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title: "Address: Le Briand - Paris - Artisan Mattress Maker"
url: https://le-briand.fr/en/address/
description: "Meet the artisan mattress and bed maker Le Briand, located in Paris 11, a French manufacturer of tailor-made woollen mattresses and box springs."
lang: en-US
updated: 2026-10-11
translations:
  fr: https://le-briand.fr/adresse-artisan-matelassier/
source: https://le-briand.fr/en/address.md
---
# How to get to the Le Briand workshops

In Paris’ historic furniture district

## Address where you can meet the Le Briand mattress makers

5, cité de l’Ameublement

75011 Paris

France

La cité de l’Ameublement is a small cul-de-sac that leads off **at number 29 rue de Montreuil**, about a hundred meters from Faidherbe – Chaligny metro station. During the day, pedestrians can also enter from rue Cesselin, which starts at 8 rue Paul-Bert.

The premises are located [in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine district](https://le-briand.fr/en/address/#map), the historic furniture-making quarter, halfway between Place de la Bastille and Place de la Nation.

**How do I get there?**  
[By metro](https://le-briand.fr/en/address/#metro) | [By bus](https://le-briand.fr/en/address/#bus) | [From a train station or an airport](https://le-briand.fr/en/address/#train-stations-and-airports) | [By bike](https://le-briand.fr/en/address/#bike) | [By taxi](https://le-briand.fr/en/address/#taxi) | [By car or motorbike](https://le-briand.fr/en/address/#by-car) | [Opening hours](https://le-briand.fr/en/address/#opening-hours)

## In Paris’ historic furniture district

**In the heart of the 11th arrondissement of Paris**, the Le Briand mattress makers welcome you to their workshops to discover traditional bedding: [wool mattresses](https://le-briand.fr/en/wool-mattress/), [box springs](https://le-briand.fr/en/box-spring/), [baby mattresses](https://le-briand.fr/en/baby-mattress/), [sofa mattresses](https://le-briand.fr/en/bench-mattress/), [headboards](https://le-briand.fr/en/headboard/), etc.

There’s every reason to come and meet us:

- talk to the artisan mattress makers
- discover the workshops, their know-how and their tradition
- try out the wool mattress and the sprung box spring for yourself
- discuss your project
- place an order
- drop off or pick up a mattress or a bed base
- use our after-sales service
- take a training session

## Opening hours for visiting us

The Le Briand workshops are open:

- **Monday**: 8am – 12pm, 1pm – 6pm
- **Tuesday**: 8am – 12pm, 1pm – 6pm
- **Wednesday**: 8am – 12pm, 1pm – 6pm
- **Thursday**: 8am – 12pm, 1pm – 6pm
- **Friday**: 8am – 12pm, 1pm – 6pm
- **Saturday**: 10am – 4pm
- **Sunday**: closed

If you are not available during these opening hours, we will still find a solution. Let’s stay positive!

To try a mattress, or to drop off or collect bedding, feel free to call us before you come on [01 43 72 08 87](tel:+33143720887).

## How to find us

All the practical information you need.

### Map and directions

The **“Get directions”** button plans your route to the Le Briand workshops in Google Maps from wherever you are; on a phone, it opens the app directly.

Les ateliers Le Briand  
5, cité de l’Ameublement  
75011 Paris  
[01 43 72 08 87](tel:+33143720887)

[Get directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Les%20ateliers%20Le%20Briand%2C%205%20cit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27Ameublement%2C%2075011%20Paris)

**GPS coordinates:** 48.85079, 2.38552 (latitude, longitude).

## Coming by public transport

### By metro

Nearest metro stations (in order of proximity), with the walking time to the workshops:

- line 8 **Faidherbe – Chaligny** : 3 min walk
- line 9 **Charonne** : 7 min walk
- line 9 **Rue des Boulets** : 7 min walk
- line 1line 8 **Reuilly – Diderot** : 7 min walk
- line 1line 2line 6line 9RER A **Nation** : 12 min walk

**From Faidherbe – Chaligny**, the closest: at the station crossroads, take rue de Montreuil, which starts at the corner of rue Faidherbe and rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. The entrance to the cité de l’Ameublement is about a hundred meters further on, at number 29.

In a wheelchair or with a stroller, take the bus instead: apart from line 14, the Paris metro is not accessible. The entrance to the workshops is step-free.

### By bus

Nearest bus stops (in order of proximity). All these lines are wheelchair accessible.

- bus 46bus 86 **Faidherbe – Chaligny** : 3 min walk
- bus 46 **Charonne – Chanzy** : 7 min walk
- bus 76 **Faidherbe** : 7 min walk
- bus 46bus 57bus 215 **Reuilly – Diderot** : 8 min walk
- bus 56 **Rue des Boulets** : 8 min walk
- bus N11 **At night**, the Noctilien N11 stops at Reuilly – Diderot, an 8 min walk away.

