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La Défense, technically in Hauts-de-Seine just west of Paris, hosts Westfield Les 4 Temps mall with 230+ stores plus the CNIT shopping center under the Grande Arche. Non-EU visitors validate VAT refund forms at PABLO kiosks at Charles de Gaulle, Orly, or Gare du Nord.
La Défense concentrates business district with major shopping mall in central Paris. Best for Mall shopping, Business casual and Electronics, with typical VAT-refund savings of €200-800 per shopper.
230+ store mall, the largest in Île-de-France, with H&M, Zara, Uniqlo, Apple, Sephora, FNAC, plus a Carrefour hypermarket and UGC cinema
Smaller mall under the historic CNIT triangular roof (1958, the world's largest free-spanning concrete shell at the time) with mid-to-upscale brands
Pedestrianized esplanade running east from the Grande Arche to the Pont de Neuilly, with sculptures and the Westfield Les 4 Temps entrance
Plaza directly under the Grande Arche with the CNIT entrance and connections to the Westfield mall
La Défense is in Hauts-de-Seine (postcode 92), technically not Paris proper, but reachable in 10 minutes by Metro Line 1 or RER A from central Paris
Westfield Les 4 Temps is the largest mall in Île-de-France (130,000 sqm, 230+ stores) and offers a tax-free desk on the ground floor near the main entrance
La Défense malls open Sundays as part of the tourism zone, typically 10am to 9pm Monday-Saturday and 11am to 8pm Sunday
Closest Metro stops: La Défense Grande Arche (Line 1, RER A) directly under the Grande Arche; Esplanade de La Défense (Line 1) one stop east for the mid-esplanade entry
Combine La Défense shopping with the Grande Arche rooftop (€16, observation deck with views to the Arc de Triomphe) for a half-day
La Défense is technically in the city of Courbevoie and Puteaux in Hauts-de-Seine (postcode 92), immediately west of Paris's 17th arrondissement boundary. It is reachable in 10 minutes from central Paris by Line 1 Metro or RER A, and is treated as part of Greater Paris for shopping purposes.
Westfield Les 4 Temps is the largest mall in Île-de-France with 230+ stores across 130,000 sqm. Anchors include Apple, H&M, Zara, Uniqlo, Sephora, FNAC, Decathlon, plus a Carrefour hypermarket on the lower level and a UGC cinema. The mall connects directly to La Défense Grande Arche Metro.
Yes. La Défense is in a designated tourism zone, so Westfield Les 4 Temps and CNIT open Sundays from 11am to 8pm year-round. Restaurants and the cinema operate full daily hours.
Metro Line 1 from any central station (Châtelet, Concorde, Champs-Élysées, Charles de Gaulle Étoile) runs to La Défense Grande Arche in 10-15 minutes. RER A from Châtelet-Les Halles takes 7 minutes. The Grande Arche Metro connects directly to Westfield Les 4 Temps.
The Grande Arche de La Défense is a 110m hollow cube completed in 1989 to mark the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, designed by Johan Otto von Spreckelsen. It sits on the same axis as the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre's Pyramid. The rooftop observation deck (€16) offers views across central Paris.
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