Place de Clichy

The Place de Clichy, also known as "Place Clichy", is situated in the northwestern quadrant of Paris. It is formed by the intersection of the Boulevard de Clichy, the Avenue Clichy, the Rue Clichy, the Boulevard des Batignolles, and the Rue d'Amsterdam.

It lies at the former site of the barrière de Clichy, an ancient portal in the Wall of the Farmers-General, leading to the village of Clichy, outside the wall.

Description

The Place de Clichy is one of the few places in Paris where four arrondissements (the 8th, 9th, 17th, and 18th) meet at a single point. (The others are the Pont Saint-Michel, where the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th meet, and the Belleville roundabout, where the 10th, 11th, 19th and 20th come together.)

The Place de Clichy is also unusual in that it has been untouched by urban planners. This explains the heterogeneous façades[] of the buildings in the area. The Place de Clichy has the character of a substantial crossroads, rather than that of a real place (public square).

Surrounding the Place de Clichy is a lively array of shops, restaurants, and businesses, including a popular cinema. It is a hive of activity, both day and night.

History

In March 1814, at the close of the First French Empire, 800,000 soldiers of various foreign armies marched on Paris. After breaking through the barriers at Belleville and Pantin, they took the hill of Montmartre. Paris was protected in the north from Clichy to Neuilly, by 70,000 men of the garde nationale. In the face of the advancing enemy, the Maréchal de Moncey defended the barrière de Clichy. Moncey amassed 15,000 volunteers, tirailleurs – students from the École polytechnique and the École vétérinaire – and, despite their inexperience, valiantly resisted the Russian contingent until an armistice was declared on 30 March 1814.

Monument

A six-metre-tall bronze statue, executed by Amédée Doublemard and dedicated to de Moncey, stands on an ornate pedestal eight metres tall.

Metro station

Served by the Place de Clichy Métro station, the area is accessible by lines 2 and 13.

See also

  • Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP/Autonomous Operator of Parisian Transports)
  • Tramways in Paris

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Try getting on one of the crosstown Metros here without getting pick-pocketed! Don't sleep, most of the perps aren't even teenagers yet.
Gena Ibraev
9 September 2014
Lovely place. Have a lunch at Le Petit Poucet.
ParisianGeek
26 October 2013
Cas rare, la place est à cheval sur 4 arrondissements (8ème, 9ème, 17ème et 18ème). Au centre se dresse le Monument du maréchal Moncey, commémorant la résistance contre l'armé russe en 1814.
Benoun Marc
25 January 2019
L’activité : des autos arrivent de partout et créent des embouteillages.Des cinés pour tous les goûts, des brasseries et des fast food ...
Marlene Eusebio
30 March 2015
Le bistrot melrose menu 39 euros huîtres, coquilles saint Jacques, dessert vin au top
Ruslan Dosaev
29 April 2019
Кто живет в районе Клиши, на башню ходит автобус 30 - остановка прям на площади
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