Place Clémenceau, Public square in downtown Pau, France.
Place Clémenceau is a pedestrian square in central Pau linking rue Maréchal-Joffre to the city's east. Its elliptical garden, laid out by landscape architect Louis Decorges, holds a fountain topped by Paul Auban's 1913 marble statue La Source. The square opens onto the Palais des Pyrénées, a late Art Deco "paquebot"-style building inaugurated in 1930.
The site held the Notre-Dame religious complex, including a chapel, cemetery, church and convent founded around 1616. The church was partly occupied by a gendarmerie barracks in the early 19th century. A new hall was built in 1837 and inaugurated the following year, housing the farmers' and wholesale markets and the town hall services until 1876. The hall was dismantled from 1929 and moved to place des Écoles; the church was rebuilt between 1930 and 1932 as Notre-Dame du Bout-du-Pont.
The square has hosted social and cultural events throughout its history, including concerts by Édith Piaf and boxing matches featuring Marcel Cerdan, and continues to serve as a venue for community festivals and markets.
Located in the heart of Pau at the intersection of rue Maréchal-Joffre and avenues leading to boulevard des Pyrénées, the square is easily accessible on foot and features parking facilities, public benches, and landscaped gardens nearby.
The elliptical square on the parterre of the Palais des Pyrénées was laid out by landscape gardener Louis Decorges, with the white marble statue La Source, carved by Paul Auban in 1913, standing on its fountain. The Palais des Pyrénées, inaugurated on 29 November 1930 by mayor Alfred de Lassence, was built in the late Art Deco "paquebot" style.
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