Rue Beautreillis is a street in

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, a historic area of the 4th arrondissement in central

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Location and access

Rue Beautreillis, almost parallel to the Rue Saint-Paul and Rue du Petit-Musc, begins at Rue des Lions-Saint-Paul and ends at Rue Saint-Antoine. It successively crosses the Rue Charles-V and Rue Neuve-Saint-Pierre. Like many streets in old Paris, its narrow width is uneven and its buildings include traces of its long history of houses, hotels, and buildings dating from different eras.

Origin of the name

The street's name, attributed in 1555, is in memory of the Hotel de Beautreillis, which was built on the site of the

Hôtel Saint-Pol The Hôtel Saint-Pol was a royal residence begun in 1360 by Charles V of France on the ruins of a building constructed by Louis IX. It was used by Charles V and Charles VI. Located on the Right Bank, to the northwest of the Quartier de l'Arsenal ...

, and which takes its name from the vines against the walls of the garden.

History

The street is cited under the names of "rue Girard-Bocquet" and “Rue de Beau-trillis” in a manuscript of 1636 where the records indicate that it is "found orderly, room and full of mud and filth". By ministerial decision of 6 September 1836, the length of this road was increased from 188m to 231m by absorption of Rue Gérard-Beauquet (taken from the name of the owner of the Hotel de Beautreillis), formerly Rue du Pistolet. It was at a

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parallel to Rue Beautreillis on Rue Saint-Antoine that General

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was killed during June 1848.

Notable buildings and events

Eugène Grangé Eugène Grangé (16 December 1810 – 1 March 1887) was a French playwright, librettist, chansonnier and goguettier. Biography The son of Pierre-Joseph Basté and Louise-Thérèse Grangé, Pierre-Eugène Basté was born in rue Beautreillis ...

(1810–1887) was born in the street on 16 December 1810 at the theatre here. * No 6: remains of the Hotel Raoul. * No 7: house with wrought iron terrace (historic monument). * No 16:

Victorien Sardou Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-centur ...

(1831–1908), dramatist, was born here on 5 September 1831. * No 17:

Jim Morrison James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredicta ...

(1943–1971), lead singer of

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, died here in an apartment in the building, on 3 July 1971. * No 22:

Charles Baudelaire Charles Pierre Baudelaire (, ; ; 9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poetry, French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist and art critic. His poems exhibit mastery in the handling of rhyme and rhythm, contain an exoticis ...

(1821–1867), poet, lived here with

Jeanne Duval Jeanne Duval (; – c. 1862) was a Haitian-born actress and dancer of mixed French and black African ancestry. For 20 years, she was the muse of French poet and art critic Charles Baudelaire. They met in 1842 when Duval left Haiti for Franc ...

(c.1820–c.1862), actress and dancer.

Notes and references

External links

Rue Beautreillis blog
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