Based on the sources and our conversation history, here is what can be said about the history of Place Clugny in Le Cap:
- Place Clugny is mentioned as a location within the city of Le Cap.
- It was known as a market, specifically the marché de Clugny.
- The place was the site of executions.
- The gibbet (“fourches patibulaires”) were permanently located there. They were only removed when the guardhouse was built on the spot they occupied.
- The author notes that this place was the “theatre of extraordinary circumstances” related to two executions. One execution mentioned was that of a young officer of a Bordeaux ship, who was condemned to the gallows for breaking and entering (“vol avec effraction”) on March 14th.
- In the late 18th century (around 1789), the vicinity of Place Clugny and Petite-Guinée was described as being extremely populated (“extrêmement peuplé”). In this regard, it was considered to greatly surpass the fourth section of the city.
- Rents were noted as being extremely expensive (“extrêmement chers”) on Place Clugny and in its surroundings.
- The marché Clugny is referenced when discussing the market established on Place La Luzerne, specifically concerning the methods used for covering paving costs and barriers.
While the sources mention M. de Clugny as an Intendant who, along with M. Bart, granted land concessions in 1761 that became part of the Providence hospice area near the ravine, and whose statements about the necessity of the Fossette area for public service were largely verified, and who is praised, the provided text does not explicitly state that Place Clugny was named after him. However, the index entry for M. de Clugny does include a reference to Place Clugny, suggesting a connection, but this direct link is not made in the main descriptive text.
