Petition calling for a name change has exceeded 17,000 signatures. Such a measure would cost the City nearly a million euros, says the mayor of Lilas.
The decision to name the station after the artist was taken in 2013 by his predecessor, Daniel Guiraud (PS). “At the time, this appointment was not debated,” recalls the current mayor Lionel Benharous (PS) “I understand that there is emotion. I would not have made this choice. »