The Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis is a street in the 10th arrondissement of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. It crosses the arrondissement from north to south, linking the Porte Saint-Denis

Porte Saint-Denis

The Porte Saint-Denis is a Parisian monument located in the 10th arrondissement, at the site of one of the gates of the Wall of Charles V, one of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris...

 to the Métro

Paris Métro

The Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit metro system in Paris, France. It has become a symbol of the city, noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture influenced by Art Nouveau. The network's sixteen lines are mostly underground and run to 214 km ...

station of La Chapelle

La Chapelle (Paris Metro)

La Chapelle is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 10th and 18th arrondissements above the Boulevard de la Chapelle. The station is connected to the Gare du Nord and the Gare du Nord metro station on lines 4 and 5....

 and passing the Gare du Nord

Gare du Nord

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.

History

The rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis owes its name to the fact that it is an extension of the rue Saint-Denis

Rue Saint-Denis (Paris)

Rue Saint-Denis is one of the oldest streets in Paris. Its route was first laid out in the 1st century by the Romans, and then extended to the north in the Middle Ages. From the Middle Ages to the present day, the street has become notorious as a place of prostitution...

 to the faubourg

Faubourg

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 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

Prison Saint-Lazare

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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

French Revolution

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 the street briefly bore the name rue du Faubourg Franciade in 1793 (with the portion between rue Saint-Laurent and place de la Chapelle being renamed rue du faubourg Saint-Lazare and rue du faubourg de Gloire).

Length

• from the boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle to boulevard de Magenta
  Boulevard de Magenta
  The boulevard de Magenta is located in the IX and X arrondissements of Paris, in 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 boulevard de Magenta and rue Cail : 520m
• from rue Cail to boulevard de la Chapelle
  Boulevard de la Chapelle
  The boulevard de la Chapelle marks the border between the 10e arrondissement and the 18e arrondissement of Paris. It corresponds in part to the mur des Fermiers généraux, which, until 1860, marked the border between the communes of Paris and La Chapelle....
  
   : 300 m

Points of interest

• Mistinguett
  Mistinguett
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  , 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" (street vendors) were typical of this street. They can be seen in the 1961 Jean Luc Godard film Une femme est une femme, but they have since been removed because they were causing traffic congestion.
• An old Bouillon
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   snackbar has become a fashionable brasserie, Chez Julien, well-known across Paris for its profiteroles (a pastry).
• A fashionable 'traiteur
  Traiteur
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  ', Julhès (formerly Royal-Cabello, founded by Henri Lacour, then by M. Mauduit), known for its mille-feuilles (also a pastry).
• The training gymnasium of Marcel Cerdan
  Marcel Cerdan
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   is at number 23, and the "Central sporting club de Boxe", featured in a scene from the 1954 film, L'Air de Paris, is at number 57.
• The Reggiani family hairdressers' shop was at number 83; Serge Reggiani
  Serge Reggiani
  Serge Reggiani was an Italian-born French singer and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight...
  
   evoked the spirit of this street in an autobiographical chanson.

Connecting streets

• Passage Prado, known for its Art déco
  Art Deco
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   decoration ;
• Passage Brady
  Passage Brady
  Passage Brady is one of two covered arcades located in the 10th arrondisement of Paris, constructed in 1828. It lies between rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis and rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin....
  
  , known for its Indian and Pakistani restaurants ;
• Passage de l'Industrie