Saint Blaise, Neighbourhood in eastern Paris, France
Saint Blaise is a neighborhood in eastern Paris, in the 20th arrondissement, built around the street of the same name. The street runs between small 19th-century houses, cobblestones, and an old church tower at the top end.
The neighborhood was once part of the independent village of Charonne, which had vineyards, orchards, and country houses for wealthy Parisians. In the 19th century, Charonne was absorbed into Paris, and the area slowly became more built-up.
Rue Saint-Blaise is the main street of the neighborhood and feels like an open-air display of old Paris. Small shops, street art galleries, and cafes like Lumière, visited daily by locals, give the street its character.
The easiest way to enter the neighborhood is from the top of Rue Saint-Blaise, near the church of Saint-Germain-de-Charonne. The cobblestones can be uneven, so sturdy shoes are a good idea if you plan to walk the full length of the street.
At number 46 on Rue Saint-Blaise, a carved stone face of the sea god Neptune is set into the facade, the only remains of an old pleasure house from the time when wealthy Parisians kept country estates here. Just next to the church at the top of the street, a small cemetery is still in use today and is one of the few remaining within the Paris city limits.
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