Rue du Chevalier-de-la-Barre appeared as a result of merging two streets in one – rue de la Fontenelle and rue de Rosiers. They were joined together in 1868, after the village of Montmartre was incorporated in Paris, where another rue des Rosiers already existed in Marais.
The name de la Fontenelle was given to the street because here was located natural source of the same name, which had dried up by the middle of the 13th century.
Its present name the street got after Jean-François Lefèvre, chevalier de La Barre. In 1766 in Amiens, at the age of 20, he was sentenced to tortures and death. Living in today’s world we would hardly be able to imagine the reason – victim of his time, de la Barre was accused of not having taken off his hat when he passed within some 30 metres of a religious procession carrying crucifix…
In 1871, during Paris Commune, people from both “camps” were executed by shooting here. Later on the whole Parisian artististry walked the street as they rushed to live their blazing lives :) Much water has flowed under the bridges since then. Today the street, lively, colourful and crowded has a different taste. But, as said the owner of an art gallery, who has been living and working here for over 40 years, “Montmartre has changed. And it will never be the same again”, – added he sadly.
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| At the rue du Chevalier de la Barre |
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