Quand la ville invite à s'asseoir : Le banc public parisien et la tentation de la dépose

Abstract

When the city offers a seat In the city, it is commonplace for a motorist to sit in a car but it is more of a problem for a pedestrian. The presence of solid public seats in Paris at the end of the XIXth century, when most people tended to walk everywhere, has given way to mistrust of useful urban furniture for the poorest. Seats that were once large and intended for the general public have recently been required to conform to increasingly restrictive building standards and usages. However, the species does not seem to be an endangered one.