Length 1,193 m (3,914 ft) To Rue de Rome Completed 1771 | Width 18 m (59 ft) Completion 1771 | |
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Quarter Chaussée d'Antin. Madeleine From Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre Arrondissements 8th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissement of Paris | ||
The rue de Provence is a street located in the 8th and 9th Arrondissements of Paris. It begins at the rue du Faubourg Montmartre and ends at the rue de Rome . Only the short part of the street between rue du Havre and rue de Rome is in the 8th arrondissement.
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Map of Rue de Provence, Paris, France
Where the road is now, there used to be a little river called "ruisseau de Menilmontant" (Menilmontant brook). With the Parisian population increasing, this little river became the two-metre wide Grand Egout (great sewer) in the 17th century. Letters patent on December 15 1770 allowed the banker Jean-Joseph de Laborde to create the Rue de Provence; which would cover the "Grand Egout". The width of the road was set at 30 feet, confirmed by two ministry decisions on March 20 1813 and May 21 1823.
While "Provence" is the name of a region in the south-east of France, the street is actually named in honor of Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, comte de Provence, king of France from 1814 to 1824 under the name of Louis XVIII.
In 1884, the rue de Provence absorbed the rue Saint-Nicolas-d'Antin, which extended it further west.