In the twelfth century, this same plot of land changed name to reflect the activity then carried out there. What did it become known as?
The answer
The land became known as Mont-aux-Vignes, after the vines then cultivated there: farmland quite far removed from its future purpose.
This question belongs to the “Before the Cemetery” series of the Père-Lachaise quiz: ten questions, a story behind every right answer.