IV.4.3.c. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF "DEMONS"

 

THE NEXT WALK STARTS AT THE CHURCH WHERE THE COMMUNARDS FOUGHT THEIR LAST BATTLE, THEN FOLLOWS THE ROUTES WHERE THE SURVIVORS FLED

Built toward 1860 in anticipation of another insurrection, the space large enough to hold soldiers, horses and cannons must be the site "west" of the jail where Sérizier and his men left the monks and went on to pursue the fight.  

-- "West:" Gérard Conte, Elements of the History of La Commune in the 13th Arrondissement, 1981,

   study based on archival records.

The space around Notre-Dame de la Gare

Toward 5 p.m., the battle lost, the Communards faded into their neighborhood and Sérizier, who was too well-known to go home,

took refuge in a house on a neighboring street. 

* Rue du Chateau des Rentiers fits the information in the study just mentioned.

    Discover the territory

 through which the Communards fled.

Adapted from a map of about 1900 / zoom

We follow their path

• The passage next to the church
• Residences for the elderly or handicapped
• A crossroad with sculptures and bikes
• More social services, gardens and neighborhood engagement
• Election posters that show a real democracy

• Detour: small businesses Communards would have appreciated

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Next,

The passage next to the church