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Les Eaux de Belleville is a monument located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. This site, whose exact period of construction or use is not specified in the available sources, is part of the urban landscape of the capital. Its name evokes a relationship with water, potentially an old water supply system, a fountain, or a place linked to the historic water management of the city.

In the Parisian context, water-related monuments have often played a central role in the daily lives of the inhabitants. Over the centuries, public water points, such as fountains or reservoirs, were essential for the supply of neighbourhoods. Although the specific details of the Belleville Waters are lacking, this type of structure generally reflects the importance of water in the urban and social organization of Paris, especially in popular boroughs such as the 19th, marked by a labour and artisanal history.