A listed 19th-century market hall in the Haut-Marais, restored by the City of Paris and reopened in 2014: a glass-roofed hall of 1,840 m², a 250-seat auditorium and studios, run by a public company as a cultural and sports venue that also hosts private events.
| Address | 2 rue Perrée, 75003 Paris (hall access at 4 rue Eugène Spuller) |
| Status | Cultural and sports venue of the City of Paris, run by a public local company |
| La Halle | 1,840 m² excluding the ambulatory |
| Hall capacities | Cocktail 2,000 · exhibition 1,500 · fashion show 1,200 · seated dinner 700 · conference and cocktail 700 · cocktail and dinner 500 |
| Auditorium | 250 tiered seats, hired only together with the hall |
| Other spaces | Two studios of 300 m² and a 415 m² gymnasium |
| History | Built in 1860 by the architect Jules de Mérindol; listed as a historic monument in 1982; renovated from 2007 to 2014 |
| Certification | ISO 20121, certificate issued in January 2024 |
| Sound | Amplified sound limited to 102 dB and not beyond midnight, according to the venue’s 2024 technical specifications |
| Public transport | Temple (metro 3), République (metro 3, 5, 8, 9, 11) |
Sources: Carreau du Temple website and its October 2024 technical specifications, checked on 17 September 2026. The venue also describes the hall as “more than 1,800 m²”; confirm technical constraints for your date.
The Carreau du Temple is a rare combination in central Paris: a vast hall under a 19th-century glass roof, in a lively neighbourhood of fashion showrooms, galleries and restaurants. It hosts fashion shows, fairs and exhibitions as well as corporate conventions and dinners, while remaining a public venue whose rules reflect its residential surroundings.
Fashion shows, brand activations, trade fairs and exhibitions of up to 1,500 visitors, product launches in a creative neighbourhood, and seated dinners of up to 700 guests. The auditorium, available only with the hall, allows a conference of 250 people to precede a cocktail or a dinner under the glass roof.
The hall sits in a residential district, so the technical specifications set strict limits: noisy deliveries are not allowed at night, amplified sound is capped at 102 dB and cannot continue beyond midnight, and the system cuts the sound above 80 dB after 10 p.m. Build the running order of an evening event around these hours, and share the specifications with your audiovisual partner as soon as the date is confirmed.
Other atypical and heritage venues are compared in our guide to unique event spaces in Paris, seated evening capacities in our guide to gala dinner venues, and launch venues in our guide to product launch venues.
The hall, 1,840 m² excluding the ambulatory, holds 2,000 people at a cocktail, 1,500 for an exhibition, 1,200 for a fashion show and 700 at a seated dinner, according to the venue.
Yes, with 250 tiered seats, but it can only be hired together with the hall.
According to the venue’s 2024 technical specifications, amplified sound is limited to 102 dB and cannot continue beyond midnight, with an automatic cut above 80 dB after 10 p.m.
By metro to Temple (line 3) or République (lines 3, 5, 8, 9 and 11).