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  Location within Paris | |
| Length | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 3rd, 4th |
| Quarter | Marais |
| Coordinates | 48°51′42″N 2°21′31″E / 48.86158°N 2.35867°E |
| From | 50 Rue de Rivoli |
| To | 51 Rue de Bretagne |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1874 |
| Denomination | 13th century |
The Rue des Archives is a street in Le Marais at the border of 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris, France.
The street is located in Le Marais district of central Paris. It is served by the metro stations Hôtel de Ville and Rambuteau.
This street owes its name to the fact that it runs alongside the Archives Nationales (National Archives) of France.
The enclosure of Philippe Auguste initially cut off the street at no. 54 before a gate, the Porte du Chaume, 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 and once formed the Rue Neuve-du-Temple.
On 23 May 1863, a decree declared the alignment of the Rue des Billettes, Rue de l'Homme-Armé, Rue du Chaume, Rue du Grand-Chantier, Rue des Enfants-Rouges, and Rue Molay. These streets were designed to form a single axis crossing Le Marais.
In 1874, the Rue des Archives was created by the merger of:
In 1890, the street was extended between the Rue Rambuteau and the Rue de Rivoli by the absorption of:
Before 1910, the Rue des Archives ended at the Rue Dupetit-Thouars. At that time, the name of Rue Eugène-Spuller was given to the part of the Rue des Archives between the Rue de Bretagne and the Rue Dupetit-Thouars.
In 2019, three sections of the Rue des Archives were officially named (from north to south):[citation needed]
The plans decided in 1863 were not fully implemented and historical buildings have therefore been preserved:
On the part along the former convent, the street has retained its original width.
Further up the street, there are other interesting buildings, notably at nos 79, 81, 85, and 90.
In the novel Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants, by Honoré de Balzac, 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.
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