The Île de la Jatte or Île de la Grande Jatte is an island in the river Seine, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, and shared between the two communes of Neuilly-sur-Seine and Levallois. It is situated at the very gates of Paris, being 7 km distant (in a straight line) from the towers of Notre Dame and 3 km from the Place de l'Étoile. The island, which has about 4,000 inhabitants, is nearly 2 km long and almost 200 m wide at its widest point. Its name translates as "Island of the Bowl" or "Island of the Big Bowl".

Île de la Jatte
View of La Grande Jatte Island from Neuilly Bridge (with the Temple de l'Amour (Neuilly-sur-Seine) [fr]
Île de la Jatte is located in Paris
Île de la Jatte
Île de la Jatte
Geography
LocationSeine
Coordinates48°53′44″N 2°16′7″E / 48.89556°N 2.26861°E / 48.89556; 2.26861
Administration

It is best known as the setting for Georges Seurat's pointillist oil painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884-1886), itself the inspiration for the musical Sunday in the Park with George (1984).

Pont de Levallois–Bécon Métro station lies close to the north-eastern end of the island.[1]

History

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La Grande Jatte in 2011

In 1818, the Duke of Orléans, Louis-Philippe, acquired the Château de Neuilly to house his family of ten children. He bought the land and created a park which included the island, reachable only by boat. He also moved the Temple de Mars ('Temple of Mars'), which his father had commissioned, from Parc Monceau, and put it on the northern point of the island, converting it into the Temple de l’amour ('Temple of Love'). It was moved to the southern end of the island in 1930.[2][3]

Between 1850 and 1870, Napoléon III and Baron Haussmann further modified the island, and artists began painting there. At the end of the 19th century the island became known for its painters, especially the Impressionists. In addition to Georges Seurat, artist such as Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Alfred Sisley, Charles Angrand, and Albert Gleizes painted scenes of the island.[4][5]

In June 2009, a walk around the island (Île des Impressionnistes) was established, detailing the works of the Impressionists.[6][7][8]

Artistic portrayal

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Albert Gleizes, 1912, Les Baigneuses (The Bathers), Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
 
Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886
 
Vincent van Gogh, La Seine et le pont de la Grande Jatte, 1887

Many artists have painted L’Île de la Grande Jatte:[9]

Celebrities who have lived on the island

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The following celebrities are known to have lived on the island:

References

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  1. ^ Maison Pêche et Nature 92, Visiter le Musée Aquarium, accessed 2 April 2023
  2. ^ Monique Lucenet. L'Ile de la Grande Jatte au cœur du Val de Seine Impressionniste. 2015. Editions Tourisme et Découvertes. Collection "Les Itinéraires"
  3. ^ Marie-Christine Sonkin, La qualité de vie de Neuilly se paie toujours très cher, Le Figaro, 2008
  4. ^ Adeline Fleury et Pauline Revenaz, Neuilly village people, Éditions du Moment, 2007
  5. ^ "Le port de Courbevoie". www.hauts-de-seine.fr. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ Monique Lucenet. Balades Impressionnistes en Bord de Seine. 2015. Editions Les Itinéraires et Le Pélican
  7. ^ Monique Lucenet. Impressionnisme en Seine, Art, Tourisme, Loisirs. 2013. Editions Les Itinéraires
  8. ^ "Les impressionnistes de retour à la Grande Jatte". www.hauts-de-seine.net. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. ^ Monique Lucenet, Bernard Lamy, La Grande Jatte - Belle Isle en Seine, Éditions Jatte Livres & Culture, 2006
  10. ^ "Persson, Ulf (2015). 'Remembering Grothendieck'. NAW 5/17 nr. 1 | 1 March 2016. Reprint of interview with Jacob Murre originally published in EMS NewsLetter, Issue 96, June 2015" (PDF). www.nieuwarchief.nl.
  11. ^ "Au revoir, Paris: What Victor Wembanyama is leaving behind for the NBA". ESPN.com. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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48°53′44″N 2°16′7″E / 48.89556°N 2.26861°E / 48.89556; 2.26861