Sentier: history and sights
Served by: metro line 3.
Did you know?
Serves Le Sentier, the historic hub of the Parisian textile trade since the 19th century, where wholesalers and garment makers have long clustered in a maze of narrow streets and workshops.
Anecdote
Le Sentier remains today an active hub for fashion and, more recently, for Parisian tech start-ups.
Around Sentier
- Stohrer, 350 m away — Paris's oldest pastry shop, opened in 1730 on Rue Montorgueil by Louis XV's pastry chef, inventor of the rum baba, its interior listed as a historic monument.
- Rue Montorgueil, 250 m away — A lively pedestrian street known for its traditional food shops and village atmosphere.
- Bourse de Commerce, 600 m away — A former 18th-century circular building converted into a contemporary art museum by the Pinault Collection.
- Passage du Caire, 300 m away — Paris's longest covered passage, built in 1798, adorned with Egyptian-style motifs inspired by Bonaparte's campaign.