Rue Adolphe Mille, Paris
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19e Arrt.
  Rue ADOLPHE MILLE
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| Arrondissement | XIXe |
| Quarter | Pont de Flandre |
| Begins | avenue Jean Jaurès |
| Ends | rue Delesseux |
| Length | 176 m |
| Width | 15.50 m |
| Creation | |
| Denomination | April 5, 1904 |
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Rue Adolphe Mille is a street in Paris' XIXe arrondissement, near the Parc des Buttes Chaumont (Buttes-Chaumont gardens).
[edit] History
Previously 'impasse de Dépotoir' ("dead end of the Dump"), and in one extremity 'rue du Dépotoir.' Once led to a former plaster pit-mine reemployed as a garbage dump.
[edit] Present Name
Adolphe Auguste Mille (1812-1894), general inspector of the Department of 'ponts et Chaussées' (bridges and streets), civil engineer for the city of Paris, creator of the 'dépotoire municipale' (municipal dump). Was also an activist for the re-use of Paris' sewage for local agriculture.
[edit] Transportation
The nearest station of the Paris Métro is Ourcq, on Line 5.
