Château Rouge: a “Little Africa” in Paris?

Marie Chabrol & translated by Oliver Waine — 2013-05-22T04:55:00Z

The Château Rouge area of Paris is regarded as an “African neighbourhood”. But what is the reality behind this image? Marie Chabrol shows that it has less to do with residents' backgrounds than with the commercial uses of the area, which put this district at the heart of large-scale mobilities.
Paris, like any major metropolis, has different neighbourhoods whose images are built and rebuilt around business activities linked to immigration. The Château Rouge area – situated in the shadow of

- From the Field / immigration, public space, Paris region, Paris, mobility, retail, neighborhood, Goutte d'Or, Château Rouge, ethnic retail, user, use of space, centrality

Metropolitics

Château Rouge: a “Little Africa” in Paris?