Rue Saint-Denis (Paris)

Rue Saint-Denis (Paris)

Pedestrian Rue Saint Denis in Les Halles district
Shown within Paris
Length	1,334 m (4,377 ft)
Width	1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Arrondissement	1st, 2nd
Quarter	Quartier Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, Halles, Quartier Bonne-Nouvelle
Coordinates	48°51′51″N 2°21′0″E / 48.86417°N 2.35000°E / 48.86417; 2.35000
From	Avenue Victoria
To	Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle
Construction
Completion	1st century

The Rue Saint-Denis is one of the oldest streets in Paris. Its route was first laid out in the 1st century by the Romans, and then extended to the north in the Middle Ages. From the Middle Ages to the present day, the street has been notorious as a place of prostitution. Its name derives from it being the historic route to Saint-Denis.

The street extends as far as the 1st arrondissement and the Rue de Rivoli to the south and as far as the 2nd arrondissement and the Boulevard Saint-Denis to the north. It runs parallel to the Boulevard de Sébastopol.