Marche de Aligre
The market of Aligre takes place every morning except Monday place d'Aligre and rue d'Aligre, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.
The market of Aligre is composed of two markets: the covered market whose name is market Beauvau or market Beauvau-Saint-Antoine, in the western half of the Place d'Aligre, and the market discovered, along the rue d’Aligre and on the eastern half of the square[[1].
Origin of name
The name of the market refers to Étienne François d'Aligre (1727-1798), who was the first president of the Parliament of Paris when the market was built. As for the covered part of the market, it refers to Gabrielle-Charlotte de Beauvau, the last abbess of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs and daughter of Marc de Beauvau-Craon.
Historical
Place d'Aligre with the Beauvau market, on a Monday, the day of closure of the Aligre market.
The covered market Beauvau-Saint-Antoine was built by Samson-Nicolas Lenoir in 1779 on land purchased from the nuns of the Abbey of Saint-Antoine, it was rebuilt in 1843 by Marc-Gabriel Jolivet, architect of the City of Paris.
The market of Aligre, one of the oldest in Paris, has known the last local market gardeners coming to bring their fruits and vegetables from suburban municipalities such as Montreuil.
Activities and animations
The flea marketers are gathered outside, in the semicircle located on the eastern half of the square.
The Aligre market is the soul of the district of Aligre formerly popular. The singer Moustique regularly comes to present his African objects; he is one of the figures of this market.
The Commune libre d'Aligre, a district association governed by the law of 1901 ensures the animation of the district of Aligre and its market.