Private van pick up at Roissy CDG and drop off at place de l’Hôtel de Ville in Paris

History and visit  the place de l’Hôtel de Ville in Paris

The place de l’Hôtel de Ville is part of the fourth arrondissement of Paris, in the district of Saint-Merri. It begins at 2 Gesvres dock and pier from the Hotel de Ville and ends at 31 rue de Rivoli. Large, it is 155 m long and 82 m wide. The Place de Greve was formerly its name due to the fact that he found this place on a sea of ​​sand and gravel.

Historically, the Place de Greve served docking port for boats that supplied wheat, wood and wine in the city. A market is also held there until 1141. The Parlour-aux-Bourgeois, on this way home to Paris in Pillars late thirteenth century. The street became famous for the various events, which were held such as rallies, festivals, public celebrations, the execution of the death penalty … The place witnessed several executions including those of Jean de Montaigu in 1409 which was a finance officer, Louis Berquin in 1529, Anne Dubourg in 1559, the Mole and Coconnas in 1574, Eleonora Galigaï in 1617 Cartouche in 1721, Lally in 1766, Carbonneau and Tolleron in 1816 etc..

March 19, 1803, the Place de Greve took the name of Place de l’Hotel de Ville. In 1982, she became a public thoroughfare for pedestrians. She currently serves as a place of entertainment. Between 2004 and 2011, it was converted into a volley-ball for Paris-Plage. The site has also hosted major sports nights at the World Cup football or rugby, lounges students, socio-cultural events like free concerts …