In the 19th century,
Napoleon III decided upon the advice of
Georges-Eugène Haussmann, the planner of Paris renewal, to annex some of Paris suburban territories, which existed beyond the fortified enclosure. The 16 June 1859 law pertaining to Paris expansion from the
Wall of the Ferme générale to Thiers Wall (In French: ''La loi relative à l'extension de Paris du mur des Fermiers généraux à l'enceinte de Thiers'') revoked the status of La Chapelle "village". The village area was fragmented between Paris,
Saint-Denis,
Aubervilliers and
Saint-Ouen. In 1895, cardboards decorators had their workshops in the Quartier de la Chapelle. They created carnival chariot used by Paris students in the Mid-Lent parade. After the Thiers Wall decommissioning in 1919, suburban territories which belonged to Saint-Denis and Aubervillers underwent some changes; they were finally attached to Paris due to the application of the 27 July 1930 decrees. Afterwards the neighborhood has experienced several urbanisation events: the constructions of Boucry and SuperChapelle skyscraper in the 1970s, ZAC Evangile in the 1980s and ZAC Pajol in the 21st century. Between 2015 and 2017, a humanitarian accommodation centre welcomed male migrants. The
Concordet Campus has replaced the centre. In 2017, the neighborhood drew media attention after female inhabitants had reported sexual harassment. A petition to increase the neighborhood's security gathered thousand signatures in two days. == Administration ==