🔴 Point Zéro des Routes de France
Octagonal bronze plaque on the Parvis Notre-Dame marking the origin point for all French road distances
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Parvis Notre-Dame, Île de la Cité, central Paris
- Material: Octagonal bronze plaque set flush into pavement
- Function: Official reference point for all French road distances
- Established: Medieval period; current plaque is modern representation
Point Zéro des Routes de France is an octagonal bronze plaque set into the pavement of the Parvis Notre-Dame in Paris that serves as the official reference point from which all road distances in France are measured. As of 2026, the plaque remains publicly accessible at street level, though the surrounding cathedral area continues undergoing restoration work following the April 2019 fire. This modest marker represents centuries of French administrative standardization and functions as the ...