André Chave

André Chave (; 1799-1868) was a French landowner and real estate developer in Marseille.

Early life André Chave was born in 1799. As explained on his public bust, he developed the neighbourhood of Le Camas, and what later came to be known as the Boulevard Chave, both in the 5th arrondissement of Marseille.

Personal life He had a son, Nicolas Chave, who inherited the neighbourhood developed by his father. He commissioned architect Gaudensi Allar (1841-1904) to build a private residence on the corner of the Boulevard Chave and the Place Jean Jaurès. The architect's brother, André-Joseph Allar (1845-1926), designed a bust of his father, which is still displayed there.

Death He died in 1868. It stretches from the Place Jean-Jaurès to Gare de Marseille-Blancarde. The Prison Chave was a jail on the corner of Rue Georges and Boulevard Chave. Built in 1852, all capital punishment executions in Marseille were carried out in front of this jail from 1912 to 1934. During World War II, it was used to jail Jews and members of the French Resistance, who published the newspaper L’Aube de la Liberté. It was demolished in 1958.