The city council adopted a proposal for deliberation by the opposition group MoDem aimed at "identifying, restoring, enhancing" a "more humble" heritage, in opposition to the great monuments that make the reputation of the capital, explained the elected MoDem Beatrice Lecouturier.
This "small heritage" is "difficult to grasp due to its diversity and its lack of legal supervision", but can easily be identified by the Parisians whose daily life it "punctuates", developed Ms. Lecouturier: "pediments, gates, statues, wells, kiosks, wall frescoes, bollards...
The left-wing executive has dubbed the idea of a census of this "local heritage" via a participatory platform, as well as the creation of an observatory which will select priority restorations.
It also validated the launch from 2024 of a "Small Parisian Heritage Day" during which children and middle school students from voluntary schools will study the small heritage of their neighborhood.
The assistant (PS related) to heritage Karen Taïeb, on the other hand, refused the creation of a "crowdfunding platform" in which the town hall would contribute one euro for each private euro paid, preferring to rely on the network of patrons already existing to "speed up restores".
Citing the Davioud benches, the decking of the Pont des Arts or the Raoul portal, the last vestige of a private mansion in the Marais, Anne Hidalgo's assistant underlined "everything that is done" by the services of the City in favor everyday heritage.
Since 2021, the socialist mayor's record in this area has however been castigated by Internet users gathered under the title "SaccageParis", who accuse him of a lack of maintenance, even a voluntary abandonment of historic street furniture.
Claiming to have pushed the town hall to advance the renovation of the very degraded place de la Concorde, they are now fighting to maintain the identical squares adjoining the Notre-Dame cathedral, which the town hall wants to redevelop after 2024.