nations, merge regions can unite, but is it possible to “bundle” of Parisian arrondissements? The thing is obviously feasible from an administrative point of view. It would suffice that the Socialist majority to Paris likes it that way – after adoption of a law in Parliament. Nevermind the charges of “tampering”, real or fantasized, made against Anne Hidalgo right by a Parisian who, since 2001, is looking for a chief more than a foot on which to dance. Let’s stick to what we think is essential. Excuse a decision of the Constitutional Council to rebalance demographically the inner districts of the capital, use of a technical-administrative jargon or have to mouth the words “equality” or “modernity” is to ignore the reality perimeters affected by this reform.
Standardization bobo
Who knows Paris knows that the 3rd district is not the fourth, the second has nothing to do with 1, issue of history, sociology, architecture and specificities of all kinds. It is true that the Parisian trend since the so-called gentrification, this great social mower, is that capital tends to uniformity, both socially and culturally. The Marais is less gay and Jewish and increasingly Kooples, Uniqlo and Airbnb. In the third neighbor, the property prices have soared, students Conservatoire national des arts et métiers now live under skies more affordable; Kabyle hotel, formerly number in this corner, have long sold their often including a bistro; Asians were down three or four streets between Rambuteau and Temple and Jewish merchants of Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth drop curtain when those of the Carreau du Temple have long since packed up their goods.
Same in the 2nd district, long mecca of the press and the show before becoming one of fashion, both high fashion (place des Victoires) that the ready-to-wear, clothing for purchase ( Saint-Denis). Peep shows the (1st and 2nd) too close; open, in their place, inspired canteen of Berlin or New York where simple pumpkin soup is inaccessible to the bell ringer of Saint Eustache church -. it is held to his mouth
are added and more ambition
Contrary to stereotypes, the first has never been an open tourist zone on Sunday before the Macron law. This district has hosted the Market Hall, the belly of Paris and the Forum des Halles, den of urban culture in the 1980s and 1990s that was no longer before work, a place creepy delivered to currents air. La Samaritaine, with its parade of “household” has long informed the Seine side while Catholic associations, very present, provided assistance to the needy of the area.
We could as many examples and back further, the Paris Commune, to the Occupation, the roundups, the Liberation, the war in Algeria, the action of the FLN and the different waves of immigration, to tell how the story shaped these districts since 1859. But instead of working on solutions to these districts to keep people, especially the lower middle classes, there provide facilities for children and can accommodate them at a fair price, the municipality prefers to “regroup”. We add ambition and more.
So regroup! And without referendum, moreover, the thing is too trivial and evanescent to seek the views of those who live in these neighborhoods and are attached to it – the author of these lines does not live in any of the above districts. We retain the halls, but not the mayors, which is the way a stinging blow to the city fathers in place, inaudible and unable to impose and pay out of their passivity annuitant. The re-election, left, is assured, the sociological evolution benefits them, why exist? What’s the role of a territory? It is true they are mayors of the 3rd as they could be mayors or 20th of Palavas-les-Flots. The policy interchangeability.
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