Rue du Court-Debout

La rue du Court-Debout est une voie publique urbaine de la commune de Lille dans le département français du Nord.

1. Situation et accès

Située dans le quartier du Lille-Centre, la rue est une voie secondaire à faible circulation à sens unique, dépourvue de commerces en dehors de ses extrémités, qui relie la rue d'Amiens à la place au Vieux Marché aux chevaux. Elle comprend deux maisons de style classique lillois du début du XVIIIe siècle au numéro 9 et à l’angle avec la rue d’Amiens. Les maisons des numéros 11 et 13 datent vraisemblablement de la même époque mais leurs façades ont été très altérées.

1. Origine du nom

La rue reliait la rue d’Amiens au Vieux Marché aux chevaux qui s’étendait jusqu’à la rue du Bleu mouton. Elle était alors très courte d’où son nom « court de bout » ensuite compris en deux mots « court debout ».

1. Historique

La rue est comprise dans le territoire de l'agrandissement de Lille en 1603 qui étend l'enceinte de la ville au sud-ouest remplaçant l'ancienne porte du Molinel qui était située à l'angle de la rue du Molinel et de la rue de la Riviérette par la porte Notre-Dame à l'emplacement de l'actuelle place Richebé. Elle fut allongée lorsqu’un ilot de maisons fut construit au sud-ouest de la rue du Bleu mouton réduisant la surface du marché aux chevaux.

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