The Père Lachaise district occupies one of Paris's seven hills, formerly known as Mont-aux-Vignes, then Mont-Louis. François d'Aix de La Chaise, or Père La Chaise, confessor to king Louis XIV, lived in a religious house constructed on this site. Commune episode, many insurgents were shot by Versailles troops in front of the cemetery wall, known ever since as the Mur des Fédérés (Communards' Wall). This area is famous for the Cimetière du Père Lachaise, where many famous figures are buried.