Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis

History

Length

• from the boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle to boulevard de Magenta : 850 m
• between boulevard de Magenta and rue Cail : 520m
• from rue Cail to boulevard de la Chapelle : 300 m

  Points of interest

• On 19 August 1848 the street was the birthplace of painter Gustave Caillebotte
• half of the population that accommodates here are Sri Lankan Tamil.
• 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" were typical of this street. They can be seen in the 1961 Jean-Luc Godard film Une femme est une femme, but have since been removed because they were causing traffic congestion.
• An old Bouillon snackbar has become a fashionable brasserie, Bouillon Julien, well-known across Paris for its profiteroles.
• A fashionable 'traiteur', Julhès, known for its mille-feuilles.
• 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, 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 decoration ;
• Passage Brady, known for its Indian and Pakistani restaurants ;
• Passage de l'Industrie