Castle built by Charles V from 1370 , the Bastille became a state prison on the decision of Richelieu. Many writers, victims of censorship, stayed there ( Sade , Voltaire , or Linguet ). This fortress remains the symbol of the French Revolution. Contrary to popular belief the majority of common sense, the national holiday is not celebrated in French memory of the storming of the Bastille by the revolutionary July 14, 1789 but to celebrate the Feast of the Federation. It refers specifically under that name, a holiday that was celebrated at the Champ de Mars in Paris on 14 July 1790 , the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.

La Petite Roquette

Located in the current locations of numbers 143 to 147 of the Rue de la Roquette and the Rue Merlin , this prison, whose construction began in 1825 welcomes young offenders aged 6-20 years ( Leo Malet and Jean Genet ). In 1932 , the Petite Roquette becomes a prison for women. It was demolished in 1974. Only the entrance gate is kept at number 147 of the Rue de la Roquette.

La Grande Roquette

Built from 1836 , this prison was sentenced to death. The slabs that served as a fulcrum to the gallows are still visible in front of the numbers 1 and 2, Rue de la Croix Faubin. Prison Grande Roquette was demolished in 1900

Limitations

The current boundaries of the ^11th district date from 1860 , following the law of 16 June 1859 resulting in a new division of Paris into 20 districts. They comprise about half of the former ^8th district (the southern half part of the current 12 ^th District ).

Geography

The ^11th arrondissement is located in the east of the city on the right bank of the Seine. Bordered on the north by ^the 10th arrondissement in the west by ^the 3rd ^and 4th arrondissements, on the south by ^the 12th, on the east by the ^20th. The area in the ^11th arrondissement is 3.67 km ^2, which ranks in 11 ^th position of the largest districts of central Paris.

It has the general shape of a quadrilateral whose vertices are respectively located at the intersection of Belleville, as well as places in the nation , the Republic and the Bastille.

It is surrounded by the following routes:

• south, the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine ,
• west, the Boulevard Beaumarchais , the Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire and Temple Boulevard ,
• north, rue du Faubourg du Temple ,
• east on Boulevard de Charonne , the Boulevard de Menilmontant and Boulevard de Belleville.

Demographics

In 2006 the district had 152 436 inhabitants over an area of 367 hectares or 41 536 inhabitants / km ^2. This makes the ^11th arrondissement the most densely populated city of Paris , and the densest urban district of Europe. It may be noted that the density of the district has steadily decreased over time, however, a slight increase was observed recently.

Population by district

• Population of neighborhood-Mricourt Madness (area? hectares)

• Population of Saint-Ambroise (area? hectares)

• Population of the district of La Roquette (area? hectares)

• People of Sainte-Marguerite (area? hectares)

Administration

Personalities

Below of those connected directly or indirectly to the district.

