Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis
Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis
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| Length | 1,672 m (5,486 ft) |
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| Width | 17.5 to 20 m (57 to 66 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 10th |
| Quarter | Porte Saint-Denis and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul |
| From | 2 boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle |
| To | 37 boulevard de la Chapelle |
The Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis is a street in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. It crosses the arrondissement from north to south, linking the Porte Saint-Denis to the Métro station of La Chapelle and passing the Gare du Nord.
The rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis owes its name to the fact that it is an extension of the rue Saint-Denis to the faubourg or area outside Paris's walls (as marked today by the Porte Saint-Denis). It also marked the eastern boundary of the enclos (later prison) Saint-Lazare.
Historically, this street was an extremely upper-class area, occupied by jewellers and textile merchants, since it was part of the king's processional route to the Basilica of Saint Denis. After the French Revolution the street briefly bore the name rue du Faubourg Franciade in 1793 (with the portion between rue Saint-Laurent and place de la Chapelle being renamed rue du faubourg Saint-Lazare and rue du faubourg de Gloire).
Coordinates: 48°52′23″N 2°21′16″E / 48.87306°N 2.35444°E
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