The Ghost of Pont Marie
Paris has a long and brutal history, so it's hardly surprising that it has more than its fair share of ghost stories. One of the most intriguing comes from Vichy France, a brief but chaotic period. During WWII, France was divided into two parts: one was directly controlled by the Germans, and the other was Vichy France, which, while officially independent, was effectively a puppet state of the Nazis.
However, throughout this difficult period, many individuals rose up and fought for their nation as members of the French Resistance. One of them was an unknown Parisian lady who was married to a member of the resistance. She began an affair with an SS officer in order to gather intelligence and pass it to the resistance.
She was meant to meet her husband on the Pont Marie, a bridge that crosses the Seine, on a cold winter night, but he never showed up. The woman began crying, knowing that he would never miss their appointment unless something terrible happened, but she refused to leave. She waited all night, and by dawn, she had frozen to death. People crossing the Pont Marie have claimed seeing her ghost ever since, especially on cold nights when she is still grieving and waiting for her husband.
Informations about the Pont Marie bridge:
Locale: Paris, France
Official name: Pont Marie
