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Hôpital-Saint-Louis in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
 

René Perrouault

 
 
René Perrouault Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2024
1. René Perrouault Marker
Inscription.  
Ici a vécu
René Perrouault
1896-1941
Syndicaliste
Militant communiste
Fusillé par les nazis
à Châteaubriant
le 15 décembre 1941

(Here lived René Perrouault (1896-1941) - trade unionist and communist activist. Shot by the Nazis at Châteaubriant on December 15, 1941.)
 
Erected 2021 by Ville de Paris.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Labor UnionsWar, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 15, 1941.
 
Location. 48° 53.03′ N, 2° 22.105′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Hôpital-Saint-Louis. It is at the intersection of Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin and Boulevard de Villette, on the left when traveling north on Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 267 Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin, Paris, Île-de-France 75010, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was
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once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: La Bassin de Villette (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Premier Obus de la Bertha / First Shell of the Paris Gun (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jardin Luc-Hoffmann (1967) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Mr et Mme André Plumet (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Armand Dufour (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Cimetière des Juifs portugais / Portuguese Jewish Cemetery (approx. half a kilometer away); Salle de la Marseillaise (approx. half a kilometer away); Annexe de l'état-major régional FFI / French Forces of the Interior regional headquarters (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Also see . . .  PERROUAULT René, Ernest (Le Maitron, in French). Excerpt (in translation):
Born on December 27, 1896 in Paris (11th arr.), shot as a hostage on December 15, 1941 in La Blisière in Juigné-les-Moutiers near Châteaubriant (Loire-Inférieure, Loire-Atlantique); member of the central committee of the Communist Party (1926-1932);
René Perrouault Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2024
2. René Perrouault Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here on the corner of the building, to the right of the word “pâtissier”.
secretary of the 3rd Regional Union CGTU (1926-1934), secretary of the CGT Federation of Chemical Products (1936-1939).
(Submitted on November 18, 2024.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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