Montmartre in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Square Louise-Michel

1927

— Mairie de Paris —

Square Louise-Michel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kevin W., June 28, 2015

1. Square Louise-Michel Marker

Inscription. Imaginé par Charles Alphand et orchestré par Jean-Camille Formigé, l'aménagement du square date de 1880. L'ouverture fut retardée par des glissements de terrains dus à la présence de carrières de gypse. Il porte le nom de Louise Michel, dite la Vierge Rouge, figure de la Commune de Paris. Il est orné de deux fontaines, l'une du sculpteur Derré: la fontaine des Innocents (1907), l'autre de Paul Gasq, dédiée aux dieux marins (1932). On y trouve pommiers et poiriers à fleurs, érables, ptérocaryas, frênes, noyers, cédrèles, ormes, micocouliers, arbres de Judée, robiniers, sorbiers, sovonniers, hêtres…

English translation:
Designed by Charles Alphand and built by Jean-Camille Formigé, this square dates from around 1880. The opening was delayed due to landslides caused by local gypsum quarries. It is named for Louise Michel, called the Red Virgin of Montmartre, a prominent figure of the 1871 Paris Commune. It is decorated with two fountains, one by the sculptor Émile Derré: the Fountain of the Innocents (1907), and another by Paul Gasq, dedicated to marine gods (1932). There are apple and pear flowers, maple, Pterocaryas (Caucasian wingnut), ash, walnut, cedar, elm, hackberry, Judas trees, locust trees, mountain ash, sovonniers, beech ...

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Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 48° 53.06′ N, 2° 20.563′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Montmartre. Marker is at the intersection of Place Saint-Pierre and Rue Tardieu, on the right when traveling west on Place Saint-Pierre. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75018, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Le dispensaire de Clemenceau / Clemenceau’s Dispensary (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Georges Clemenceau (about 120 meters away); La basilique du Sacré-Cœur (about 180 meters away); La Grande Crue de 1910 / The Great Flood of 1910 (about 210 meters away); Saint-Pierre de Montmartre (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Eglise Saint-Jean-l’Evangéliste (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Picasso (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Le Bateau-Lavoir (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

More about this marker. There are at least three identical markers mounted on the fence at this square (park). The location listed here is nearest the Funicular's lower station.

Photographed By Kevin W., June 28, 2015

2. Square Louise-Michel Marker

Near the marker is the Funicular's base station image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kevin W., June 28, 2015

3. Near the marker is the Funicular's base station

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.