ONE NAMED THE SPACE "PLACE DE LA COMMUNE DE PARIS," THE OTHER GAVE PICTURESQUE DETAILS BUT OMITTED LA COMMUNE...
And the battle a few steps away.
Friends of the Paris Commune put up the "place de la Commune" sign in 2015.
The panel that a right-wing municipality put up toward 2000 :
History of Paris
La Butte-aux-Cailles
Pierre Caille [useless erudition] purchases a vine-covered hillside dominating the Bièvre in 1543. He leaves his name to the small agricultural terrain, whose history is hardly affected by the forced landing of the first hot-air balloon carrying the marquis d'Arlauder and Pilâtre de Rozier in 1783 [useless erudition]. The hilltop is crowned by windmills. One of them remains on this small opening until the 1860's. It also provides stones and clay. Between the Révolution of 1848 and World War I, the Butte aux Cailles is colonized by ragpickers and leather workers.The village without a church is populated by farms, workshops and shops in a spirit of conviviality and freedom. [There is no mention of La Commune.]
That sign was removed and the other more prominently displayed (in 2024)
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Political messages now:
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Liberty for political prisoners!.
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Toward 2022-2024
"Nationalists not welcome"
At the crossroad a minute's walk away:
Toward 2017-2020
The small, pleasant site
recalls the horrific battle
in its quiet way.
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