Passage Doisy, thoroughfare in Paris, France
Passage Doisy is a narrow corridor in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, stretching about 135 meters with a width of 5 meters. The passage is lined with ordinary residential buildings made of stone and brick, connecting Avenue des Ternes to Rue d'Armaillé at each end.
The passage opened under its present name around 1875, on land belonging to the owner whose name it carries. Several buildings went up between 1877 and 1928. It became part of the Paris road network by a municipal decree of 25 April 1994.
The passage takes its name from the owner of the land on which it was opened. Its cinematic trace is at No. 5, where Claude Sautet set the home of Éric Stark, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo, in Classe tous risques (1960); a scene was shot at the passage entrance.
The passage is easily accessible via Ternes metro station on line 2 and serves as a practical shortcut between Avenue des Ternes and Rue d'Armaillé. Its narrow width makes it a good spot for a brief walk away from the traffic and noise of the main avenue.
In 1960, a ransom of 50 million francs was handed over here when a wealthy family paid to free an abducted boy from the Peugeot family. Additionally, the passage served as a film location for Classe tous risques, featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo, giving it a small place in Parisian cinema history.
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