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Location and access

The street is located in

Le Marais The Marais (Le Marais ; "the marsh") is a historic district in Paris, France. Having once been an aristocratic district, it is home to many buildings of historic and architectural importance. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arr ...

district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations ''Hôtel de Ville'' and ''Rambuteau''.

Origin of the name

This street owes its name to the fact that it runs alongside the Archives Nationales (National Archives) of France.

History

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The enclosure of Philippe Auguste initially cut off the street at No 54 before a gate, the

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, was created at the end of the 13th century. The Rue du Chaume, Rue du Grand Chantier, and Rue des Enfants Rouges were opened at the end of the 13th century as the main road for the subdivision of the Ville-Neuve du Temple created by the

order of the Templars The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon ( la, Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici), also known as the Order of Solomon's Temple, the Knights Templar, or simply the Templars, was a Catholic military order, ...

and once formed the Rue Neuve-du-Temple. On 23 May 1863, a decree declares the alignment of streets

Rue des Billettes The Rue des Archives is a street in The Marais at the border of 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris, France. Location and access The street is located in Le Marais district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations ''Hôtel de Vill ...

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Rue du Chaume The Rue des Archives is a street in The Marais at the border of 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris, France. Location and access The street is located in Le Marais district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations ''Hôtel de Vi ...

Rue du Grand-Chantier The Rue des Archives is a street in The Marais at the border of 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris, France. Location and access The street is located in Le Marais district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations ''Hôtel de Vill ...

Rue des Enfants-Rouges The Rue des Archives is a street in The Marais at the border of 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris, France. Location and access The street is located in Le Marais district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations ''Hôtel de Vill ...

, and

Rue Molay The Rue des Archives is a street in The Marais at the border of 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris, France. Location and access The street is located in Le Marais district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations ''Hôtel de Vill ...

. These were designed to form a single axis crossing

. In 1874, the Rue des Archives was created by the merger of: * the part of

between the Rambuteau and

Haudriettes The Haudriettes were a religious congregation founded in Paris early in the fourteenth century by Jeanne, wife of Étienne Haudry, a private secretary of Louis IX, king of France. During a prolonged absence of her husband on a pilgrimage to the tom ...

streets; * the

, between the streets of Haudriettes and

Pastourelle The pastourelle (; also ''pastorelle'', ''pastorella'', or ''pastorita'' is a typically Old French lyric form concerning the romance of a shepherdess. In most of the early pastourelles, the poet knight meets a shepherdess who bests him in a bat ...

; * the

, between the streets Pastourelle and Portefoin; * the

, between the streets Portefoin and Perrée. In 1890, the street was extended between Rue Rambuteau and

Rue de Rivoli Rue de Rivoli (; English: "Rivoli Street") is a street in central Paris, France. It is a commercial street whose shops include leading fashionable brands. It bears the name of Napoleon's early victory against the Austrian army, at the Battle o ...

by the absorption of: * the

Rue des Deux-Portes-Saint-Jean The Rue des Archives is a street in The Marais at the border of 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris, France. Location and access The street is located in Le Marais district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations ''Hôtel de Vill ...

, between

and

Rue de la Verrerie ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

; * the

, between

and

Rue Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

; * the

, between

and

Rue des Blancs-Manteaux ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

; * the part of

between

and

Rue Rambuteau The Rue Rambuteau is a street in Paris, France, named after the Count de Rambuteau who started the widening of the road prior to Haussmann's renovation of Paris. The philosopher Henri Lefebvre lived on the street and observed from his window the ...

. Before 1910, the Rue des Archives ended at the

Rue Dupetit-Thouars ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

. At that time, the name of Rue Eugène-Spuller was given to the part of Rue des Archives between

Rue de Bretagne ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

and Rue Dupetit-Thouars. In 2019, three sections of Rue des Archives were officially named (from north to south): * Place Patrice-Chéreau (3rd arrondissement): place at the level of

Fontaine des Haudriettes The Rue des Archives is a street in The Marais at the border of 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris, France. Location and access The street is located in Le Marais district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations ''Hôtel de Vill ...

Rue des Haudriettes ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of ''Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluis ...

; *

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(4th arrondissement): place located at the crossroads of

; *

Place Harvey-Milk The Place Harvey Milk is a public square in Paris, France. It lies at a junction in Le Marais, at the intersection of the Rue des Archives and the Rue de la Verrerie, at the heart of the French capital. Access The nearest métro station is Hô ...

