Which Paris avenue is a famous New Year's Eve gathering place in France?

The Champs-Élysées is a famous New Year’s Eve gathering place in Paris, France.

The avenue runs from the Place de la Concorde toward the Arc de Triomphe and is one of the best-known streets in the French capital. On New Year’s Eve, crowds traditionally gather along or near the avenue to celebrate midnight, while the Arc de Triomphe area is used for illuminated projections and public festivities in many years.

The name means “Elysian Fields,” referring to the blessed afterlife of Greek mythology. The avenue forms part of Paris’s historic east-west axis, continuing through the Tuileries and Louvre areas toward the modern district of La Défense.

The Champs-Élysées is not the same place as the Eiffel Tower, another major Paris landmark often shown in New Year coverage. Public celebrations and lighting arrangements can change from year to year, but the avenue’s association with large national and civic gatherings is longstanding.