Rue Gît-le-Cœur explained

Rue Gît-le-Cœur
Map Type:France Paris
Map Size:250
Coordinates:48.8539°N 2.3428°W
Arrondissement:6th
Quarter:Monnaie
Terminus A:25 quai des Grands Augustins
Terminus B:30 rue Saint-André-des-Arts
Length:112m (367feet)
Width:10m (30feet)
Inauguration Label:Denomination

Rue Gît-le-Cœur is a street in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Name

In the 14th century the street was documented under the name Gilles-Queux or Gui-le-Queux, presumably referring to a cook (French: queux in Old French) named Giles. Later names include Gui-le-Preux, Villequeux, Gui-le-Comte, and Gilles-le-Cœur. It was also known at various points as rue des Noyers (1423), rue des Deux-Moutons, and rue du Battoir (1639).

History

The street was opened around 1200 on former vineyards of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey.[1]

In 1300 a large property on the northeastern section of the street between the French: rue de l'Hirondelle and what is now the quay (then the French: rue du Hurepoix) was the Paris residence of the Bishop of Chartres. In 1394 it belonged to Louis de Sancerre, in 1397 to the Archbishop of Besançon, and in 1418 to . In the second quarter of the 16th century it was acquired and rebuilt by King Francis I for his chief mistress Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, who stayed there until her exile following Francis's death in 1547.[2]

The same location then became the mansion of, later occupied by various members of the . In 1641 Louis Charles d'Albert de Luynes married Louise Marie Séguier, Marquise d'O, and the property became known as the French: Hôtel de Luynes until its partitioning in 1671. Parts of the 1671 rebuilding are preserved in the courtyard of No.5.[3]

Nos. 10 and 12 are built on the former location of another prominent mansion, which in the 14th century belonged to the Counts of Artois, thus known as the French: Hôtel d'Arras, with main entrance at what is now No.30 rue Saint-André-des-Arts.[2] It was later used by Paris Bishop ; by Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury, in 1422; by Louis II de Luxembourg, Bishop of Thérouanne, in 1428; and was eventually partitioned in 1535.[4]

Most of the street's current buildings date from the late 16th to late 18th centuries. The whole street was inundated during the 1910 Great Flood of Paris.[5]

From the 18th to late 20th centuries, the street was a hub of the Parisian bookstore business. A bookshop affiliated with the Maoist Union des jeunesses communistes marxistes-léninistes operated at No.6 from 1967 to 1978, bankrolled by the wealthy grandmother of activist,[6] and gave its name to the short-lived far-left publishing house French: Editions Gît-le-Cœur. A trade association of sellers of ancient books, the French: Syndicat de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne, has been located at No.4 since 1985.[7] As of 2021, two bookstores remain in the street: French: Librairie Kronis at No.4 and French: Un Regard Moderne at No.10, the latter opened in 1991.[8]

At No.6, a fencing club (French: salle d'armes) opened in 1886 and still operates as of 2022, claiming to be the oldest remaining in Paris.[9] École César Franck, a private music school, operated at No.8 from 1968 until its closure in the 1980s.

An independent movie theater, long known as French: Studio Gît-le-Coeur, has operated at No.12 since February 1967.[10] As of 2021, the tiny street's commercial activity is mainly related to tourism, with several hotels and restaurants.

