We have driven and walked in my eternal Paris, and would like to have an imprint in my blog on the wonderful family times we had there, There is so much to see , doing my best, and glad found me this picture in my cd rom vault ,which now transposing in my blog for you and me, This was my former worked city, and by here passed by for several years, sublime, memories forever, I thank you for your readership over the years and to bear with my rants! After all ,Paris is to rant, shout and yelled about, me think. Therefore, here is my take on the Rue de Caumartin of Paris !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The metro Havre – Caumartin station is on lines 3 and 9 , located in the 9éme arrondissement of Paris, in the Chaussée-d’Antin quartier/neighborhood, near its administrative border with the Madeleine quartier, which belongs to the 8éme arrondissement. It is situated at the intersection of Rue de Caumartin and Boulevard Haussmann, and approximately 100 meters of the intersection with Rue du Havre and Rue Tronchet. I have to interject here this is my old area for several years working in Paris walked all over here with train, metro, by car as well, Wonderful beautiful area of my eternal Paris, see pic back Au Printemps dept store. (see post )The platforms are located: on line 3, under the end of Rue Auber, at the intersection with Rue de Caumartin and Rue des Mathurins, on line 9, under Boulevard Haussmann, also at the intersection with Rue de Caumartin. The Line 3 station, located directly above the RER Line A tunnel, lies between the Saint-Lazare and Opéra stations, while the Line 9 station is bordered by the Saint-Augustin and Chaussée d’Antin – La Fayette stations. The station has four entrances opening onto Boulevard Haussmann (see post): entrance no. 1 “Rue du Havre” located opposite the Printemps department store at no 70 on the boulevard; entrance no. 2 “Boulevard Haussmann – Grands Magasins” also located opposite Printemps but at no 56; entrance no. 3 “Rue Auber” located opposite no 53 on the boulevard; and entrance no. 4 “Rue de Caumartin” located opposite no 43 on the boulevard. The station provides direct connections to the Auber and Haussmann – Saint-Lazare train stations, served respectively by RER lines A and E. The first also connects to Opéra station (lines 3, 7, and 8), while the second is directly linked to Saint-Lazare station (lines 3, 12, 13, and 14) and, via the platforms of line 14, to Saint-Augustin station (line 9). The world from here !!! Metro Havre-Caumartin station is thus incorporated into the longest underground pedestrian link in the Paris metro, which connects Saint-Augustin to Opéra by linking several metro stations and RER stations together via various walkways. This junction also provides access to Gare Saint-Lazare station, the departure point for Transilien lines J and L, which serve the western part of the Île-de-France region, as well as TER Normandie regional trains, which provide access to the Normandy region. In addition, the station is served by RATP bus lines 20, 27, 29, 32, 95, and RoissyBus,(see post) by the Boucles Nord de Seine bus network line 66, and, at night, by the Noctilien night bus lines N15 and N16.
The station was opened on October 19, 1904 under the name Caumartin with the commissioning of the first section of line 3 between Avenue de Villiers (now Villiers) and Père Lachaise. On June 3, 1923, the line 9 station was opened in turn with the inauguration of its third extension from the temporary terminus of Saint-Augustin to Chaussée d’Antin – La Fayette. The complex adopted its current name of Havre – Caumartin in 1926. On November 23, 1971, the station was connected to the new Auber station of the regional metro, the precursor to the current RER A line, which officially opened on December 8, 1977. Through this connection, it also links with the Opéra station on lines 3, 7, and 8. On July 14, 1999, the station was connected to the Haussmann – Saint-Lazare station on RER line E, which opened that same day. This also allows for an indirect connection with the Saint-Lazare station on lines 3, 12, and 13 , and joined by line 14 on December 9, 2003, itself connected to the Saint-Augustin station on line 9, and, via this latter hub, to the Paris-Saint-Lazare train station. The station owes its initial name, Caumartin, to its location at the intersection of Rue de Caumartin, which pays homage to the Marquis de Saint-Ange, Antoine-Louis Lefebvre de Caumartin, Provost of the Merchants of Paris in the 18C. He himself was responsible for part of the layout of the aforementioned street, authorizing its construction on July 3, 1779. The toponym Le Havre, added in 1926, emphasizes the station’s proximity to Rue du Havre. This street is named after the city of Le Havre (Seine-Maritime 76) because it opens onto the Place du Havre, opposite the Cour du Havre, thus recalling one of the main railway destinations of the aforementioned station, which provides access to the Normandy region.
