Volontaires français des Brigades Internationales

Volontaires français des Brigades Internationales is a memorial in Paris, Île-de-France. Volontaires français des Brigades Internationales is situated nearby to the memorial Communard’s Wall, as well as near Flossenbürg memorial.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Père Lachaise Cemetery and Communard’s Wall.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

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The 20th arrondissement of Paris lies to the east of the centre and represents an old working-class area now in rapid transformation. The main drawing card here for tourists is the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, though, for travellers who are interested in music and culture, this relatively gritty area is probably going to be one of your main night-crawling areas. Père Lachaise Cemetery is situated 430 metres west of Volontaires français des Brigades Internationales.

Communard’s Wall

Memorial

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The Communards’ Wall at the Père Lachaise cemetery is where 147 Commune soldiers along with another 19 officers were executed on May 28, 1871, during the Semaine sanglante, the suppression of the Paris Commune.

Jardin Lesseps

Park

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Jardin Lesseps is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Blaise and Charonne quarter.

Saint-Blaise

Neighborhood

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Saint-Blaise is a neighborhood.

Charonne quarter

Suburb

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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, the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter.