The Seine, which flows through the heart of Paris, was sick for 100 years. For the first time since 1923, people were allowed to swim in the Seine. This is after an extensive clean-up of the river.

After a century-long ban due to pollution, swimming in Paris's River Seine is now permitted in designated zones, thanks to ...

Paris lifted its century-long swimming ban over the weekend, only for the ban to be reinstated a day later after rainfall led ...

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To ensure the river was Olympic-ready, Paris invested $1.5 billion into the cleanup effort, known as the “Swimming Plan.” As ...

People enjoy the water at the Grenelle safe bathing site on the Seine River in Paris, France, Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Enter the dance of past centuries, without leaving the Seine-et-Marne! On July 12 and 13, 2025, Compans (77) dons its ...

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As Paris’s deputy mayor, Ian Brossat massively expanded the French capital’s public housing stock. He spoke to Jacobin about ...