Place Cachée

• Type: Hidden wizarding street (film)
• Location: Paris, France (film)
• Owner/Residents: Various shopkeepers (film)
• Key Features: Entrance is magically concealed behind a statue and requires a wand to open; contains various magical shops and establishments (film).

Place Cachée (French for “Hidden Place”) is the primary commercial hub for the French magical community, serving a similar purpose to Diagon Alley in London. It is a street filled with magical businesses, entirely hidden from Muggle (or No-Maj) view within the city of Paris. (film) The entrance to Place Cachée is disguised by a life-sized bronze statue of a woman draped in cloth. To reveal the street, a witch or wizard must touch the statue with their wand. In response, the statue animates, pulling back its fabric draping to unveil a grand archway and gesturing for the visitor to proceed. (film) The street itself is cobbled and features architecture inspired by the Belle Époque era, housing numerous establishments that cater to the French wizarding population. (film)

Place Cachée is a significant location featured in the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. (film) Newt Scamander, guided by a magical feather he took from Rosier's hat, travels to the street with Jacob Kowalski in their search for Tina Goldstein. (film) Simultaneously, Tina Goldstein, operating as an Auror for MACUSA, is present in Place Cachée as part of her own investigation into the whereabouts of Credence Barebone. It is here that she first encounters Yusuf Kama, who is also hunting Credence for reasons of his own. (film) The location serves to expand the cinematic Wizarding World, offering a glimpse into the magical society of continental Europe. (film)

• Magical Menagerie: A large and chaotic shop selling a wide variety of magical creatures. It is in this menagerie that Newt Scamander first sees a captive Zouwu before it later escapes. The shop's inventory also includes Augureys, Grindylows, and Fire Crabs, among other beasts. (film)
• Café: A small outdoor café is visible where patrons can sit. (film)

• Place Cachée does not appear, nor is it mentioned, in the original seven Harry Potter novels. It was created for the Fantastic Beasts film series.
• The name “Place Cachée” is a literal French translation of “Hidden Place,” which directly describes its function.
• The visual design for Place Cachée in the film evokes the style of Belle Époque Paris, giving it a unique atmosphere distinct from the Dickensian and Victorian aesthetic of Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade. (film)