The Rue Joubert is a street in the

9th arrondissement of Paris The 9th arrondissement of Paris (''IXe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as (; "ninth"). The arrondissement, called Opéra, is located on the right bank of th ...

, France. It is named after General Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, who was fatally wounded at the

Battle of Novi The Battle of Novi took place on 15 August 1799, was a battle between combined army of the Habsburg monarchy and Imperial Russians under Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov and a Republican French army under General Barthélemy Catherine Jouber ...

in 1799. At no. 20 (junction with the

Rue de la Victoire The Rue de la Victoire is a street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Origin of the name The former name of the street was "Rue Chantereine", which means "singing frogs", after the many frogs in the area as the quarter was swampy. The street t ...

) is the former mansion of the French architect

François-Joseph Bélanger François-Joseph Bélanger (; 12 April 1744 – 1 May 1818) was a French architect and decorator working in the Neoclassicism, Neoclassic style. Life Born in Paris, Bélanger attended the Académie Royale d'Architecture (1764–1766) whe ...

, which he rebuilt in Pompeiian style for his wife Mademoiselle Dervieux, a dancer, after his release from

Saint-Lazare Prison Saint-Lazare Prison was a prison in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. It existed from 1793 until 1935 and was housed in a former motherhouse of the Vincentians. History in the 12th century a leprosarium was founded on the road from Pa ...

during the French Revolution. Joubert Victoire

References

* ''Histoire de Paris rue par rue, maison par maison'', Charles Lefeuve, 1875 (http://www.paris-pittoresque.com/rues/315.htm) Streets in the 9th arrondissement of Paris {{Paris-road-stub