The map above is centered on Paris, France, near Île de la Cité (Notre-Dame), with a default 10 km radius. Drag to move it, search for a different address, or change the radius and unit using the controls.
A 10 km radius from the centre reaches La Défense, parts of Versailles' approaches, and the inner banlieues including Saint-Denis, Vincennes, and Boulogne-Billancourt. Paris is unusually compact for a major capital — the entire City of Paris fits inside a 5 km radius. For the broader Île-de-France region, use a 25 km radius. For RER and Métro reach, the Drive Time Map is more useful than a circle.
The City of Paris (intramuros) is bounded by the Boulevard Périphérique, a near-circle with a diameter of about 10 km. A 5 km radius from Notre-Dame fits the entire 20 arrondissements inside.
Also known as: Paname (slang), La Ville Lumière, Paris intramuros.
Real coverage at the most-searched radii, including notable places that fall just outside the circle. Use these as ground truth before relying on a circle for real-estate, retail, or service-area decisions.
A 1 km radius from Notre-Dame covers the historical core — the Île de la Cité, Île Saint-Louis, the Marais (south half), the Latin Quarter, and the eastern edge of the Louvre.
A 5 km radius covers the entire City of Paris (all 20 arrondissements). Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, Bastille, Père Lachaise, and the inner boulevards are all inside the Périphérique.
A 10 km radius covers all of Paris plus the inner banlieues — La Défense, Saint-Denis, Boulogne-Billancourt, Vincennes, Issy-les-Moulineaux, and most of the petite couronne (the inner suburban ring of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne).
A 25 km radius covers most of Île-de-France's densely populated zone — Charles de Gaulle Airport (just inside the northeast edge), Orly, Versailles, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Créteil, and most of the petite and moyenne couronne.
A 50 km radius reaches deep into Île-de-France — Beauvais' southern approach, Fontainebleau's northern edge, Chartres' eastern approach. Covers most of the region's 12 million population.
City-specific scenarios where a radius is the right tool — and the typical radius sizes professionals use.
Most Paris commuters target a 30-minute Métro ride from work, which roughly corresponds to a 5–7 km radius. A 5 km radius from a workplace in central Paris covers nearly every Métro station inside the Périphérique, making it a clean apartment-search filter.
Typical radius: 5–7 km for inner Paris commuting
Paris boutique retail draws heavily from a 1–2 km radius (a 15-minute walk) for daily shopping; tourist destinations pull from 5 km. This is a much tighter catchment than London or NYC because of dense Métro coverage and walkable streets.
Typical radius: 1–2 km for daily shopping, 5 km for destinations
A 25 km radius from central Paris covers most of the petite and moyenne couronne — the dense suburban ring where most regional logistics centres sit. Operations teams use this as the boundary between "Paris delivery" and "regional Île-de-France delivery".
Typical radius: 25 km for IDF inner-region
Paris weddings often want a venue within walking distance of central guest hotels — a 1 km radius from a Saint-Germain or Marais hotel concentration. For château weddings, a 50 km radius captures the major options around Chantilly, Versailles, and Fontainebleau.
Typical radius: 1 km (city), 50 km (château ring)
Local geography and infrastructure that change how a radius behaves here. Skipping these is the most common reason a radius decision goes sideways.
Paris (intramuros) is precisely bounded by the Boulevard Périphérique — a 35 km ring road that traces the city's 1844 fortifications. The City of Paris fits inside a circle just under 10 km in diameter. Anything outside the Périphérique is technically banlieue, with different administration and tax rates.
Because central Paris sits on the Seine and the river curves through the city, a radius from Notre-Dame reaches further into the Right Bank (north) than the Left Bank (south) before hitting the Périphérique. The Right Bank covers roughly 14 of 20 arrondissements; the Left Bank covers 6.
Paris has roughly 300 Métro stations across a small footprint, so almost any point inside a 5 km radius from the centre is within 500 m of a station. Drive-time and walking-radius work poorly here; the Métro rules journey time, and the radius is mostly a catchment shorthand.
A 5 km radius from Notre-Dame covers the entire City of Paris — all 20 arrondissements, including the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, Bastille, and Père Lachaise. The Boulevard Périphérique sits roughly on the edge of this circle on most sides.
A 10 km radius covers all of Paris plus the inner banlieues — La Défense (the Europe's largest business district), Saint-Denis (Stade de France), Boulogne-Billancourt, Vincennes, and most of the petite couronne. Charles de Gaulle Airport is 25 km out and outside the radius.
Charles de Gaulle is about 25 km northeast of Notre-Dame, and Orly is about 14 km south. A 25 km radius covers both. A 15 km radius covers Orly comfortably but misses CDG.
The City of Paris (intramuros) is bounded by the Périphérique and fits inside a 5 km radius. The Paris metropolitan area (Île-de-France) is much larger, with about 12 million people across 12,000 square kilometres — roughly inside a 50 km radius from the centre.
A 5–7 km straight-line radius from a workplace in central Paris approximates a 30-minute Métro commute, because Métro density is high enough that any point inside is within 500 m of a station. For RER reach (the regional express network), expand to 15–20 km.
Because Paris (intramuros) was bounded by the Thiers fortifications in 1844 and never expanded its city limits — the Périphérique still traces those walls. The legal city is one of the smallest of any major capital, at just 105 km². The metropolitan area, in contrast, is one of the largest in Europe.