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In the second edition of Critical Dictionary of Biography and History (1872), archivist Auguste Jal similarly lamented: "The Civil Archives of Paris were annihilated by fire, both at the Palais de Justice and the depot on Avenue Victoria, during those bloody days of furious hatred, criminal enterprises, and wild and savage acts that marked the ...
The peak of population of Paris's 12th arrondissement occurred in 1962 and was followed by three decades of decline. More recently, however, the population has begun to grow again, especially since the urban renewal projects of the 1990s. However, the 2018 census showed a slight decline in population. Map of the 12th arrondissement
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.
On 11 October 1795, Paris was divided into twelve arrondissements. They were numbered from west to east. The numbers 1–9 were on the Right Bank of the Seine. The numbers were 10–12 on the Left Bank. Each arrondissement was subdivided into four quartiers, which corresponded to the 48 original districts created in 1790.
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.
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.
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 ...
The women of the Legion regularly met at Club Éloi, held at Saint-Éloi Church in the 12th arrondissement, where they organized nine meetings after 10 May. They called on other women to join them; [ 20 ] several of their speeches were remarked upon by Paul Fontoulieu [ fr ] , author of Les Églises de Paris sous la Commune , who was an anti ...