TheButte-aux-Cailles (French pronunciation:[bytokaj] is a hilltopneighbourhood ofParis,France,[1] located in Paris' south-eastern13th arrondissement. The name of the hill could be translated as "quail hill", but it actually originates from its former landowner Pierre Caille, who bought a vineyard here in 1543.[2] TheBièvre (from Latin 'Beaver') river, which once made this area important for the tannery and tissue trades, wascovered over in 1860.[3] Its route can be traced by following a series of bronze plaques embedded in the area's pavements.[4]
Today, the Butte-aux-Cailles area draws together a young, trendy and festive Parisian population in its many small bars and restaurants. Since its incorporation into Paris along with the northern extremity of the now Paris-borderingGentilly commune to which it belonged, the Butte-aux-Cailles has managed to retain much of its village ambiance.[1] The area is noted for itsstreet art,[5] including work by the artistsMiss.Tic andJef Aérosol.[4]
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