Place Pigalle

Place Pigalle
Former name(s)Place de la Barrière-Montmartre
NamesakeJean-Baptiste Pigalle
Postal code7440
Nearest metro stationPigalle
Coordinates48°52′55.8″N 2°20′14.2″E / 48.882167°N 2.337278°E / 48.882167; 2.337278

The Place Pigalle is a public square located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, between the Boulevard de Clichy and the Boulevard de Rochechouart, near the Sacré-Cœur, at the foot of the Montmartre hill.

The square takes its name from the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785), and it is the best-known square of the Quartier Pigalle, the Pigalle district. This site is served by lines 2 and 12 at Pigalle metro station.