Porte de la Muette

Porte de la Muette sits at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, marking a transition point between the urban sophistication of Paris and the wild, wooded landscape that once served as a royal hunting ground. The name itself reflects this history, likely derived from the term for a pack of hunting dogs or the shedding period of deer antlers, as this area was the site of a royal hunting lodge where monarchs retreated for sport. This location served as a gateway to that exclusive, aristocratic world long before the modern residential streets of the sixteenth arrondissement took shape around it.