The French Dispatch was filmed in France
Bridge Route de Paris
In movie
Scene where A body is found in the water.
Real
Scene was shot Gond-Pontouvre is a commune in southwestern France. It is about 3 km north of the centre of Angoulême.
Gond-Pontouvre
Place Saint-Pierre
In movie
Scene where The home of The French Dispatch office.
Real
Scene was shot The location was completely transformed. Fake façades and scaffolding were used to create an unique setting.
Angouleme
Overpass
In movie
Scene where Riot police lined up on the overpass with the main characters down on the Rue du Sauvage.
Real
Scene was shot Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of the Charente River, Angoulême is nicknamed the "balcony of the southwest”. The city proper's population is a little less than 42,000 but it is the centre of an urban area of 110,000 people extending more than fifteen kilometres (9.3 miles) from east to west.
Angoulême is home to the International City of Cartoons and Images which registers all the comics published in France. The city also hosts The Angoulême International Comics Festival, the second largest comics festival in Europe.
Angouleme