Place du Colonel Fabien

The Place du Colonel Fabien (English: Colonel Fabien Square) is a square^{[citation needed]} in Paris, France.^[1]

Place du Colonel Fabien

Place du Colonel Fabien
Shown within Paris
Namesake	Pierre Georges
Arrondissement	10th, 19th
Quarter	Hôpital Saint-Louis. Villette. Combat.
Coordinates	48°52′41″N 2°22′13″E
Construction
Completion	January 16, 1789
Denomination	July 7, 1945

Before the liberation of Paris, the square was called the Place du Combat ('Combat Square'), but it was renamed in honour of the French communist resistance hero Pierre Georges, whose nom de guerre was Colonel Fabien.

The headquarters of the French Communist Party, designed by the Brazilian communist and utilitarian architect Oscar Niemeyer, is located here, as is a station of the Paris Métro. Nearby is the former location of the medieval Gibbet of Montfaucon, a multi-tiered gibbet that was for most of its history outside the city walls of Paris.