It is named for the French popular singer Georges Brassens (1921–1981) who lived in the neighborhood of the park at 9 impasse Florimont and 42 rue Santos Dumont.
The city of Paris considered first using the site for public housing or a sports complex, but engineers discovered that the ground was unstable due to the presence of abandoned quarries, and would have involved considerable improvements, so it was decided to build a park instead.
[2] The central feature of the park is a large pond, bordered by lawns and groves of trees.
The sloping hill of the park features a vineyard, a winding stream, and a jumble of artificial stones for children to climb.
The central entrance gates to the park are topped by two sculptures of bulls by Isidore Bonheur, a note to the site's former use as a slaughterhouse.