Place de la Nation
Place de la Nation (square, 12th arrondissement): €1.5M of City money since 2010 and 11 Paris Council deliberations, every fact linked to its source.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 13 September 2026.
1.5€M
ordered from companies for this place — contract ceilings, not spending
The place de la Nation, formerly the "place du Trône" and then the "place du Trône-Renversé," is a square in Paris located on the boundary between the city's 11th and 12th arrondissements. Wikipedia ↗
What the City funds here
Works and renovation
1.5€M
contract ceiling · 2018
One contract signed in 2018, 1.5 €M ceiling
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 15 deliberations read.
DECEMBER 2019A contested fast-food outlet at the heart of the squareThe executive backed a motion calling for a McDonald's to be prevented from opening at 19 of the square.JUNE 2017The square becomes a playground for childrenThe Council unanimously adopted a motion to make a games library on the square permanent.JANUARY 2017The memory of a little-known tragedy finally honoured by the CityA deliberation concerned a plaque in memory of the seven people who died on 14 July 1953.MAY 2016The square as a demonstration outlet worries shopkeepersLes Républicains raised the alarm over the damage caused by demonstrations that end up at the square.MARCH 2016The major redevelopment project gets underwayThe City announced the Nation would be "transformed into a garden square" among seven squares being redeveloped.3 more moments, 1995–2005
OCTOBER 2005The square's heritage deteriorates unansweredAn elected official called for the restoration of the Colonnes du Trône; no reply came.JUNE 2001The surroundings are being redone around the squareThe Council approved the terms for awarding three contracts to redevelop the avenue du Trône, up to the place de la Nation.JULY 1995Public money supports the square's storefrontsThe City granted (20,000 F) funding for commercial promotion by the square's shopkeepers' association.Other places · Squares & monuments
