Quartier Sainte-Marguerite, Administrative quarter in 11th arrondissement, Paris, France.
Quartier Sainte-Marguerite is an administrative quarter in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, situated between Rue de Charonne and the Faubourg Saint-Antoine area. It is a dense residential neighborhood with schools, a church, local shops, and streets that follow the old pattern of the former suburb.
The quarter grew as part of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, a suburb that developed rapidly outside the old city walls from the 17th century onward. The church of Sainte-Marguerite, built in 1625, was the first landmark of what became a neighborhood shaped by furniture makers and workers.
The quarter takes its name from the church of Sainte-Marguerite, still active today, whose plain facade on Rue Saint-Bernard gives little hint of what lies inside. Around it, small workshops and galleries carry on a tradition of craft that the Faubourg Saint-Antoine has been known for over centuries.
The quarter is easy to walk through, with flat streets and a clear layout that makes orientation simple. The church of Sainte-Marguerite is open during the day and works well as a starting point for exploring the surrounding streets.
The churchyard of Sainte-Marguerite holds a grave long believed to belong to Louis XVII, the young son of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, who died in the Temple prison in 1795. The attribution was never confirmed, and the mystery still draws curious visitors to this small corner of the church grounds.
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