On the eve of the revolution, the wall of the farmers general was built. The northern layout of the gardens corresponds to the new limits of Paris, and a rotunda, known as the Barriere de Chartres, was built there to levy a tax on goods entering the city.
In the 19th century, Haussmann transformed the Monceau plain into an emblematic district of its new town planning. The madness of Chartres is divided and partially built with buildings and mansions. Another part is transformed into an English garden and becomes the Monceau park that we know today.