| Rue Royale, France | |
| Map Type: | France Paris |
| Map Size: | 265 |
| Arrondissement: | 8th |
| Quarter: | Madeleine. |
| Terminus A: | 2 place de la Concorde |
| Terminus B: | 2 place de la Madeleine |
| Length: | 282m (925feet) |
| Width: | 22.8m (74.8feet) between place de la Concorde and rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré; 43 m elsewhere |
| Completion Date: | April 22, 1732 |
| Inauguration Label: | Denomination |
| Inauguration Date: | March 11, 1768 |
The rue Royale (in French pronounced as /ʁy ʁwajal/) is a short street in Paris, France, running between the Place de la Concorde and the Place de la Madeleine (site of the Church of the Madeleine). The rue Royale is in the city's 8th arrondissement.
Among the well-known addresses on this street is that of Maxim's restaurant, at number 3.
On 12 August 1843, the rue Royale was the scene for a bizarre phenomenon, when tens of thousands of butterflies landed, causing chaos and swarming the shops and restaurants. The pillars of the Madeleine were, reportedly, "covered".[1]