square Sergent Aurélie Salel

The square Sergent Aurélie Salel is marked by a wide, paved central courtyard and a series of terraced planters that step down the hillside. It is named for a French soldier killed in action in Afghanistan in two thousand eleven. Before this site became a public park, the land belonged to a local community center. The space serves as a quiet transition between the dense residential blocks of Menilmontant, providing a functional, open path for neighbors moving through the neighborhood.