Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Understanding terminology

I understand the word faubourg means suburb. So when they use this word before a street say Rue St Honoré does this refer to the area surrounding this particular street or only that street? Is it bringing attention to the area or is there a specific meaning when this word is used.




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In the case of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, it is simply that prior to the demolition of the Porte Saint Honore in 1732, the area was considered a suburb of Paris. When it became part of the city, the street name reflected that point.




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Merci Arrow I was wondering as I%26#39;ve seen the word a few times and wondered if it was something specific that I needed to be aware of.




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Same principle applies for Saint-Denis/Fg Saint-Denis, Saint-Martin, Temple, Saint-Antoine, Poissonnière, etc.




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%26quot;Faubourg%26quot; means suburb in thevery specific meaning of the streets %26quot;fors le bourg%26quot;, i.e. %26quot;the area immediately outside the city walls, beyond the gates%26quot; (at a time when there were city walls).





In Paris, this means %26quot;outside the former walls that are now (roughly) the Grands Boulevards%26quot;. So the rue du Faubourg du Temple%26quot; is further away from the city centre (=Place du Chatelet) than Rue du Temple.




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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26#39;ve seen the word a few times and wondered if it was something specific that I needed to be aware of.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;





For practical purposes, NO...it%26#39;s connotations are now mostly %26#39;historic%26#39; in nature as the Ville de Paris absorbed and incorporated these areas.




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Thanks folks, that%26#39;s very interesting. I feel like a more intelligent tourist knowing more of the historical facts in regards to names.

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