The rue de La Sourdière is a street in the

1st arrondissement of Paris The 1st arrondissement of Paris (''Ier arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le premier'' (the first). I ...

, in

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. According to the French magazine "Challenges", it is one of the hundred most expensive streets in Paris. During the

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survived a riot by entering the church of Saint Roch (located in the

rue Saint-Honoré The rue Saint-Honoré is a street in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. It is named after the collegial situated in ancient times within the cloisters of Saint-Honoré. The street, on which are located a number of museums and upscale bou ...

) and taking a tunnel to 10 rue de la Sourdière. RUE DE LA SOURDIÈRE – UN PEU D’HISTOIRE
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Streets in the 1st arrondissement of Paris {{Paris-road-stub