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The '''Charonne quarter''' is an area of the [[20th arrondissement]] of [[Paris]] named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by [[Napoleon III]] and split between Charonne quarter (south part), the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter (north part). The historic centre of Charonne is located around the junction of Rue de Bagnolet and Rue Saint-Blaise, in the vicinity of the parish church of Saint-Germain-de-Charonne (which is on the Père-Lachaise quarter). |
The '''Charonne quarter''' is an area of the [[20th arrondissement]] of [[Paris]] named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by [[Napoleon III]] and split between Charonne quarter (south part), the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter (north part). The historic centre of Charonne is located around the junction of Rue de Bagnolet and Rue Saint-Blaise, in the vicinity of the parish church of [[Saint-Germain de Charonne, Paris|Saint-Germain-de-Charonne]] (which is on the Père-Lachaise quarter). |
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The metro station called [[Charonne (Paris Metro)|Charonne]], notable for the [[Paris Massacre of 1961#8 February 1962 Charonne massacre|demonstration of 8 February 1962]], is named after a street in the [[11th arrondissement of Paris|11th arrondissement]] – Rue de Charonne, in the Bastille neighbourhood – and is not actually located in the district of Charonne, which covers the southern half of the [[20th arrondissement]]. |
The metro station called [[Charonne (Paris Metro)|Charonne]], notable for the [[Paris Massacre of 1961#8 February 1962 Charonne massacre|demonstration of 8 February 1962]], is named after a street in the [[11th arrondissement of Paris|11th arrondissement]] – Rue de Charonne, in the Bastille neighbourhood – and is not actually located in the district of Charonne, which covers the southern half of the [[20th arrondissement]]. |
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The Charonne quarter is an area of the 20th arrondissement of Paris named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by Napoleon III and split between Charonne quarter (south part), the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter (north part). The historic centre of Charonne is located around the junction of Rue de Bagnolet and Rue Saint-Blaise, in the vicinity of the parish church of Saint-Germain-de-Charonne (which is on the Père-Lachaise quarter).
The metro station called Charonne, notable for the demonstration of 8 February 1962, is named after a street in the 11th arrondissement – Rue de Charonne, in the Bastille neighbourhood – and is not actually located in the district of Charonne, which covers the southern half of the 20th arrondissement.
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