2!
Terrain de basket-ball 3*3 Stalingrad
234 boulevard de la Villette
75019 Paris
Complément d'adresse
sous le métro aérien)
Saint-Paul, welcoming all
Saint-Paul basketball court
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©Marc Verhille/Ville de Paris
Located in the heart of the Marais district, just a stone's throw from the Saint-Paul metro station, this playground welcomes dribbling pros and beginners alike. Don't be surprised if you hear a lot of English being spoken, as the pitch is well known to tourists, particularly American ball fans on vacation. It's a great way to brush up on your English, while enjoying your favorite sport.
Terrain de sport des jardins Saint-Paul
9 rue Charlemagne 75004 PARIS
Vincent-Auriol, visually mesmeric
TEP Vincent Auriol
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Sofian Boussaid
The Vincent-Auriol physical education court is a real work of art! This 3x3 basketball court is the work of French artist Jules Dedet Granel, known as L'Atlas. It's accessible 7 days a week, near the Chevaleret metro station on boulevard Vincent-Auriol (13th arrondissement).
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Follow the "Joue-la playground" trails on the Jooks app
Two "Joue-la playground" routes, one to the south and the other to the north of the capital, have been created on the Jooks app: an invitation to discover Paris's finest basketball courts, gardens, Olympic spots and monumental works of street art. Move, discover, enrich and enjoy: that's the concept behind Jooks, a free smartphone application that vocally guides runners, walkers, cyclists or people with reduced mobility through a territory, commenting on all points of interest as they go. >>Free application download
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