The Panier, an emblematic neighborhood

The Panier, an emblematic
neighborhood
Why is this neighborhood
different from other
neighborhoods ?
The Panier in the center of Marseilles
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Map of center's Marseilles
Situated next
to the old
port, a lot of
trades,
cathedral,
historical
monuments ,
City Hall. The
Panier is in
the center of
« old
Marseilles »
and is easily
accessible
thanks to lot
of transports
(bus,
tramway,
,boats etc).
An
Marseille c'est dévelloppé autour du panier car ce
quartier étaithas
la toute première cité grecque
Marseilles
developped
around this
neighborhood .
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It was an old
Greek city .
The Panier in 600 before Jesus-Christ.
(Minuature model situated in history museum of Centre bourse)
Miniature model of the old harbour and the
Panier
In Ancient Greece, IV century before JC
A user friendly neighborhood
The Panier is famous for mixing cultures and
religion thanks to a lot of immigrants coming since 1900
Crime
In the past
years , on
account of
fights and
drug
dealing ,
there were
a lot of
deaths.
A raise in the
price of rents
To « select » the
population of
neighborhood ,
Marseilles has
raised rent and
oblige the
poorest people
to get away, it's
the
gentrification.
In
Picture of
bombardement
in Marseilles.
During the second world war, Germany
bombed the city and they wanted to destroy buildings in
the neighborhood and to select other nationalities.
«Urban renovation in Marseille »
Map showing the renovation of some neighborhoods in
Marseilles. (The Panier is in yellow)
Movie Scenery
Now , The Panier is the scenery of a French
TV series, « Plus belle la vie » .