Romane Hocquet 10 p.m., July 11, 2022

Faced with the intense heat that has hit the capital since this weekend, tourists and residents of the capital have stormed Paris Plages.

Installed on the edges of the Bassin de la Villette, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, the concept returns after two years of absence following the Covid-19 epidemic.

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The heat is making a comeback in France.

All this week, temperatures approaching 40 degrees in the shade are expected in the Southwest.

The heat will then move north in the middle of the week.

We are talking about a heat wave for the moment, but it is possible that it will degenerate into a heat wave, according to forecasters.

Temperatures that are hard to bear when you live in the city, especially in Paris.

To help them, the city of Paris has launched the 2022 edition of Paris Plages. 

More than 30 degrees expected this week

This Monday, it was still 30 degrees on the tarmac of the banks of the Seine, so we quickly got our t-shirts wet.

This is also the case for Nathalie's dress which, to withstand my heat, was installed under the misters: "Having the water in small droplets on the face is super pleasant. It's good for me, because I work all day, so I'm not going to lock myself at home because it's hot, so I take the opportunity to go where there is air and especially where there is water “, she explains.

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With this installation located on the banks of the Bassin de la Villette, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, tourists have the impression of being at the ocean.

"There's a bit of a holiday vibe, that's for sure. Apart from the monuments we see opposite, it's true that between the deckchair and the Seine, it's true that we forget a little that we are in Paris", explains the mother.

"I think it's good. These are good ideas for those who can't go on vacation. Precisely, it's a little corner of paradise, not very far," she adds.

“We try to leave Paris as much as possible”

On the artificial lawn, on the deckchairs, some sleep soundly.

Jacques left his small apartment for a siesta in the open air.

"It's going to be difficult. We try to leave Paris as much as possible and we try to escape a little from the magma of pollution in the middle of Paris, so we try to leave the capital a little to breathe a little", details he.

The Parisians, less fortunate them, will have to face the week in the capital where it will be up to 36 degrees from this Tuesday.