The Rue des Martyrs is a street that passes through the 9th and 18th arrondissements of

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, France. The street is an old historic route in Pigalle leading up to the village of

Montmartre Montmartre ( , , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement of Paris, 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Rive Droite, Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for its a ...

, linking the church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette with the Sacré-Cœur. It is lined with around 200 shops and restaurants. The name derives from the first bishop of Paris and

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, fa ...

of Paris, Saint Denis, who was decapitated during the time of the

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in the 3rd century. He travelled on this road and died close to where the

Basilica of Saint-Denis The Basilica of Saint-Denis (, now formally known as the ) is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the commune of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. The building is of singular importance historically and archite ...

was founded subsequently. The Cirque Medrano (originally called the Cirque Fernando) was a

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located at 63

Boulevard de Rochechouart The Boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart () is a street in Paris, France, situated at the foot of Montmartre and to its south. Like the neighbouring street, it is named after Marguerite de Rochechouart de Montpipeau (1665–1727), abbess of Montm ...

, at the corner with Rue des Martyrs in the 18th arrondissement at the edge of Montmartre.

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* Streets in the 9th arrondissement of Paris Streets in the 18th arrondissement of Paris {{Paris-road-stub

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