Sparkling Water from the Fountain in Paris

From the Blue Community / Blue City of Paris and its public water service ‘Eau de Paris’:

The final spritz for the sparkling fountain on Rue Neuve-Tolbiac.

The sparkling water fountain on Rue Neuve Tolbiac is being removed due to the upcoming relocation of Eau de Paris. A new sparkling water fountain will be available in spring 2026, just steps from the Quai de la Gare metro station.

After twelve years of bubbling, the sparkling fountain on Rue Neuve Tolbiac (13th arrondissement) has permanently shut off its taps. Eau de Paris is leaving the area around the National Library of France in early 2026. This relocation necessitates the dismantling of the fountain, whose presence was directly linked to the company’s establishment.

The fountain at Eau de Paris’s new headquarters, located at 14 rue Fernand Braudel, near the Quai de la Gare metro station in the 13th arrondissement, will be available in spring 2026. Other sparkling water fountains await you elsewhere in the capital: find them on our map. Eau de Paris remains fully committed to maintaining and developing access to free, sustainable, high-quality water in all Parisian neighborhoods.

Sparkling fountains, a Parisian innovation

Since May 2013, the sparkling water fountain on Rue Neuve Tolbiac has offered residents of the 13th arrondissement a refreshing and sustainable alternative to bottled sparkling water: free sparkling water, accessible to all. It is one of the first sparkling water fountains installed in Paris, as part of a pilot program conducted by Eau de Paris to diversify uses and promote tap water. Inspired by the Italian Casa dell’Acqua, the first sparkling water fountain in France was inaugurated in 2010 by Eau de Paris in the Jardin de Reuilly, in the 12th arrondissement. The principle is simple: sparkling water is obtained by adding CO2 to chilled water.

A highly sought-after pioneer

Popular with cyclists, children leaving the Primo Levi school, and local workers, the fountain on Rue Neuve Tolbiac, just steps from the metro and the National Library of France, had become a neighborhood landmark. Many people filled their water bottles there: in 2025 alone, it dispensed the equivalent of nearly 1,000 liters per day! The summer of 2025 was particularly busy, with 173 cubic meters dispensed between June and September.

Source: Eau de Paris (French)