Combat

Another historical fact which made the name of this neighborhood consists in the bloody animal fights organised at the time in wooden arenas. From 1778 to 1833, dogs, bulls, bears, wild boars and many other animals were forced to fight to death.

The name change of Place du Combat is also linked to a sad event that occurred in 1945: that year, a German bomb killed the resistance fighter Colonel Fabien and his troop, who were trying to defuse it.

• Church of Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption des Buttes-Chaumont: located near Les Buttes-Chaumont, this parish church has about 600 places.
• Saint-Georges de la Villette Church: built in memory of the Archbishop of Paris, Georges Darboy, who was shot during the Paris Commune, the construction of this church began in 1873.

• The headquarters of the French Communist Party: Starting in 1965, the construction of this building was completed in 1971. The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, the builder of this historical monument, wanted to create a contemporary architecture, simple and without luxurious finishes. The headquarters is located on Place du Colonel-Fabien, whose name is a tribute to this communist resistance fighter. Coincidence or not, the party and the square have the same initials, namely PCF.
• École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville (National School of Architecture of Paris-Belleville)

• Parc des Buttes-Chaumont: in 1860, year of the annexation of the district, Napoleon III had the idea to transform this former gypsum quarry into a park. It was only seven years later that this park was inaugurated. Today it is one of the largest in the capital, with 25 hectares of green space. It is also one of the most original: within the park itself there is an island with a surface area of approximately 6,700 m² called Île du Belvédère.