The rue Saint-Séverin is a sometimes boisterous street running parallel to the river in the north of Paris' Latin Quarter. Lined with restaurants and souvenir shops, much of its commerce is dedicated to

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Name Origin

One of Paris' oldest churches, the '' Église Saint-Séverin'', lies midway along this street's length.

History

The rue Saint-Séverin is one of Paris' oldest streets, as it dates from its quarter's creation in the early 13th century. At first existing only between the

rue de la Harpe The rue de la Harpe is a street in Paris' Latin Quarter. Relatively calm and cobblestoned along much of its length, it runs in a south-easterly direction between the rue de la Huchette and the rue Saint-Séverin, where it turns south-west to wher ...

and the rue Saint-Jacques, it was later extended westwards from the former street to join the . The rue Saint-Séverin reclaimed the remnants of the ancient ''rue du Macon'' upon the construction of the boulevard Saint-Michel from 1867, but from 1971 this isolated westward portion was renamed the . Former Names: Between the

and the rue Saint-Jacques, this street was called the ''"rue Colin Pochet"'' in the 16th century.

Constructions of note

Odd Numbers

*7, 9, 11 - Buildings dating from the 17th century. *13 - Building still having its "name sign" that predated addresses - this one "Le Cygne de la Croix" (a play-on-words of "the sign of the Cross" and "The Swan on the Cross").

Even Numbers

*4 - Engraving of streetname on building corner. "St" scratched away. *6 - Alleyway existing (and already barricaded) in 1239. *8 - Door and alleyway dating from the 16th century. *20 - 17th-century ''"rotisserie"'' (grill). *22 - 17th century hotel. *24-26 - Street name engraved on building corners; the "St." on both was scratched away after the 1789 revolution. *34 - Building dating from the 17th century. Remarkable doorway, arch engravings, courtyard and stairway (therein). *36 - Building known as ''l'auberge de "l'Étoile"'' in 1660.

References

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