### From a train station or an airport

- **Gare de Lyon**: line line 1 toward Château de Vincennes to Reuilly – Diderot (1 stop), then a 7 min walk.
- **Gare du Nord, Gare de l’Est and Gare d’Austerlitz**: line line 5 to Bastille, then line line 8 toward Pointe du Lac to Faidherbe – Chaligny (2 stops).
- **Gare Saint-Lazare and Gare de Bercy**: line line 14 to Gare de Lyon, then line line 1 to Reuilly – Diderot.
- **Gare Montparnasse**: line line 4 toward Porte de Clignancourt to Châtelet, then line line 1 toward Château de Vincennes to Reuilly – Diderot.
- **Orly Airport**: line line 14 to Gare de Lyon, then line line 1 to Reuilly – Diderot.
- **Charles de Gaulle Airport**: RER B to Châtelet – Les Halles, then line line 1 toward Château de Vincennes to Reuilly – Diderot.

### By bike or Vélib’

Nearest Vélib’ bike-share stations:

- **Place Mireille Havet** : 2 min walk
- **Faidherbe – Dahomey** : 3 min walk
- **Montreuil – Gonnet** : 4 min walk

With your own bike: there are bike racks at 15 rue de Montreuil and 2 rue Titon, a minute from the workshops. Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine has a cycle lane.

### By taxi or ride-hailing

The nearest taxi rank is at the Saint-Antoine hospital, 188 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, a 2 minute walk away.

Give the driver the address **5, cité de l’Ameublement, 75011 Paris**. If their GPS cannot find it, the entrance to the cité is at 29 rue de Montreuil.

## Coming by car, motorbike or scooter

Before you set off, set your GPS to **5, cité de l’Ameublement, 75011 Paris**, or follow [the workshops’ Google listing](https://g.page/atelierlebriand). The cité is entered from 29 rue de Montreuil.

And on arrival, there are several options for parking:

### Temporary parking

**For the duration of a visit or of loading and unloading**, you can park **TEMPORARILY** in front of the Le Briand premises at 5, cité de l’Ameublement.

### Street parking

In Paris, street parking is paid from Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 8 pm, for up to 6 hours in the same spot. It is free on Sundays and public holidays. You pay at the parking meter or with a mobile app.

### Underground car parks

- **Parking Reuilly-Diderot**, 30 ter rue de Reuilly (75012): open 24/7, maximum height 1.85 m, a 9 min walk away.
- **Parking Faubourg Saint-Antoine**, 83 ter avenue Ledru-Rollin (75012): open 24/7, maximum height 1.90 m, an 11 min walk away.

### Wheelchair access and disabled parking

**The entrance to the workshops is step-free**. A reserved space is **in front of 27 rue de Montreuil**, right next to the entrance of the cité. Two more are at 6 rue Titon and 6 rue Paul-Bert, one or two minutes away.

With a French disability parking card (carte mobilité inclusion « stationnement ») or a European parking card, parking is also free in every paid space in Paris: just take a « Handi » ticket from the parking meter.

### Motorbikes and scooters

Since 2022, parking for petrol motorbikes and scooters has been paid in Paris, on the same days and hours as cars; electric two-wheelers remain free. Nearest spaces: boulevard Voltaire (numbers 195 and 219), rue Claude-Tillier and rue Jean-Macé, about a 5 minute walk away.

### Charging an electric car

Nearest Belib’ charging stations: 1 rue Roubo (5 charging points), a 3 min walk away, and 27 rue Faidherbe (5 charging points), a 5 min walk away.

## When you arrive, the front of the workshops looks like this!

![artisan mattress maker Paris 11 | cité de l'Ameublement | shopfront of the Le Briand mattress makers](https://img.le-briand.fr/uploads/2020/03/artisan-matelassier-litier-fabricant-matelas-laine-sommier-tapissier-paris-fabrication-devanture-atelier.jpg)

The front of the Le Briand workshops in the cul-de-sac of the cité de l’Ameublement

The door of [the Le Briand workshops](https://le-briand.fr/en/) is often wide open 😉 If not, don’t hesitate to knock!

If you cannot come to the 11th arrondissement of Paris, no problem! You can also reach us by e-mail ([contact@le-briand.fr](mailto:contact@le-briand.fr)), by telephone ([+33 1 43 72 08 87](tel:+33143720887)) or through the [site’s contact form](https://le-briand.fr/en/contact/):

[Contact us](https://le-briand.fr/en/contact/)

…and we will be delighted to welcome you to our workshop in the cité de l’Ameublement, where work is underway.