Square Jean Mermoz

Square Jean Mermoz sits as a compact, triangular pocket of greenery wedged between the dense urban blocks of Courbevoie. It centers on a bronze bust of the French aviator Jean Mermoz, who famously conquered the perilous South Atlantic air routes in the nineteen thirties. While most parks in the district serve as mere thoroughfares, this space preserves the memory of a man who disappeared over that same ocean in nineteen thirty-six, leaving behind a legacy of pioneering long-distance flight.