Mabillon: history and sights
Served by: metro line 10.
Did you know?
Named after Jean Mabillon, a 17th-century Benedictine monk regarded as the founder of palaeography, the study of ancient handwriting.
Anecdote
Mabillon established rigorous methods for authenticating historical documents, still used today.
Around Mabillon
- Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 190 m away — The oldest church in Paris, a remnant of an abbey founded in the 6th century.
- Marché Saint-Germain, 80 m away — A historic covered market converted into a modern shopping space, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
- Café de Flore, 300 m away — A legendary café frequented by Sartre and Beauvoir, a hub of 20th-century Parisian intellectual life.