Island in Hauts-de-Seine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 7km distant (in a straight line) from the towers of Notre Dame and 3km from the Place de l'Étoile. The island, which has about 4,000 inhabitants, is nearly 2km long and almost 200m wide at its widest point. Its name translates as "Island of the Bowl" or "Island of the Big Bowl".
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Île de la Jatte
View of La Grande Jatte Island from Neuilly Bridge (with the Temple de l'Amour (Neuilly-sur-Seine)[fr]
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]
Monique Lucenet. L'Ile de la Grande Jatte au cœur du Val de Seine Impressionniste. 2015. Editions Tourisme et Découvertes. Collection "Les Itinéraires"