Les Halles

Forum des Halles
	Canopy over the mall
Location	Paris, France
Opening date	1979,; reconstruction by 2018
Owner	Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (mall),; RATP (transit hub)
No. of stores and services	168
Total retail floor area	60,000 square metres
Parking	2,100 spaces
Public transit access	;
Website	www.forumdeshalles.com

Les Halles (French pronunciation: [le al]; 'The Halls') was Paris' central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973^[1] and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy. The mall sees around 50 million visitors every year,^[2] making it the busiest in France as of 2019.^[3] It is directly connected to the massive RER and métro transit hub of Châtelet–Les Halles, Paris's busiest station.

^ "Les Halles Dead at 200, A Victim of Progress". The New York Times. January 13, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "Westfield Forum des Halles". Visit Paris Region. Centres d'Accueil Régionaux du Tourisme. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
^ "Paris : 50 millions de visiteurs et un nouveau nom pour le Forum des Halles". Le Parisien. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[NYT011373-1] "Les Halles Dead at 200, A Victim of Progress". The New York Times. January 13, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[2] "Westfield Forum des Halles". Visit Paris Region. Centres d'Accueil Régionaux du Tourisme. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[3] "Paris : 50 millions de visiteurs et un nouveau nom pour le Forum des Halles". Le Parisien. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

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