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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
Arrondissement Type Summary Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Bercy: 9 Place Lachameaudie, 12th arrondissement of Paris: Neo-Romanesque (1824 and 1873) The first church on the site was a convent chapel, built 1677. a new church was built in 1824, was burned by the Paris Commune in 1871, and was reconstructed on the same site in 1873.
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 ...
Before the French Revolution, the territory corresponding to the 12th arrondissement belonged to the 4th-arrondissement parish Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, then to the domain of Sainte-Marguerite. However, two institutions had the privilege of exercising the "cure d'âme" ["care of souls"]: the abbey of the Cistercian nuns of Saint-Antoine des ...
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 population of the 12th arrondissement had been growing since 1860, creating a need for a large church. The triangular parcel of land [1] [2] the church now occupies between avenue Daumesnil and rue Claude Decaen was purchased in 1927 by the Archbishop, Cardinal Dubois, and his auxiliary Mgr Crépin. [3]
12–13 May – Followers of Louis Blanqui begin armed uprising in attempt to overthrow government, but are quickly arrested by the army and national guard. [113] 2 August – Opening of railway line along the Seine between Paris and Versailles. 1840 View of the Boulevard du Temple, one of the first photos of Paris, taken by Louis Daguerre (1838).