Tout comme les carrĂ©s Saint-Louis, la place Hoche fait partie de ces lieux versaillais chargĂ©s dâhistoire et ignorĂ©s Ă tort par les touristes alors quâelle est situĂ©e Ă proximitĂ© immĂ©diate du chĂąteau. SituĂ©e dans la perspective de lâĂ©glise Notre-Dame, elle a Ă©tĂ© tracĂ©e en 1671 et Ă©tait Ă lâĂ©poque appelĂ©e place Dauphine. CâĂ©tait la premiĂšre de France Ă adopter une forme octogonale. Elle tĂ©moigne donc, au mĂȘme titre que le trident des avenues de Sceaux, de Paris et de Saint-Cloud qui structurent la ville, de lâattrait du Roi pour un urbanisme rĂ©flĂ©chi.
Au centre de cette place trĂŽne la statue de Lazare Hoche, gĂ©nĂ©ral Ă lâĂąge de 25 ans et personnage clivant Ă Versailles. On doit cette reprĂ©sentation au sculpteur Henri Lemaire.
Autre particularitĂ© de la place, elle permet aux versaillais de trouver de lâombre sous ses grands marronniers, recensĂ©s parmi les arbres remarquables de la commune aux cĂŽtĂ©s des platanes de lâhĂŽtel de ville.

Like the Saint-Louis squares, the Place Hoche is one of those places in Versailles steeped in history and wrongly ignored by tourists while it is located in the immediate vicinity of the castle. Located in the perspective of Notre-Dame church, it was traced in 1671 and was then called Place Dauphine. It was the first in France to adopt an octagonal shape. It thus testifies, like the trident of the avenues of Sceaux, Paris and Saint-Cloud which structure the city, of the King's attraction for a thoughtful urbanism.
In the center of this square is the statue of Lazare Hoche, a general at the age of 25 and a figure cleaving at Versailles. We owe this representation to the sculptor Henri Lemaire.
Another peculiarity of the square, it allows Versailles inhabitants to find shade under its large chestnut trees, listed among the remarkable trees of the town alongside the plane trees of the town hall.
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