Collège Édouard-Pailleron fire

On 6 February 1973 a fire started by two disgruntled students at the Collège Édouard-Pailleron in , completely destroyed the building and caused the death of 21 people, including 16 children.
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  • Type: School
  • Description: 1973 Paris arson
  • Also known as: Collège Edouard Pailleron

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buttes-Chaumont Park and Église luthérienne Saint-Pierre.

Park
The Parc des Buttes Chaumont is a public park situated in northeastern , , in the . Occupying 24.7 hectares, it is the fifth-largest park in Paris, after the , , and .

Islet
is an located on the lake of , in the of . Covering an area of around 6,700 m2, it is connected to the bank by two bridges: to the west by Pont des Suicidés, made of stone, and to the south by a hanging walkway, made of wood. is situated 250 metres southeast of Collège Édouard-Pailleron fire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 19th arrondissement and Grange aux Belles.

The of is in the north of the city, and is a peaceful, green and family-friendly refuge from the otherwise quite stuffy and/or shabby city.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a of , France, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of straddles the borderline between the and the along its main street, the Rue de .

Collège Édouard-Pailleron fire

Latitude
48.88172° or 48° 52′ 54″ north
Longitude
2.37954° or 2° 22′ 46″ east
Open location code
8FW4V9JH+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22796993
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Wiki­data ID
Q2983896
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