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Boulevard Richard Lenoir

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Quarter
  
Bastille

From
  
Bastille

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To
  
Avenue de la République

Arrondissement
  
11th arrondissement of Paris

Similar
  
Chemin Vert, Ledru‑Rollin, Pereire, Télégraphe, Courcelles

Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, running from the Bastille to the Avenue de la République, is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards driven through Paris by Baron Haussmann during the Second French Empire of Napoleon III.

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Map of Boulevard Richard Lenoir, 75011 Paris, France

The Boulevard is named after François Richard and Joseph Lenoir-Dufresne, industrialists who brought the cotton industry to Paris in the 18th and 19th century. It is the site of a weekly art market and of a bi-weekly fruit and vegetable market that is one of the largest in Paris.

Fictional

Jules Maigret is portrayed as living at 132 Boulevard Richard-Lenoir.

References

Boulevard Richard-Lenoir Wikipedia