Key dates
The area has been transformed extensively since 1991 thanks to a major development plan.
Approval by the Paris Council of the development plan for the urban development zone (ZAC), initially named ‘Seine Rive Gauche’ and appointment of SEMAPA as developer.
Inauguration of the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Completion of the Charles-de-Gaulle Bridge
Opening of the first shop (Truffaut garden center) on the Quai de la Gare
Opening of the accesses of the line 14 subway and RER C, Avenue de France
Completion of the first buildings in the Masséna district and arrival of the first residents
Opening of Avenue Pierre-Mendès-France
Paris Diderot University (now the University of ’Paris-Cité’)
Opening of the world’s largest start-up incubator, Station F, in Tolbiac-Chevaleret
End of construction of the BPCE Towers
