Seorae Village

Seorae Village, sometimes nicknamed "Montmartre" due to its hilltop location, is a small French enclave in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea.^[1][2] It is home to about 560 French people, roughly 40% of the French community in South Korea. Most of them are employees of French corporations doing business in the country.^[1] The majority (370) of the French population is actually children.^[2]

The village began to form there in 1985, with the movement of Lycée Français de Séoul to the area.^[1] The school, the city's only French international school, had formerly been located just north of the Han River in Hannam-dong, a large international neighborhood. French people with children followed, as did bakeries and wine shops.

The village is the site of a 20,000 m² park, "Montmartre Park",^[2] which is often the site of public events for foreigners. It is near Express Bus Terminal Station on Seoul Subway Line 3.

The area has a large concentration of European-style restaurants and dessert cafes, as well as wineries and cafes stand along its main street.^[3]

See also

• Véronique Courjault
• Petite France (Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do)

References

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