Notable individuals

In art

Like other atmospheric streets of the Latin Quarter, the rue Gît-le-Cœur has inspired works by artists including Charles Marville,[19] Bram van Velde,[20] and .[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adrien Friedmann . Paris, ses rues, ses paroisses du Moyen Âge à la Révolution . Plon . Paris . 1959 . 236.
  2. Book: Jacques Hillairet . Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris . I . Editions de Minuit . Paris . 1963 . 590.
  3. Web site: POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine . Ancien hôtel Séguier, devenu hôtel d'O, puis hôtel de Luynes . 2007 . 22 August 2021 . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727171636/https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA75060006 . live .
  4. Book: Jacques Hillairet . Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris . II . Editions de Minuit . Paris . 1963 . 374.
  5. Web site: Histoires de Paris . La rue Gît le Cœur rattrapée par la crue de 1910 . 11 March 2019 . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823093710/https://www.histoires-de-paris.fr/rue-git-le-coeur-rattrapee-par-crue-1910/ . live .
  6. Web site: Vin & Cie . Jacques Berthomeau . 22 January 2017 . La joie de lire, Maspero, les Maos, le " vol révolutionnaire ", les librairies militantes de Paris… . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823072112/http://www.berthomeau.com/2017/01/la-joie-de-lire-maspero-les-maos-le-vol-revolutionnaire-les-librairies-militantes-de-paris.html . live .
  7. Web site: International League of Antiquarian Booksellers . Historique du SLAM : Première partie (1914–1934) . 1986 . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823072104/https://ilab.org/article/historique-du-slam-premiare-partie-1914-1934 . live .
  8. Web site: Presses de l'ENSSIB . La librairie spécialisée en bandes dessinées . Jean-Christophe Boudet . 2018 . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823073305/https://books.openedition.org/pressesenssib/9324?lang=en . live .
  9. Web site: Salle Coudurier . Salle d'Armes Coudurier – Maître Pinel de la Taule . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823093710/https://www.sallecoudurier.org/ . live .
  10. Web site: Salles-Cinéma.com . Cinéma Studio Gît-le-Cœur à Paris . Thierry Béné . 30 July 2021 . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823072113/https://salles-cinema.com/paris/studio-git-le-coeur . live .
  11. Web site: Paristoric . La rue Gît-le-Coeur . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823080927/https://www.paristoric.com/index.php/transports-et-voirie/rues/4296-la-rue-git-le-coeur . live .
  12. Web site: Registres matricules du recrutement militaire, bureau de Sens 1911, page 48/320, matricule 527 . 23 August 2021 . 27 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240527081326/https://archivesenligne.yonne.fr/ark:/56431/vta77d466d0553ffee0/daogrp/0/1?id=https%3A%2F%2Farchivesenligne.yonne.fr%2Fark%3A%2F56431%2Fvta77d466d0553ffee0%2Fcanvas%2F0%2F1#id:600642535?gallery=true&brightness=100.00&contrast=100.00&center=570.473,-901.932&zoom=12&rotation=0.000 . live .
  13. Web site: Guy Darol . Vitezslav Nezval à Paris . 28 July 2010 . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823072102/http://www.guydarol.com/tag/andr%C3%A9+breton . live .
  14. Web site: Meher Baba's Life & Travels . Rue Git-le-Cœur Paris, France . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823072105/https://www.meherbabatravels.com/location-gallery/france/rue-git-le-coeur-paris-france/ . live .
  15. Web site: Géographie glissantienne . Rue Gît-le-Cœur . Hirota Satoshi . 28 January 2019 . 23 August 2021 . 28 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728150656/https://edouardglissant.world/lieux/rue-git-le-coeur/ . live .
  16. Web site: Patrimoine de France . Immeuble 10 Rue Gît-Le-Coeur . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823095212/http://patrimoine-de-france.com/paris/paris-6eme-arrondissement/immeuble-10-rue-git-le-coeur-0.php . live .
  17. Web site: Le mot et le reste . Beat Hotel : Ginsberg, Burroughs et Corso à Paris, 1957–1963 . Barry Miles . 2011 . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823093711/https://lemotetlereste.com/litteratures/beathotel/ . live .
  18. Web site: Asialyst . Jean-Paul Ribes : "Feu sur le quartier général ! Un slogan fantastique" . Stéphane Lagarde . 26 May 2016 . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823180833/https://asialyst.com/fr/2016/05/26/jean-paul-ribes-feu-sur-le-quartier-general-un-slogan-fantastique/ . live .
  19. Web site: Vergue . Charles Marville / Vues du Vieux Paris / Rue Gît-le-Cœur, 1866 . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823093710/http://vergue.com/post/716/Rue-Git-le-Coeur . live .
  20. Web site: MAH Genève . Sans titre. Paris, rue Gît-le-Coeur, 1962, Bram van Velde . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823093711/https://collections.geneve.ch/mah/oeuvre/sans-titre-paris-rue-git-le-coeur/1965-0145 . live .
  21. Web site: Place des Arts . Roger Vieillard, Paris, rue Gît-le-Coeur, 1943 . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823093710/https://place-des-arts.com/en/artist/Roger-VIEILLARD/Ra5Pp8CncrNn33hpo/Paris-rue-Git-le-coeur/5c93e4fad0184516406020e6 . live .

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