Paris City Toilets

(Last Update: 08.01.2026) Although it is nice to wander around the streets of Paris from morning to evening, finding a solution for the need to go to the toilet at unforeseen times is also an important issue. Paris City Toilets It seems strange to me to write an article on the subject, but since Pariste.Net is a Paris Guide where all kinds of information about this city is shared, and since the need for a toilet is the common point of everyone without discrimination, then what is the most practical way to meet this need in Paris? Now let's get to this topic...

Maybe you've noticed, maybe you haven't, but in many places in Paris Paris Municipality There are Paris city toilets installed by. These fully automatic toilet cabins are available at 435 different points in the city, open 7/24 and are all free of charge.

The system, which was first implemented in the 1980s, was initially paid but became free as of 2006. Since 2009, all cabins have been renewed and have gained a more environmentally friendly and contemporary appearance. For example, a system that uses rainwater in toilets has been developed.

Paris City Toilets are in the shape of a rectangular cabin, with two sides designed to be round. There is a door on one side of the circle and a tap on the other side. There is also a large map of Paris on the side. In the back of some toilets urinal it can happen.

if you wish On how to use Paris city toilets Let me try to give brief information: Yes, you need to pay attention to certain points to use these toilets, because These cabins are designed with a special system that works semi-automatically..

First of all, to understand whether the toilet cabin is empty or not. You need to look at the light on the door. The green light indicates that it is empty, the orange light indicates that it is in use, the red light indicates that it is disabled, and the blue light indicates that the toilet is currently automatically cleaning itself.

If the green light is on, you press the button with the light on and the door opens. Paris City Toilets are with you when you enter. Fransızca 🙂 First, inside, you need to press the close button on the right so that the door closes. Don't worry, when the door is closed, it automatically locks and the orange light outside turns on. After using the toilet, you press the relevant flush button to flush the toilet using little or too much water. The flush will not work as soon as you press it, do not worry, because the cleaning process will start after you go out. Our toilet again comes to mind and informs you about your siphon choice in French. Here it says "you have chosen to use less or more water, you can change your preference if you wish"...

Then you go to the sink. From the left, you extend your hand for automatic soap to flow - if there is any left - the soap flows, then when you move your hand a little to the right, water flows from the tap and you wash your hands, and when you move a little to the right, the dryer is activated.

When you are done, you press the open button next to the door and the door closes after you go out; The toilet starts to clean itself.

There is an important issue to note here: Do not enter immediately after someone leaves, or do not allow the person next to you to enter immediately after you. Because Paris City Toilets work with the logic of automatically cleaning the toilet bowl and the floor with plenty of water by closing the door after someone leaves the room. Therefore, when you enter the toilet without allowing it to clean itself, the system stops and you think that the toilet is broken. However, this cleaning requires waiting outside. The blue light is on during cleaning, and the green light is on when it is finished; The toilet is then ready for use.

Additionally, two people should not be allowed inside. I don't know if the system detects this, because I have never tried to enter as two people :) Of course, you can enter to accompany your little child. Also, the maximum stay time inside is 20 minutes.; I think at the end of this period, the door opens automatically - for security reasons. I would also like to say that the interior is designed for the use of disabled people.

This service is really useful. Although the issue of hygiene is a little more important for women, the situation is of course more advantageous for men. However, to this day I can say that the Paris City Toilets are, for the most part, filthy but still functional. What you may encounter unpleasant sights Not the municipality's, but the people who don't know how to use the toilet. human-looking life forms water seller. Of course, I wish it used to be AmsterdamThere are also street urinals in Paris, as we see in many corners of , but such urinals are only Paris Plages – Paris Beaches It is installed at special events such as. Once Pigalle Place de Clichy Among them, I saw the street urinal whose photo you see below, but even though it was ecological, it seemed a little too common to me :) They removed it later anyway.

If you have the chance to use the internet on your smartphone while walking on the street, there is even an application for mobile phones that shows the location of city toilets.

I also need to remind you that there are no toilet seats in Paris city toilets, and even in many public toilets in Paris. Even though it is constantly cleaned, you will be more comfortable if you walk around with a toilet paper or wet wipe. In fact, in Paris, or rather in almost all "Western" countries, "bidet nozzleYou also know that it is not. Wet wipes It will also be useful to you in this regard.

Although there are public toilets in many corners of Paris, if you cannot find them around you and your work is urgent, You can use the toilets of cafes and restaurants. There is no problem with this unless stated otherwise, but in some places it may say "customers only" or in some places you may need to have coins with you. I have even seen a few times that you can enter the toilet by buying a "brand" from the waiter.

Of course, there are also places such as Starbucks and McDonald's that are used as "public toilets". They sometimes find the solution to overuse in encrypted doors. Luxembourg Garden ve Tuileries Garden There are also paid toilets in parks such as: Seine River You can walk along Rives de Seine ParkThere are one or two free toilets in .

Well, do you know why the toilet was once called "number 100"? Once upon a time, especially in France in hotels (or perhaps also in apartment buildings) while numbers are written on the doors of apartments and rooms, the toilets on the floors are marked “00It is denoted by "" and means "without number".sans numeroIt was called ". I think this is “Sans (St.)” was entered into our language incorrectly and is homophone “hundred number”, meaning “Cent NumberTranslated as ". Therefore "unnumbered" not "number one hundredWe have been saying this as “…

Yes, this article was a bit of a strange topic, but it is a fact of life and I am sure this information will come in handy while wandering around the streets of Paris... Before I forget, if you ask where the Paris City Toilets are, you can find the interactive map showing their locations in the link below.

Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.

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