The Rue de Caumartin is located in the Chaussée-d’Antin quartier/neighborhood of the 9éme district/arrondissement of Paris. This site is served by the metro stations Madeleine (lines 8, 12, and 14), Opéra (lines 3, 7, and 8), Havre – Caumartin (lines 3 and 9 see above), and Saint-Lazare (lines 3, 12, 13, and 14). The street is named after Antoine-Louis Lefebvre de Caumartin, Marquis de Saint-Ange, Count of Moret, who was Provost of the Merchants and gave the authorization to open the street on July 3, 1779. This road results from the merging of 3 streets: the “rue Caumartin” which began at rue Basse-du-Rempart located at the foot of the rampart on the current site of the boulevard des Capucines and ended at rue Neuve-des-Mathurins. The creation of this thoroughfare was authorized and named by letters patent of July 3, 1779, and opened in April 1780. The “Rue Thiroux-d’Arconville, also known as Rue Thiroux,” located between Rue Neuve-des-Mathurins and Rue Saint-Nicolas-Chaussée-d’Antin, was opened in 1773 by President Louis Lazare Thiroux d’Arconville. The “Rue Sainte-Croix,” located between Rue Saint-Nicolas-Chaussée-d’Antin and Rue Saint-Lazare, was opened in 1780, at the same time as Rue Neuve-des-Capucins, through marshes and fields. Rue de Caumartin absorbed them on May 5, 1849. Notable buildings here are at No. 1: Hôtel Marin-Delahaye, aka Hôtel Radix de Sainte-Foix. Its roof supported a hanging garden with shrubs, a water feature, rocks, a waterfall, and statues, as well as columns and pyramids to conceal the chimneys. Mirabeau lived there in 1789. No. 2: Hôtel d’Aumont, inhabited from 1785 by Marshal d’Aumont, Duke and Peer of France, who joined the French revolution and was rewarded with the command of the National Guard. No. 8: In 1838, on the 4th floor, Stendhal dictated La Chartreuse de Parme or The Charterhouse of Parma in 52 days. No. 14: Former Hôtel de Grande-Bretagne, which Édouard Chaux, founder of the first Lido on the Champs-Élysées, then a luxury swimming pool with entertainment (1928), once occupied. No. 25: Théâtre de la Comédie-Caumartin. No. 39: Léon Monet, a French chemist, industrialist, and art collector, was born there in 1836. He is the older brother of the painter Claude Monet. Nos. 54-56: the first store, opened on December 1, 1931, of the now-defunct Prisunic chain. After a complete renovation in 2000, the building is currently shared by Monoprix and Citadium. No. 63: Saint-Louis-d’Antin Church. No. 65: former Capuchin monastery, now an annex entrance to the Lycée Condorcet and the Saint-Louis-d’Antin Church. No. 69: entrance to the Passage du Havre.(see post).
The RATP regional transports of Paris on metro line 3:https://www.ratp.fr/plans-lignes/metro/3
The RATP regional transports of Paris on metro line 9: https://www.ratp.fr/plans-lignes/metro/9
The Paris tourist office on the 9éme arrondissement de Paris: https://www.ratp.fr/plans-lignes/metro/9
There you go folks, a dandy city to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my eternal Paris, driving and walking all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. This street, metro area is lovingly special, memories forever ,Again hope you enjoy the post on the Rue Caumartin of Paris !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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