By day, Bois de Vincenne and the Bois de Boulogne are a playground for young urbanites. At night, however, it is home to an estimated 200 people, including families with children. Some are French, some are immigrants from Eastern Europe and North Africa.

There's a long tradition of makeshift temporary housing in the banlieue of Paris; is Europe and France's recent economic decline creating a new community of 21st century 'zonards'?