Bookstores in Reims
Reims, Grand Est has 15 bookstores on the map. That's 15 bookshops mapped around Reims, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Give yourself an hour minimum — bookshops are the one errand that always takes longer than planned.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Reims (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Bibliotheme and Le Chat de Gouttière, plus La Procure. If a bookshop's missing from Reims's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Reims bookstore lineup
15 in Reims, plus 4 more around Reims below:
Bibliotheme
Bookstore0.3 km from Reims
Bibliotheme — Bookstore on 4 Rue Colbert. Also worth knowing about Bibliotheme: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 14:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
4 Rue Colbert
Hours: Tu-Sa 14:00-19:00
Phone: +33 326884342
Le Chat de Gouttière
Bookstore0.3 km from Reims
Le Chat de Gouttière — Bookstore, found on 3 Rue Trudaine in Reims. Also worth knowing about Le Chat de Gouttière: the map lists its hours as Th-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3 Rue Trudaine, Reims, 51100
Hours: Th-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 3 26 91 17 93
La Procure
Bookstore0.4 km from Reims
La Procure is Bookstore on 15 Rue Carnot. La Procure also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:30-12:15, 13:30-19:00; Sa 09:30-12:30, 13:30-18:45; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15 Rue Carnot, 51100
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:30-12:15, 13:30-19:00; Sa 09:30-12:30, 13:30-18:45
Phone: +33 3 26 77 58 41
France Loisirs
Bookstore0.4 km from Reims
France Loisirs — Bookstore on 12.
12
Librairie Guerlin - Rougier&Plé
Bookstore0.4 km from Reims
Librairie Guerlin - Rougier&Plé — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Librairie Guerlin - Rougier&Plé: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 3 26 40 05 15
Le Bouquiniste
Bookstore0.4 km from ReimsRun by Aude DUPAYS
Run by Aude DUPAYS, Le Bouquiniste is Bookstore on 2.
2
BéDérama
Bookstore0.4 km from Reims
BéDérama — Bookstore.
La Belle Image
Bookstore0.7 km from Reims
La Belle Image is Bookstore on 46 Rue Chanzy. La Belle Image also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
46 Rue Chanzy, 51100
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:30-19:00
Phone: +33 3 26 88 39 69
Librairie Amory
Bookstore0.7 km from Reims
Librairie Amory — Bookstore on 24 Avenue Jean Jaurès. Also worth knowing about Librairie Amory: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 14:00-19:00, Tu-Sa 09:00-12:30; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
24 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 51100
Hours: Mo-Sa 14:00-19:00, Tu-Sa 09:00-12:30; Su off
Phone: +33 3 26 47 46 21
La Bouquinerie
Bookstore0.9 km from Reims
La Bouquinerie — Bookstore.
Bazarine
Bookstore0.9 km from Reims
Bazarine — Bookstore.
Au coin des mots
Bookstore1.2 km from Reims
Au coin des mots is Bookstore on 128 Avenue Jean Jaurès, Reims.
128 Avenue Jean Jaurès, Reims, 51100
Cultura
Bookstore4.9 km from Reims
Cultura — Bookstore.
Fnac
Bookstore4.9 km from Reims
Fnac is Bookstore on Rue des Acacias, Thillois. Fnac also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-19:30; it has a website with more detail.
Rue des Acacias, Thillois, 51370
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-19:30
La Petite Hirondelle
Bookstore6.6 km from Reims
La Petite Hirondelle — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Reims
7 of the 15 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
6 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Reims bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Reims? Work this order: Bibliotheme on 4 Rue Colbert, Le Chat de Gouttière on 3 Rue Trudaine, La Procure on 15 Rue Carnot, France Loisirs on 12, Librairie Guerlin - Rougier&Plé, Le Bouquiniste on 2, BéDérama, and La Belle Image on 46 Rue Chanzy. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 7 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Reims
The regulars' playbook for Reims's bookshops:
- Look for local history at Bibliotheme. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
- Check condition before you pay at Le Chat de Gouttière. Used books: check for missing pages, water damage, and cracked spines. A quick flip-through takes ten seconds.
- Don't overlook the classics wall. Every shop has one. Cheap editions of the books everyone claims to have read — your chance to actually read them.
- Come back seasonally. Stock turns over with the publishing seasons. The shop you browsed in spring is a different shop by autumn.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Reims — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Reims can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 15 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 15 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Reims
4 more within about 40 km of Reims, nearest first:
L'Apostrophe
Bookstore24.7 km from Reims
L'Apostrophe — Bookstore.
Librairie La Bulle Ludivresque
Bookstore26.1 km from Reims
Librairie La Bulle Ludivresque — Bookstore, found on 1 Rue des Conclusions in Fismes. Also worth knowing about Librairie La Bulle Ludivresque: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-19:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-12:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1 Rue des Conclusions, Fismes, 51170
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-19:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-12:00
Phone: +33 365674503
Gossard
Bookstore26.1 km from ReimsRun by Mr Charles GOSSARD
Run by Mr Charles GOSSARD, Gossard is Bookstore, found on 1 Rue d'Ardre in Fismes. Also worth knowing about Gossard: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1 Rue d'Ardre, Fismes, 51170
Phone: +33 3 26 48 16 18
Lecture et confiture
Bookstore36.8 km from Reims
Lecture et confiture — Bookstore, found on 36 Rue Thiers in Rethel. Also worth knowing about Lecture et confiture: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00, Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
36 Rue Thiers, Rethel, 08300
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00, Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 3 24 72 12 47
Bookstore listings for Reims: 15 in Reims and 4 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.