Cité de la Chapelle

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La cité de la Chapelle est une voie située dans le quartier de la Goutte-d'Or du 18e arrondissement de Paris, en France.

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Boulevard de la Chapelle

The Boulevard de la Chapelle marks the border between the 10th and 18th arrondissement of Paris. It corresponds in part to the mur des Fermiers généraux, which, until 1860, marked the border between the communes of Paris and La Chapelle, a commune in its own right on the outskirts of the city. The street is served by the Paris Metro station La Chapelle. At number 37 is the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.

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La Chapelle station

La Chapelle is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 10th and 18th arrondissements above the Boulevard de la Chapelle. The station is connected to the Gare du Nord and the Gare du Nord Métro station on lines 4 and 5. It should not be confused with the Porte de la Chapelle station, located further north.

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Saint-Bernard de la Chapelle

Saint-Bernard-de-La-Chapelle, is a Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic parish church located at 11 rue Affre in the 18th arrondissement of Paris in the quarter known as he Goutte d'Or It takes its name from Bernard de Clairvaux, a monk from Burgundy in the 12th century who reformed the Cistercian Order. "La Chapelle" was the name of the neighbourhood, and came from a legendary chapel that was believed to have been built there by in 475 by Saint Genevieve over the burial place of Saint Denis, decapitated there in about 250 A.D. The architect of the new church was Joseph Magne, one of the principal city architects under Napoleon III and his chief city planner Baron Haussmann. Construction of the church started in 1858 and was completed in 1861. The church is considered one of the finest of the Neo-Gothic churches built in Paris in the 19th century.

Church Landmark

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord

The Bouffes du Nord is a theatre at 37 bis, boulevard de la Chapelle, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris located near the Gare du Nord. It has been listed since 1993 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

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Goutte d'Or

The Goutte d'Or is a neighbourhood in Paris, located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The neighbourhood has large numbers of North African and sub-Saharan residents. It is known for its open-air market, le marché Dejean, which sells goods of African origin.

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Situation et accès

La voie débute au 37, rue Marx-Dormoy et se termine au passage Ruelle permettant de regagner la rue Marx-Dormoy au no 29.

Origine du nom

Elle porte ce nom en raison du voisinage de l'ancienne rue de la Chapelle, devenue aujourd'hui rue Marx-Dormoy.

Historique

Cette voie se terminait initialement en impasse. Lors de l'élargissement du faisceau ferroviaire de la gare du Nord consécutif à la création de la ligne B du RER, le passage Ruelle, qui se terminait dans l'impasse de Jessaint, est détourné vers le nord pour rejoindre la cité de la Chapelle. Elle est classée dans la voirie de Paris par un arrêté municipal du 3 août 1994.

Bâtiments remarquables et lieux de mémoire

no 2 bis : Le Bois Dormoy, une forêt urbaine et un jardin partagé y sont situés. Le site est fermé le 8 juin 2016 par la mairie de Paris

Bibliographie

Jacques Hillairet, Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris, Paris, Les Éditions de minuit, 1972, 1985, 1991, 1997, etc. (1re éd. 1960), 1 476 p., 2 vol. [détail des éditions] (ISBN 2-7073-1054-9, OCLC 466966117).