This April, the Paris City Council is to deliberate on new commemorative plaques and names for streets, squares and other public spaces, in tribute to a number of celebrities. From Tina Turner and Cesária Évora to Daniel Darc, Michel Blanc and Hélène Duc... discover the personalities involved.
Another Paris Council meeting takes place from April 8 to 11, 2025. Several subjects are on the agenda, including the new 2025/2030 biodiversity plan, and the first edition of Mental Health Month.
But this new Paris Council is also an opportunity to deliberate on new commemorative plaques and names for streets, squares and other public spaces dedicated to " outstanding personalities from history, culture and society ", says the City of Paris. Among them? Actor, director and screenwriter Michel Blanc, who died on October 3, 2024; Swiss-American singer, author and actress Tina Turner, who died on May 24, 2023; and singer Daniel Darc, who passed away on February 28, 2013.
List of draft deliberations on naming in Paris
- Daniel Darc: a commemorative plaque in tribute to the singer, installed at 1, rue Charles Delescluze (11th).
- Hélène Kro: commemorative plaque in honor of the Jewish communist resistance fighter, at 8, rue des Grands Degrés (5th).
- Jean Dampt: commemorative plaque in honor of the French sculptor, medallist, cabinetmaker and jeweler, at 17, rue Campagne Première (14th).
- Anténor Firmin: commemorative plaque in honor of the politician, anthropologist, economist and intellectual, located at 5, rue des Feuillantines (5e).
- Alain Le Garrec: commemorative plaque in tribute to the Socialist Party member and Paris councillor (1995-2008), at 4 place du Louvre (1st).
- Michel Blanc: naming of rue Michel Blanc, assigned to the portion of rue du Parc Royal from rue de Turenne to rue Madame de Sévigné, Paris (3rd).
- Tina Turner: name place Tina Turner, assigned to the right-of-way intended to become public, linking the Alan Turing forecourt to avenue de France, at 187-189 avenue de France, Paris (13th).
- Hélène Duc: name of pont Hélène Duc, assigned to the bridge linking quai de Valmy to quai de Jemmapes, at rue de Lancry, Paris (10th district).
- Françoise Gilot: name rue Françoise Gilot, assigned to a right-of-way comprising part of place Constantin Pecqueur and the remaining part of rue Girardon (staircase), beginning avenue Junot and ending place Dalida (18th).
- Cesária Évora: naming of the Cesária Évora school to the multi-purpose public school located at 141 boulevard Macdonald (19th).
- Yvonne Hagnauer: naming of the Yvonne Hagnauer school to the public elementary school located at 40 rue des Pyrénées (20th).
The Paris Council should therefore deliberate and decide on these new names by April 11.
