Quai de Jemmapes, Riverfront in 10th arrondissement, France.
The quai de Jemmapes is a long waterside path running alongside the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris's 10th district, stretching for about a mile and a half. The path connects multiple neighborhoods and forms a continuous route from Rue Faubourg-du-Temple to Boulevard de la Villette.
The quay was named to commemorate the Battle of Jemmapes in 1792, an important moment in French history near Mons, Belgium. The street later became established as a key route through the evolving Paris landscape.
The name Jemmapes recalls the 1792 Battle of Jemappes near Mons; the spelling has stayed as it was then, though the Belgian village's name changed. At number 102, the Hôtel du Nord is where Eugène Dabit lived and worked in his parents' hotel and wrote his 1928 novel of the same name, filmed by Marcel Carné in 1938. A demolition permit was refused in 1983, saving the facade.
The path is easy to walk at any time of day, particularly in the afternoon or when the weather is clear. There are few steep sections or stairs, making it comfortable for casual strolling.
On 23 March 1918 a shell fired by the Grosse Bertha exploded at no. 206 bis quai de Jemmapes; a second fell at no. 170 on 28 May 1918. The quay also carries a mock commemorative plaque from the 2000s at no. 82, honouring a plumber, Jérôme Bozel, who never existed.
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