The history of Saint-Louis island starts in 1609, when two little islands, the Ile aux Vaches (uninhabited Cow’s Island, named so because it was mainly used for cattle grazing) and the Ile Notre-Dame were joined together and named after King Louis IX.
The first dwellers, craftsmen and merchants, moved here in 1664. Soon the island, at that time the most modern place in Paris, attracted attention of aristocracy and artists – Saint-Louis was once home to Charles Baudelaire, Camille Claudel, Emile Zola, Voltaire, Rousseau, Georges Pompidou…
A lot has changed in Paris ever since, but Saint-Louis has amazingly preserved its atmosphere of the times of the reign of Henri IV and Louis XIII.
Music of by-gone days, performed by Erwan Fouquet, makes transition in times even more imaginable. Learn more about this original Parisian actor and singer from his website at www.erwanfouquet.com
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| Corner of rue St. Louis en l'Ile and rue Le Regrattier and the organ grinder |
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