US EditionParis Residents Fight Overtourism and ‘Disneyfication’ of Beloved Montmartre Neighborhood
Montmartre residents face disruption as tourism surges, with the Sacré-Cœur Basilica attracting 11 million visitors and local shops replaced by tourist-focused businesses, officials say.
- In 2024, Paris attracted 48.7 million visitors, highlighting increasing tourism-related challenges across Europe.
- This increase is driven by a growing worldwide middle-income population, the rise of affordable air travel, and online platforms directing tourists to popular destinations.
- The Montmartre neighborhood around Sacré-Cœur, France’s most visited monument, faces overtourism with daily life dominated by tour groups and short-term rentals.
- Resident Baroin, a 56-year-old with a disability, said, “There are no more shops at all,” reflecting how stores for locals vanish amid tourist-driven changes.
- Paris is trying to reduce these impacts by cracking down on unlicensed rentals, but residents question whether there is any space left for them.
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Paris residents fight overtourism and the ‘Disneyfication’ of their beloved Montmartre neighborhood
The cobbled streets of Paris' once-bohemian Montmartre district are becoming the latest flashpoint in European cities' pushback against overtourism.
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