The Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis is a street in the
10th arrondissement of
Paris. It crosses the arrondissement from north to south, linking the
Porte Saint-Denis to
La Chapelle Métro station and passing the
Gare du Nord
The Gare du Nord (; English: ''station of the North'' or ''Northern Station''), officially Paris-Nord, is one of the six large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. The station accommodates the trains that run between the capital ...
.
History
The Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis owes its name to the fact that it is an extension of the
Rue Saint-Denis to the
faubourg
"Faubourg" () is an ancient French term historically equivalent to " fore-town" (now often termed suburb or ). The earliest form is , derived from Latin , 'out of', and Vulgar Latin (originally Germanic) , 'town' or 'fortress'. Traditionally, th ...
or area outside Paris's walls (as marked today by the Porte Saint-Denis). It also marked the eastern boundary of the enclos (later prison)
Saint-Lazare.
Historically, this street was an extremely upper-class area, occupied by jewellers and textile merchants, since it was part of the King's processional route to the
Basilica of Saint Denis. After the
French Revolution the street briefly bore the name Rue du Faubourg Franciade in 1793 (with the portion between Rue Saint-Laurent and the
Place de la Chapelle
Place may refer to:
Geography
* Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population
** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government
* "Place", a type of street or road name
** Often ...
being renamed Rue du faubourg Saint-Lazare and Rue du faubourg de Gloire).
Length
* from the
Boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle
A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway.
Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls.
In American usage, boulevards may ...
to
Boulevard de Magenta
The boulevard de Magenta is located in the Ninth and Tenth arrondissements of Paris, France.
It begins at place de la République and 1, rue Beaurepaire, and ends at 1, boulevard de Rochechouart and 53, boulevard de la Chapelle.
Etymology
...
: 850 m
* between the Boulevard de Magenta and
Rue Cail
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: 520m
* from Rue Cail to the
Boulevard de la Chapelle : 300 m
Points of interest
* On 19 August 1848 the street was the birthplace of painter
Gustave Caillebotte
Gustave Caillebotte (; 19 August 1848 – 21 February 1894) was a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group. Caillebotte was known for his early ...
*
Mistinguett, who made this street famous by singing "je suis née dans le faubourg saint-Denis", was actually born in Enghien-les-bains.
* The "marchandes de quatre saisons" (The merchants
treet vendorsof the Four Seasons) were typical of this street. They can be seen in the 1961
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Franà ...
film ''
Une femme est une femme
''A Woman Is a Woman'' (french: Une femme est une femme) is a 1961 French musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical ...
'', but have since been removed because they were causing traffic congestion.
* An old
Bouillon
Bouillon can refer to:
Food
* Bouillon (broth), a simple broth
** Court-bouillon, a quick broth
* Bouillon (soup), a Haitian soup
* Bouillon (restaurant), a traditional type of French restaurant
**Bouillon Chartier, a bouillon restaurant foun ...
snackbar has become a fashionable brasserie, ''
Bouillon Julien
''Bouillon Julien'', formerly ''Julien'', is a ''brasserie''-type restaurant in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was made an official Historical Monument for its Art Nouveau style.
History
In 1787, the building hosted the resta ...
'', well-known across Paris for its
profiteroles
A profiterole (), cream puff (US), or ''chou à la crème'' () is a filled French and Italian choux pastry ball with a typically sweet and moist filling of whipped cream, custard, pastry cream, or ice cream. The puffs may be decorated or left p ...
(a pastry).
* A fashionable '
traiteur', ''Julhès'' (formerly ''Royal-Cabello'', founded by Henri Lacour, then by M. Mauduit), known for its
mille-feuilles
A (, "thousand-sheets"),The name is also written as and . also known by the names Napoleon, vanilla slice, and custard slice, is a dessert made of puff pastry layered with pastry cream. Its modern form was influenced by improvements made by Ma ...
(also a pastry).
* The training gymnasium of
Marcel Cerdan is at number 23, and the "Central sporting club de Boxe", featured in a scene from the 1954 film, ''
L'Air de Paris
''The Air of Paris'' (French: ''L'air de Paris'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Marcel Carné and starring Jean Gabin, Arletty and Roland Lesaffre. Gabin won the Volpi Cup at the 1954 Venice International Film Festival.
It w ...
'', is at number 57.
* The Reggiani family hairdressers' shop was at number 83;
Serge Reggiani evoked the spirit of this street in an autobiographical song.
Connecting streets
* Passage Prado, known for its
Art déco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ...
decoration
* Passage Brady, known for its Indian and Pakistani restaurants
* Passage de l'Industrie
External links
*
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