Boulevard Mortier
The Boulevard Mortier is a boulevard in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France.[1] It is one of the Boulevards of the Marshals, which run in the outer parts of the city.
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| Length | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
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| Width | 37.50 m (123.0 ft) to 40 m (130 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 20th |
| Quarter | Charonne |
| Coordinates | 48°52′15″N 2°24′31″E |
| From | Porte de Bagnolet |
| To | Porte des Lilas, Paris |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1863 |
| Denomination | 2 March 1864 |
Route
The boulevard starts at Porte de Bagnolet and ends at Porte des Lilas,[1] where it is continued by boulevard Sérurier. The housing estate Campagne à Paris is located on the west side, near Porte de Bagnolet.
The boulevard was accessible through the Petite Ceinture bus line. Now it can be reached through the Métro Line 3.
History
In 1864, the boulevard was named after Édouard Mortier (1768–1835), Duke of Trévise and Marshal of France.[1]
Boulevard Mortier is part of the Boulevards of the Marshals belt first established in 1861 along the Thiers wall, replacing Rue Militaire.[1]
Important building
- After No. 19 is rue Camille-Bombois, a narrow street with a stairway that goes up to rue Irénée-Blanc; it belongs to the Campagne à Paris estate.
- On 24 August 1944, the group Francs-Tireurs et Partisans of Saint-Fargeau attacked an SS row at a barricade located at No. 67, at the crossing of Boulevard Mortier and rue de la Justice.[2]
- Jacques Duclos is said to have resided at No. 82-88 in July 1940.[3]
- No 141: Caserne des Tourelles, headquarters of the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE).[4]
Caserne des Tourelles, headquarters of the DGSE.
The Porte des Lilas station.
The boulevard heading to Porte de Bagnolet after roadworks for the tramway Line 3a ended in August 2012.
References
- "Extrait de la nomenclature officielle des voies de Paris – Boulevard MORTIER". www.v1.paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- "Quand la colère monte… à Ménilmontant". parisrevolutionnaire.com (in French). 15 June 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- "Boulevard Mortier, devant l'immeuble de Jacques Duclos…". L'Humanité (in French). 7 July 1990.
- Jacques Follorou; Franck Johannès (4 July 2013). "Révélations sur le Big Brother français". Le Monde (in French).
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