A Gallic settlement, called Lutetia, may have existed on the island since at least the 3rd century BC. The nearby area was inhabited by the Parisii, a small Gallic tribe. The island may have served them as a convenient … See more

• The east end of the island, and wall of the Memorial to the Martyrs of the Deportation
• Square of l'Île de la Cité and entrance to the Memorial to the Martyrs of the Deportation … See more

The island has one Paris Métro station: Cité. There is also one RER station: Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame, although on the Left Bank, has an exit on the island in front of the cathedral. See more

• Ballon, Hilary (1991). The Paris of Henri IV: Architecture and Urbanism. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. ISBN 9780262023092.
• Busson, Didier (2001). Paris ville antique (in French). Monum- Éditions d… See more

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• L’Île de la Cité- current photographs and of the years 1900.
48°51′17″N 2°20′51″E / 48.85472°N 2.34750°E See more