The Bourne Identity · Filming location
Quai de la Tournelle, facing Île Saint-Louis
In the story · First night in Paris, asleep in the car
On their first night in Paris, Bourne and Marie have nowhere safe to stay, so they sleep in her red Mini parked on this Left Bank quay, across the river from Île Saint-Louis. The island's old stone houses still line the far bank, as in the film.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 2-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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More The Bourne Identity places nearby
Place du Marché-Sainte-Catherine (Treadstone safe house)790 m away · 11 min on foot
Pont Neuf1.2 km away · 16 min on foot
Pont des Arts1.5 km away · 20 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
420 m away · 6 min on footThe Gothic cathedral on the island in the Seine, reopened after the 2019 fire.
Jardin des Plantes
840 m away · 11 min on footThe city's botanical garden by the Seine, with flower beds, old trees and glasshouses.
Sainte-Chapelle
860 m away · 11 min on footA royal chapel whose upper level is walled almost entirely with stained glass.
Where to stand for the photo
Stand on the quay near the Pont de la Tournelle and shoot north across the Seine to the houses of Île Saint-Louis, with a parked car in the foreground if you can.
Getting there
- Address: Quai de la Tournelle, 75005 Paris
- Nearest metro: Maubert–Mutualité (L10)
- Access
- Public space
Public sources (1)
Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Seine River (Bateau-mouche route near Quai de la Tournelle)Before Sunset50 m away · 1 min on foot
- La Tour d'ArgentRatatouille120 m away · 2 min on foot
- Square Jean-XXIIIMidnight in Paris240 m away · 3 min on foot
- Quai de BourbonMidnight in Paris250 m away · 3 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
La Tour d'Argent
120 m away · 2 min on foothaute cuisine€€€€Inspiration for Gusteau's in Ratatouille
Baieta
180 m away · 2 min on footmodern European€€€Michelin listed restaurant on rue de Pontoise, open for lunch and dinner every day, downhill from the Panthéon
Au Moulin à Vent
250 m away · 3 min on footFrench bistro€€€Bistro open since 1946, with zinc bar and banquettes; frogs' legs and chateaubriand
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story