In 1870, a strategic route emerged, cutting through the landscape. This very route would later become the Boulevard de la Boissière. The year 1900, July 26th to be exact, saw the prefecture officially christen it so. Boulevard de la Boissière, albeit short, forms a distinct boundary between Noisy and Montreuil. The name itself, “Boissière,” evokes images of a place where woods and coppices intertwine. Close to the Boulevard de la Boissière, a silent sentinel once stood. The Redoute de la Boissière, a fortification built in 1831, played a role in the 1870 siege of Paris. This fort, positioned strategically between the Redoute de Montreuil and Fort de Rosny, was later complemented by another redoute south of it. Though the Redoute de la Boissière is now gone, replaced by housing towers in 1966, its memory lingers. Even the nearby Rue de la Redoute serves as a quiet tribute to this forgotten fortress. If you were to pinpoint its location, imagine the western edge of Rosny-sous-Bois. It would have nestled between the present-day Rue de la Dhuys and Rue Lucien-Piron, a stone’s throw from where we stand now on Boulevard de la Boissière. Even the unassuming Ruelle Boissière whispers its name.
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