The fact
This iconic avenue only hosted the parade starting in 1980, after decades of varying routes.
Its international success now relies on this unique setting, a symbol of the national holiday.
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Why it matters
Ce défilé cristallise les tensions autour des méthodes policières en France et interroge la symbolique du 14-Juillet, fête nationale emblématique.