Square · 3e
Place de la République
The place de la République is a 3.4-hectare square located on the boundary between the 3rd, 10th and 11th arrondissements of Paris. Wikipedia ↗
23.9€M
paid by the City for this place since 2009
What the City funds here
Works and renovation
23.9€M
paid · 2009–2023
11 building projects paid, from the City’s published accounts.
One contract signed in 2014, 600 k € ceiling
The 11 projects
PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2011–2013 · City accounts14.3€MPLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2013 · City accounts2.7€MPLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2012–2013 · City accounts2.7€MPLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2009–2013 · City accounts1.6€MPLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2010–2013 · City accounts1.5€MPLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2014–2016 · City accounts628k €PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2014–2016 · City accounts229k €PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2014–2016 · City accounts187k €PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2014–2015 · City accounts8k €PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE2014–2015 · City accounts3k €Place de la république - Réfection des trottoirs2023 · City accounts38k €Paid amounts make up the 23.9 €M. A contract amount is a ceiling: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City. Per-project detail is no longer published after 2017.
What the Paris Council said about it
6 moments chosen out of the 41 deliberations read. Each line opens the document.
DECEMBER 2020A migrant camp evicted amid tensionSeveral motions denounced the eviction, on 23 November 2020, of a migrant camp set up at the place de la République, and called for systematic emergency shelter.MAY 2016Nuit Debout: demonstrating without taking over the squareFaced with the Nuit Debout movement, which had been camped there since 31 March, several motions sought to reconcile the right to demonstrate with the nuisances reported by local residents.FEBRUARY 2013Bringing the new square to life to avoid a "dead space"The Council entrusted the "Monde et Médias" café pavilion to the S.O.S. group, due to open in spring 2013 when the square was handed over.JUNE 2010The opposition disputes the €17.5 millionIn approving the objectives and the consultation process, the Council faced down the opposition, which disputed the €17.5 million cost put forward during the session and demanded a prior trial run.MARCH 2010TVK to redesign one of Europe's largest squaresThe Council authorized signing the project management contract with the TVK team; the project was to transform the roundabout around the statue into a pedestrian space.SEPTEMBER 2003Restoring Marianne, the first call to keep out carsThe Council authorized the restoration of the monument to the glory of the Republic, at the centre of the square, and adopted two motions calling for a study on closing it to car traffic.2 more moments, 2004–2009
JUNE 2009The architectural competition opens, 72 applications receivedMs Annick LEPETIT announced the appointment of the first jury and the selection of five architectural teams, out of 72 applications, to sketch out the redevelopment.APRIL 2004The Resistance enters the square's very groundA garden on the square was named square André Tollet, in tribute to the chairman of the Comité parisien de la Libération.Same kind
