rue des Francs-Bourgeois
The Rue des Francs-Bourgeois (pron) is one of the longer streets in the Marais district of Paris, France. Starting near the Centre Georges Pompidou (Rue Rambuteau), the road is considered trendy, with numerous fashion boutiques. The Rue des Francs-Bourgeois is one of the few streets which largely ignores France's strong tradition of Sunday closure, even within Paris.
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Overview
Notable buildings include the ancient hôtels Carnavalet, Lamoignon, Sandreville, d'Albret, d'Alméras, Poussepin, de Coulanges, Hérouet, de Jaucourt, de Fontenay, de Breteuil and de Soubise. Hôtel Carnavalet houses the museum of the history of Paris.
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• Name — Rue des Francs-Bourgeois • Arrondissement — 3rd, 4th • Quarter — Marais • Terminus A — 19 Place des Vosges • Terminus B — 56 Rue des Archives • Length — 705 m • Width — 8 to • Completion Date — 1868 • Inauguration Label — Denomination • Inauguration Date — 1500
History
History
The street was once known as the Rue des Poulies. In 1415, a noble called le Mazurier offered the Chief Prior of France a huge private mansion with 24 bedrooms to receive 48 poor people. These people were so poor that they did not pay the city's taxes, and were called francs-bourgeois. In 1868, the street was joined with the Rue Neuve Saint-Catherine and the Rue du Paradis-au-Marais. Jack Kerouac facetiously translated the name as "street of the outspoken middle class".
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