Batignolles

Batignolles () is a neighbourhood of Paris, part of its 17th arrondissement. The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by the Boulevard des Batignolles, on the east by the Avenue de Clichy, on the north by Rue Cardinet and on the west by the Rue de Rome.
Batignolles was an independent village outside Paris until 1860, when the emperor, Napoleon III, annexed it to the capital.
During the 19th century, Batignolles had an active cultural life, and it served as... meer