Place de la Bastille
Place de la Bastille (square, 4th arrondissement): €770k of City money since 2010, 19 Paris Council deliberations and municipal bulletin extracts, every fact linked to its source.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 13 September 2026.
770k €
ordered from companies for this place — contract ceilings, not spending
The place de la Bastille is a square in Paris, a symbolic site of the French Revolution, where the former Bastille fortress was demolished between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790. Wikipedia ↗
What the City funds here
Works and renovation
770k €
contract ceiling · 2017–2019
4 contracts signed in 2017–2019, 770 k € ceiling
The 4 contracts
Marché subséquent — Mission de maîtrise d’œuvre Aménagement Place de la BastilleOMNIUM GENERAL D'INGENIERIE · 2017561k €MS ordonnancement, pilotage et coordination Aménagement Place de la BastilleARTELIA · 2017139k €CSP EP MS ordonnancement, pilotage et coordination Creat.continuite Place de la Bastille/arsenalARTELIA · 201946k €Fourniture Medaillons Ceramiques Place de la BastilleETAB. PUBLIC CITE CERAMIQUE-SEVRES · 201925k €A contract amount is a ceiling, not spending: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City.
What the Paris Council said about it
5 moments chosen from the 20 deliberations read.
MARCH 2016The project that redraws the squareA communication on the redevelopment of seven squares presented the end of the Bastille's circular traffic flow in favor of a North-South axis toward the Bassin de l'Arsenal.JUNE 2010When the square becomes a platform for social protestThe Council adopted a motion of support for the undocumented workers on strike who had been occupying the steps of the Opéra Bastille since 27 May.SEPTEMBER 2009The square that brings in money for the CityThe Council authorized an agreement for an antiques and flea-market fair at the place de la Bastille, generating €165,000 in fees for the City.MAY 2004A contract far larger than the 13 July dancesThe Council approved the principle of a contract worth €1,177,404.60 including tax (Luna Production) and authorized its signing, for a show commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris.DECEMBER 1995Public order: demonstration and counter-demonstrationThe Prefect of Police justified before the Council having allowed the 25 November gathering for women's rights to take place at the place de la Bastille despite a counter-demonstration.3 more moments, 1997–2019
FEBRUARY 2019Buses forgotten: the opposition's criticismMs Montandon, in a motion, criticized the City for not having consulted the RATP and Île-de-France Mobilités on the square's layout and bus routes.MARCH 2015Who cleans, who maintains the squareResponding to a motion from the UMP group denouncing the square's deterioration, deputy mayor Mao Peninou detailed the daily upkeep provided by the City and pointed out that cleaning the Opéra's steps was the State's responsibility.SEPTEMBER 1997The Friday-night bikersThe Prefect of Police announced information campaigns and checks in response to the weekly gathering of 100 to 150 motorcycles at the place de la Bastille on Friday evenings.Further back, in the municipal bulletin: 1927 · 1920 · 1909 · 1888
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