Parc

Parc is a term used in French and Catalan to refer to a park or a public green space. It is also used as a proper noun in various place names, where it denotes parks, park-adjacent districts, or areas named for a nearby park.

In French, parc denotes a public park or an estate with landscaped grounds; in Catalan, parc carries the same meaning and is common in toponymy and everyday language across Catalan-speaking regions. The word is used in both contexts to describe recreational areas as well as administrative or geographic names associated with such spaces.

Geographic usage includes a number of well-known parks and park-inspired districts. Examples include Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris, Parc de la Tête d’Or in Lyon, Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, and Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona. In bilingual or multilingual regions, parc frequently appears in street names, neighborhood designations, and official park names, reflecting the presence or planning of public green spaces.

Other uses of parc can be found in corporate names, branding, or literary titles, where the word evokes ideas of enclosure, landscape, or recreation. While most common as a term for public parks, parc also functions as a toponymic element and as part of cultural and civic nomenclature in francophone and Catalan-speaking areas.

See also: Park, Parque, Parco.