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The 12th arrondissement of Paris (XII e arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, it is the easternmost arrondissement of Paris, as well as the largest by area. In 2019, it had a population of 139,297.
The Historical Dictionary of the Streets of Paris, [4] regularly republished and updated, describes in detail the history, monuments and events that have marked some 5,334 streets of the French capital. [1] Hillairet died in 1984 in the 12th arrondissement of Paris and was buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery, in the 88th division.
The suburb was the location of the Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine on 2 July 1652.. In the 17th century, according to Piganiol de La Force, "The Faubourg Saint-Antoine increased prodigiously from the large number of houses that were built there, both because of the good air and because of the king's letters patent of 1657, which exempted from the qualification of mastership all artisans and ...
Streets in the 12th arrondissement of Paris (6 P) Pages in category "12th arrondissement of Paris" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
In the 16th century, Paris became the book-publishing capital of Europe, though it was shaken by the French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Protestants. In the 18th century, Paris was the centre of the intellectual ferment known as the Enlightenment , and the main stage of the French Revolution from 1789, which is remembered every year ...
The wine warehouses of Bercy were a commercial district reserved for wine merchants located in the Bercy neighborhood in the east of the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Located along the Seine, this area received, stored and distributed wines and spirits. During the late 19th and the early 20th century, the Bercy wine district was the largest ...
Paris Métro stations in the 12th arrondissement of Paris (19 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in the 12th arrondissement of Paris" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
The Porte de Vincennes is located where the northeast corner of the 12th arrondissement meets the southeast corner of the 20th arrondissement of Paris.The site is, more or less, delimited in the west by the Rue des Pyrénées and the Avenue du Docteur-Arnold-Netter; on the east, it is abutted by the Boulevard Davout and the Boulevard Soult.