• Clotilde de Vaux , it was the inspiration and collaborator of Auguste Comte. She lived not far from the street that bears his name in the ^11th arrondissement.
• Jean-Baptiste Baudin , a Liberal MP, he was killed by the soldiers of Napoleon III on 3 December 1851 on a barricade at 151 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.
• Maurice Berlemont , alderman of the ^11th district from 1945 to 1978. He was chairman of the Communist group in the Council of Paris. He was medalist of the Legion of Honor.
• Blum , politician, member of the ^11th arrondissement. He was a leader of the French section of the Workers' International (SFIO), and Chairman of the Board , that is to say, head of the French government in 1936, 1938 and 1946. It marked the French political history for refusing membership in the Socialist ^Third Communist International in 1920 and for being the Chairman of the Popular Front in 1936.
• Lon Frot , craftsman, alderman of the ^11th arrondissement and general counsel of the Seine. He was arrested by French authorities at the beginning of World War II as a communist after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Interned in a camp, he was betrayed to the Germans as a hostage and shot on 13 January 1942 at Clairvaux. He lived at 32 Rue Lon Frot-.
• Maurice Gardette , craftsman, alderman of the ^11th arrondissement and general counsel of the Seine. He was arrested by French authorities at the beginning of World War II as a communist after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Interned in a camp, he was betrayed to the Germans as a hostage and shot on 22 October 1941 with 26 other hostages in Chateaubriant (Loire-Atlantique).
• Victor Hugo , after the Revolution, would have said about the 11 ^th District: "This old street is a hero."
• The Maigret , fictional character created by Georges Simenon is domiciled at 132 Boulevard Richard Lenoir
• Francis Lemarque , rue de Lappe born singer who sang the popular Paris post-war period.
• douard Lockroy , journalist, writer, member of the ^11th arrondissement, it is the Secretary of Alexandre Dumas.
• Paul Malingre , industrialist and politician of the Third Republic , who was MP for the borough between 1928 and 1936.
• Denis Poulot , created several factories, including an avenue Philippe Auguste. He was mayor of the ^11th district from 1879 to 1882. He wrote that inspired The Sublime The Bilingual Book of Emile Zola.
• Franois Richard-Lenoir , with his partner Joseph Lenoir-Dufresne (1768-1806), they directed the first cotton factory in Paris, rue de Charonne. They introduced the mule-jenny, spinning of English invention. Rapidly, their company became one of the most important for the cotton trade in France. Richard Francis, who was of humble origins, spent the richest man in the ^nineteenth century, he amassed an extraordinary fortune by discovering the secret of twill cotton yarn and English, the basin, which was all the rage this time.
• Jean-Michel Sedaine , first a stonemason, he began writing in 1745. He resided Rue de la Roquette.
• Paul Verlaine , poet, lived at 17 rue de la Roquette between 1882 and 1883.
• The writer Alain-Fournier was educated at the Lyce Voltaire in 1898.
• Max Jacob and Pablo Picasso shared a room at 150 Boulevard Voltaire in 1903.
• The rapper Rost who lives in Belleville.
• Eugene-Francois Vidocq , died May 15, 1857, at 82 rue Amelot (then 2 rue Saint-Pierre-Popincourt).

Education

• Library Parmentier
• Library Faidherbe

Secondary Schools

• College Alain Fournier
• College Anne Frank
• College Beaumarchais
• Paul Gauguin College
• Colegio La Fontaine au Roi
• Lyce Dorian (technical high school located avenue Philippe-Auguste ).
• College and high school Voltaire (located avenue de la Rpublique ).
• School, College, High School and BTS Private Charles Peguy (80, avenue Parmentier ).
• College Pilatre de Rozier.

Post Bac:

• School, College, High School and BTS Private Charles Peguy (80, avenue Parmentier ).
• GSS Management School
• ESCP Europe

Transit

Metro

• The ^11th district is the borough with the most Parisian subway stations on its territory (25 in total), making it one of the better served the city.
• The ^11th district is traversed by lines 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 11 of the Paris Metro. The different parts of the borough are served by 25 stations following (in brackets the number (s) lines). :

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  Green areas

  • Square Jules Verne.
  • Alle Verte , facilitates the movement of the pedestrian area.
  • Square Saint-Ambroise , located near the church of the same name.
  • Richard-Lenoir Drive , on the Canal Saint-Martin, hosts a market.
  • Square de la Roquette.
  • Square Maurice Gardette.
  • Garden City Prost.
  • Square-Emile Galle.
  • Square Mercceur
  • Square Trousseau.

  
  

  Monuments and Landmarks

  The ^11th arrondissement of Paris is a Mecca important to the Parisian culture, thanks to the presence of many theaters and concert halls.

  Museums

  • Edith Piaf museum , dedicated to the famous singer.
  • Museum of Smoking

  Theatres

  • At the Folly Theatre 6, rue de la Folie-Mricourt.
  • Akton 11, rue du General-Blaise.
  • Theatre de la Bastille 76, rue de la Roquette.
  • Theatre of 3 Terminals 33, rue des Trois Bornes.
  • Theatre de la Main-d'Or 15, passage de la Main-d'Or.
  • Theater of Proposition 3, City Souzy.
  • Drum Theatre Royal , 94 rue du Faubourg du Temple.
  • Temple Theatre 9, rue Morvan.
  • Salle Olympe de Gouges, 15, rue Merlin
  • Artistic Athvains , 45 bis rue Richard-Lenoir

  Centre for Animation

  • Animation Centre Mercceur 4, rue Mercceur

  Cafs-concerts, music hall and modern music

  • The Bataclan , 50 boulevard Voltaire (est. 1864)
  • Le Nouveau Casino, 109 rue Oberkampf
  • Caf de la Danse, 5 passage Louis-Philippe
  • Scene Bastille, 2 Rue des Taillandiers
  • Zebra Belleville, 61 boulevard de Belleville
  • Christan space Dente, 124 Avenue of the Republic
  • Reservoir, 16 rue de la Forge Royale
  • The Gibus, 18 rue du Faubourg du Temple
  • The Balajo, 9 Rue de Lappe (inaugurated in 1935 by Mistinguett )
  • The Cirque d'hiver , 110 rue Amelot
  • Pop in, 105 rue Amelot

