History ExhibitionHistory ExhibitionRue Jean François Leca
La Joliette
A marble plaque honors Jean-François Leca, a Corsican-born postman who became a socialist activist and deputy mayor of Marseille in the early 20th century.
Hidden historical marker
Local political history
Working-class heritage
Corsican-Marseillais figure
Tips
🇫🇷born in Calenzana, Corsica in 1875
📮rose from postal worker to deputy mayor
🏙️plaque reflects old Marseille's working-class politics
Rue Jean François Leca
La Joliette
History ExhibitionHistory ExhibitionA marble plaque honors Jean-François Leca, a Corsican-born postman who became a socialist activist and deputy mayor of Marseille in the early 20th century.
Hidden historical marker
Local political history
Working-class heritage
Corsican-Marseillais figure
Tips
🇫🇷born in Calenzana, Corsica in 1875
📮rose from postal worker to deputy mayor
🏙️plaque reflects old Marseille's working-class politics