Laid out at the site of the fortifications of the old town as from 1862, Parc Richelieu was redesigned in 1956. Between 1895 and 1924, the platform at the front was occupied by Rodin’s famous sculpture The Burghers of Calais, and afterwards by the memorial to the dead of World War I by sculptor Moreau-Vauthier.

The latter was badly damaged by bombings during the German occupation, and in 1962 the monument was replaced by a new memorial by Yves de Coëtlogon, which commemorates the victims of both world wars and represents an allegory of Peace pressing an olive branch against her bosom. In summer, the sun-drenched paths are a favourite place to stroll.