Grand'Rue, Medieval street in Colmar, France

Grand'Rue is Colmar's main street, 515 m long with a 25 m side branch, running through the centre quarter. It is paved with small grey cobbles and lined with half-timbered houses in cream, green and pink plaster, with dark beams, green shutters and overhanging upper storeys. Notable buildings along it include the Colonne Charles-Quint, the 14th-century Église Saint-Matthieu and the former customs house at No. 29, built in 1480.

The Grand'Rue is 515 m long, with a 25 m branch, and links Place Jeanne-d'Arc to Place des Six-Montagnes-Noires and Place de l'Ancienne-Douane. Its dated buildings record the street's past: the Ancienne Douane of 1480 at No. 29, the Protestant presbytery of 1606 at Nos. 11-19, Maison Sandherr of 1668 at No. 36, and the Palais du Conseil souverain d'Alsace of 1764 at No. 56. The 14th-century Église Saint-Matthieu, listed in 1948, also stands here.

The street's name appears simply as Grand-Rue in French sources, while the local form Grand'Rue is common on signs. Along its 515 metres stand the 14th-century Église Saint-Matthieu, the 1480 Old Customs House at No. 29, and the Protestant presbytery at Nos. 11–19, built in 1606. The Pfeffel Monument of 1927 recalls the writer Pfeffel.

The street is easily accessible on foot from anywhere in the old town and clearly marked as the main route through the center. There is plenty of space for walking, and parking is available on surrounding side streets and nearby squares.

At No. 29 stands the former customs house (Ancienne Douane), built in 1480 and listed as a historic monument in 1930 and again in 1974. Near it rises the Charles V column, and at No. 56 the Palais du Conseil souverain d'Alsace of 1764 recalls the city's years under the French crown.