Place de la Bastille
Place de la Bastille (square, 4th arrondissement): €714k paid by the City in 2021, 19 Paris Council deliberations about it and municipal bulletin extracts. The source of each item is given.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 29 September 2026.
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 ↗
One of 225 places · €2.9 B paid by the City
What the City funds here
€9.9M in 2019 · €714k in 2021
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The 3 projects
Place de la Bastille - Etude préalable et travaux d'aménagement2019 · City accounts€9.9MPlace de la Bastille - Etude préalable et travaux d'aménagement2020 · City accounts€7.4MPlace de la Bastille - Travaux d'aménagement2021 · City accounts€714kThe 4 contracts · 2017–2019, €770 k ceiling
Marché subséquent — Mission de maîtrise d’œuvre Aménagement Place de la BastilleOMNIUM GENERAL D'INGENIERIE · 2017€561kMS ordonnancement, pilotage et coordination Aménagement Place de la BastilleARTELIA · 2017€139kCSP EP MS ordonnancement, pilotage et coordination Creat.continuite Place de la Bastille/arsenalARTELIA · 2019€46kFourniture Medaillons Ceramiques Place de la BastilleETAB. PUBLIC CITE CERAMIQUE-SEVRES · 2019€25kA contract amount is a ceiling: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City.
At the Conseil de Paris
5 moments chosen from the 19 deliberations about this place.
MARCH 2016End of the roundabout traffic announced, for a North-South axis to the Arsenal basin
A 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.Read the decision ↗JUNE 2010Vote of support adopted for striking undocumented workers at Opéra Bastille
The 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.Read the decision ↗SEPTEMBER 2009Antiques fair authorized, bringing the City 165,000 euros in fees
The 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.Read the decision ↗MAY 2004€1.18M contract approved for the 60th anniversary Liberation show
The 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.Read the decision ↗DECEMBER 1995Women's rights rally allowed to proceed despite a counter-demonstration
The 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.Read the decision ↗3 more moments, 1997–2019
FEBRUARY 2019Motion criticizes lack of consultation with RATP and IDF Mobilités on buses
Ms 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.Read the decision ↗MARCH 2015City's daily upkeep detailed; cleaning the steps is the State's responsibility
Responding 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.Read the decision ↗SEPTEMBER 1997Checks announced over the weekly gathering of 100 to 150 motorcycles
The 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.Read the decision ↗Further back, in the municipal bulletin: 1927 · 1920 · 1909 · 1888
