Rue de Caumartin

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The Rue de Caumartin is a street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It received its name from Antoine-Louis Lefebvre de Caumartin, marquis de Saint-Ange, Comte de Moret (1725-1803), who was prévôt des marchands (1778-1784). He gave the authorization to open the street on 3 July 1779.

Rue de Caumartin
With mansion Marin-Delahaye on the left and mansion d'Aumont on the right.
Rue de Caumartin is located in Paris
Rue de Caumartin
Shown within Paris
Arrondissement9th
QuarterChaussée-d'Antin
Coordinates48°52′21.07″N 2°19′41.68″E / 48.8725194°N 2.3282444°E / 48.8725194; 2.3282444
FromBoulevard Haussmann
ToRue Saint-Lazare
Construction
Completion1780
Located near the Métro stationsHavre - CaumartinSaint-Lazare and Opéra.

History

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Opened in 1780, the street extended from the Rue Basse-du-Rempart located at the foot of the rampart (now the Boulevard des Capucines) to the Rue Neuve-des-Mathurins through land acquired from the priests mathurins by Charles-Marin Delahaye, general-farmer. Further on the north, was the small Rue Thiroux, opened in 1773 by President Thiroux of Arconvillé. The small Rue Sainte-Croix opened further on the north in 1780 through marshes and fields. The Rue de Caumartin absorbed them on 5 May 1849.[1]

The French architect Aubert built 28 mansions in the area, including the nos. 1 and 2, on each side of the street at the beginning and the junction with the Boulevard des Capucines. They were decorated with figures in half relief, small amours, medallions, and various ornaments. Both included an outside rotunda on the street.[1]

Notable places

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Rue Caumartin". Le Paris Pittoresque (in French). Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Cariboost File" (DOC).[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Sand, George (January 1991). Jurgrau, Thelma (ed.). Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-0580-2. OCLC 43476648.