Saint-Paul: history and sights
Served by: metro line 1.
Did you know?
Serves the heart of Le Marais, a 17th-century aristocratic district that has remained almost untouched, with its mansions and medieval cobbled lanes.
Anecdote
Le Marais escaped Haussmann's grand renovations, preserving one of the oldest urban layouts in Paris.
Around Saint-Paul
- Musée Cognacq-Jay, 350 m away — 18th-century artworks and furniture gathered by La Samaritaine's founders, in a Marais mansion.
- Place des Vosges, 300 m away — The oldest royal square in Paris, completed in 1612, surrounded by elegant arcades and brick-and-stone pavilions.
- Musée Carnavalet, 280 m away — A museum devoted to the history of Paris, housed in two Marais mansions, with free entry.
- Village Saint-Paul, 250 m away — A cluster of hidden courtyards and lanes home to antique dealers and craftspeople, away from the Marais bustle.
- Mémorial de la Shoah, 450 m away — A memorial and documentation centre devoted to the history of the Holocaust, with the Wall of Names of the 76,000 Jews deported from France.