Passage Dubail, thoroughfare in Paris, France
Passage Dubail is a passageway in the 10th arrondissement of Paris that begins at 120, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin. One branch ends at 50, rue des Vinaigriers, a second branch also ends on that street, and a stairway under a building connects it to the passage des Récollets. The 1829 plan shows the route divided into three sections.
A 1829 plan shows the passage split into three ways: the Grados name applied only to the branch opening onto rue des Vinaigriers, the way under 54-56 boulevard de Magenta was already called Dubail, and the branch on rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin was the passage du Faubourg Saint-Martin. The passage honours René Dubail, lawyer and mayor of the 10th arrondissement from 1870 to 1873, though the land was bought at auction by his uncle, the baker Jean Honoré Dubail.
The passage is named after René Dubail, a lawyer who served as deputy mayor of the former 5th arrondissement (1849–1851) and mayor of the 10th (1870–1873). Contrary to a common claim, he never owned the land: it was bought at auction by his uncle, the baker Jean Honoré Dubail, and passed to his descendants.
The passage starts at 120 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin; one branch ends at 50 rue des Vinaigriers and a second branch also ends on that street. A further exit is by a staircase under a building onto the passage des Récollets. The route is split into sections, so look for the stairway opening.
At 25 passage Dubail stands the headquarters of La France insoumise, the party founded by Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The building replaced a workshop where Ducellier car headlights were made. The party moved here for the 2022 presidential campaign, having previously been based on rue de Dunkerque.
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