Paris Street History

The history and the origin of the name of more than 6,000 streets, squares and passages of Paris, on the map or around you. Who gave their name to that avenue? Why a Rue de la Coutellerie? Paris Street History tells the story of every street, using the official street register of the City of Paris. THE MAP • Every street of Paris on an IGN base map: streets, squares and other ways • Tap a point to read where its name comes from; the street is highlighted on the map • Show my location: the map centers on you EVERY STREET HAS A STORY • Who or what the street is named after, in English when available • Official history, naming date and former names (in French, from the City of Paris) • Commemorative plaques found in the street • A photo of the street and the Wikipedia summary • Share a street, open it on the map SEARCH • By street name, former name or famous person • Filter by arrondissement, accents are ignored • Around me: the nearest streets and the story of their names HANDY ON A WALK • 610 public toilets: open now or closed, wheelchair access, baby changing • 1,300 drinking fountains, including the famous Wallace fountains • Walking directions to a toilet or a fountain FAVORITES • Keep your favorite streets, saved on your phone ALWAYS UP TO DATE • The City of Paris open data updates automatically when the app opens • Street stories work offline FREE, NO ADS, NO ACCOUNT No data collected. Your location stays on your phone. SOURCES Streets, toilets, fountains and plaques: City of Paris, ODbL license. Base map: © IGN. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, with each photo's author and license. Summaries: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA license. Privacy Policy: https://glilab.io/ruesdeparis_policies.html#en-privacy Terms of Use: https://glilab.io/ruesdeparis_policies.html#en-terms