Barbès-Rochechouart: history and sights
Served by: metro lines 2 and 4.
Did you know?
Named after an 1848 revolutionary, this partly elevated station above the boulevard is a lively, cosmopolitan crossroads. Its Tati department store, now closed, was for decades a neighbourhood institution, known alongside a bustling market and bargain shops.
Anecdote
Part of the station is elevated, offering a rare view over the Paris rooftops from the metro.
Around Barbès-Rochechouart
- Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 90 m away — A legendary 1876 hall, listed as a historic monument, restored in its weathered state by director Peter Brook from 1974 onward.
- Marché Barbès, 500 m away — A working-class market set up beneath the elevated metro viaduct, one of the liveliest and most cosmopolitan in Paris.
- Institut des Cultures d'Islam, 600 m away — A cultural centre devoted to Muslim cultures, offering exhibitions, classes and a contemporary hammam.
- Église Saint-Bernard, 450 m away — A neo-Gothic church known for hosting the widely publicised 1996 occupation by undocumented African migrants.