  Missing Places

  • The Epoch Times, 10 Boulevard Beaumarchais, cafe-concert belonging to Aristide Bruant
  • The Concert Pacra (demolished in 1971), caf-concert belonged to Jules Pacra
  • The Artistic, cafe-concert opened in 1888 that belonged to Louis Dambrevil in 1914, became the Artistic Theatre Athvains

  Cinemas

  • The Bastille , 5 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
  • Majestic Bastille , 4 Boulevard Richard-Lenoir
  • MK2 Bastille , 4 Boulevard Beaumarchais

  Places of worship

  Catholic

  • St. Ambrose Church
  • Saint Margaret's Church
  • Notre-Dame-d'Esprance
  • Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
  • Church of the Good Shepherd
  • St. Joseph Church

  Protestant

  • Temple of the Home of the soul
  • Gospel Hall Foyer
  • Temple of Bon Secours

  Jewish

  • Don Isaac Abravanel Synagogue

  Markets

  • Aligre market
  • March Richard-Lenoir

  The main tracks

  Ways delimiting the ^11th arrondissement

  • Rue du Faubourg du Temple
  • Boulevard de Belleville
  • Boulevard de Menilmontant
  • Boulevard Charonne
  • Avenue Throne
  • Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
  • Boulevard Beaumarchais
  • Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire
  • Boulevard du Temple

  Major places

  The principal places of the district, which, it must be noted, have all played a role in French history.

  • Place de la Bastille
  • Place de la Nation
  • Republic Square
  • Place Lon-Blum

  The main tracks

  

  

  View of rue Oberkampf
  • Rue de la Fontaine au Roi
  • Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud
  • Republic Avenue
  • Rue Oberkampf
  • Avenue Parmentier
  • Rue Saint-Maur
  • Boulevard Voltaire
  • Rue Saint-Ambroise
  • Rue Amelot
  • Rue du Chemin-Vert
  • Rue de la Roquette
  • Avenue Ledru-Rollin
  • Rue de Charonne
  • Street Faidherbe
  • Rue Keller
  • Rue de Montreuil
  • Avenue Philippe-Auguste
  • Boulevard Richard-Lenoir

  Administrative Districts

  

  

  Neighborhoods in the ^11th arrondissement

  As each district of Paris, the ^11th is divided into 4 administrative districts. From north to south of the district, neighborhoods are:

  1. Quartier de la Folie-Mricourt (41 ^th district of Paris) bounded on the north by the Rue du Faubourg du Temple , on the east by the Boulevard de Belleville , west of the Boulevard du Temple and south by the Rue Oberkampf.
  2. Saint-Ambroise (42 ^th district of Paris) bounded on the north by the Oberkampf street , east by the Boulevard de Menilmontant , west by the Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire and part of the Boulevard Beaumarchais and south by the rue du Chemin-Vert.
  3. Quartier de la Roquette (43 ^th district of Paris) bounded on the north by the Rue du Chemin-Vert , on the east by the Boulevard de Menilmontant and part of Charonne Boulevard , west by part of the Boulevard Beaumarchais , the Place de la Bastille and part of the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
  4. Sainte-Marguerite ^(44th district of Paris) bounded on the north and west by the Rue de Charonne , east by Charonne Boulevard , and south by the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.

  Bibliography

  • Chadych Danielle and Dominique Leborgne, was yesterday ... The ^eleventh arrondissement, Paris, Editions LM - Le Point, 1996
  • Helen Pouppeville, Memoirs Street, Paris ^11th arrondissement 1900-1940, Paris, Editions Parimagine, 2005

  Sources

  1. INSEE jure population on ¹ January 2010.
  2. ^{a and b} Chadych Danielle and Dominique Leborgne was yesterday ... The ^Eleventh District (1996)
  3. The sun is not for us, published in 1969
  4. page on Jean Genet
  5. The station map is available on the website of Velib '

  External Links

  • Website of the Town Hall in the ^11th arrondissement of Paris
  • Website of the Municipal Conservatory of the ^11th arrondissement of Paris
  • Portal de Paris