, (4th arrondissement): crossroads of Rue des Archives and

Buildings and structures

The plans decided in 1863 were not fully implemented and historical buildings have therefore been preserved: * Nos 22 to 26: eastern part of

with mainly the cloister and church of Billettes. On this part, the constructions of only the odd side were destroyed and replaced by aligned Haussmannian buildings while the opposite bank has retained its old irregular layout. P1290566 Paris IV eglise des Billettes rwk.jpg, P1370840 Paris IV cloitre des Billettes rwk.jpg, P1370832 Paris IV cloitre des Billettes rwk.jpg, * No 34: Building whose 1st and 2nd floors were occupied from 1965 to 1980 by a specialized school for hearing impaired people: Le Collège et Lycée Privés Morvan (Le Cours Morvan) now at No 68 Rue de la Chaussée d'Antin, 75009 Paris. * No 40: House known as “Jacques Coeur” because it was owned by one of his descendants, nursery school, Rue de l'Homme-Armé. * No 45: Former convent of the Fathers of the Merci; there are two wall sundials inside the courtyard, only one visible from the street. On the part along the former convent, the street has retained its original width. P1000958 Paris III Rue des archives n°45 reductwk.JPG, P1300252 Paris III rue des Archives n45 cadran solaire rwk.jpg, * No 53: a dummy facade hides a

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(EDF). * No 54: location of the old postern, called Postern du Chaume, opened in 1288 in the enclosure of

Philippe Auguste Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (french: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French ...

. P1300248 Paris IV rue des Archives n54 rwk.jpg, * Northeast corner of the intersection of Rue des Archives and Rue des Francs-Bourgeois: remains of a fountain transformed into a viewing window during the reconstruction of the

Hôtel de Soubise The Hôtel de Soubise () is a city mansion '' entre cour et jardin'' (), located at 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. History The Hôtel de Soubise was built for the Prince and Princess de Soubise on the s ...

, then remodelled in 1959 after creating of a doorway. A plate indicates the sea level measured in the basin of the port of

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, as well as its difference with the zero level of

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. P1300244 Paris III Rues Francs-Bourgeois et Archives ancienne fontaine Chaume rwk.jpg, * No 58:

(housing the

Musée des Archives Nationales The Musée des Archives Nationales, formerly known as the Musée de l'Histoire de France (), is a state museum of French history operated by the Archives Nationales. The museum features exhibitions drawn from the collections of the government a ...

, part of the Archives Nationales) and fountain of Haudriettes,

. P1000959 Paris III Rue des Archives Hotel de Clisson reductwk.JPG, P1270720 Paris III rue des archives n58 rwk.jpg, * No 60: Hôtel de Guénégaud or "Hôtel de l'Hermitage". * No 62: Hôtel de Mongelas,

Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature The Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Museum of Hunting and Nature) is a private museum of hunting and nature located in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, France. The museum is served by the Rambuteau Paris Métro station. Exhibits focus on the ...

(Museum of Hunting and Nature). * No 68: Hôtel de Refuge. * No 70: Hôtel Montescot. * No 72: Hôtel de Villeflix. * No 74: Hôtel de Tallemant (or Chailloux de Jonville). * No 76: Hôtel Le Pelletier de Souzy,

. * No 78: Hôtel de Tallard (or Amelot de Chaillou),

. * No 80: location of the

Hôpital des Enfants-Rouges The Rue des Archives is a street in The Marais at the border of 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris, France. Location and access The street is located in Le Marais district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations ''Hôtel de Vi ...

which became the barracks of the Enfants-Rouges in 1808. File:Paris rue des haudriettes fontaine.png, File:P1000961 Paris III Rue des Archives Musée de la chasse reductwk.JPG, Further up the street, there are other interesting buildings, notably at Nos 79, 81, 85, and 90. File:P1150512 Paris III rue des Archives n°81 rwk.jpg, File:P1150510 Paris III rue des Archives n°90 rwk.jpg,

Literature

In the novel '' Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants'', by

Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 179 ...

, the widow Gruget lives at No 12 in the "Rue des Enfants-Rouges". This is where Jules Desmarets listens to the conversation between his wife (Clémence Desmarets) and Ferragus XXIII.

References

Bibliography

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Archives, Rue de 1874 establishments in France Streets in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris Streets in the 4th arrondissement of Paris Le Marais