CONTRADICTORY PANELS OCCUPIED THIS CROSSROAD
One called the space "Place de la Commune de Paris." The other gave historical details but left out La Commune, that is, left out the horrendous fighting that took place a few minutes away.
The association "Les amis de La Commune" put up the Commune sign in 2015. The earlier sign, part of the series a right-wing government put up all over the city toward 2000, remained.
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. [Idyllic]
In 2024 both signs were removed and "Place de la Commune de Paris" was more prominently displayed:
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Political messages adorn the small, pleasant site:
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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
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