Sorbonne in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Rue de la Huchette

— Histoire de Paris —

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 8, 2025

1. Rue de la Huchette Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Son appellation vient d'une enseigne attestée à la fin du XIlle siècle : la Huchette d'or. Célèbre dès la fin du Moyen Age pour ses auberges, et au XVIIe siècle pour ses rôtisseurs et ses cabarets, elle était aussi malfamée, et ses coupeurs de bourses renommés. Les maisons anciennes y sont nombreuses. Au N°14, à l'angle de la rue du Chat qui pêche, un médaillon plaqué sur la façade est orné d'un Y, rébus pour «lie-grègues», lacets de fixation entre culottes et hauts-de-chausse.

La rue a retrouvé son activité bourdonnante du Moyen Age avec l'implantation de nombreux restaurants méditerranéens ou exotiques.

(English translation:)
Its name comes from a sign attested at the end of the 13th century: the Golden Huchette. Famous from the late Middle Ages for its inns, and in the 17th century for its roasters and cabarets, it was also notorious, and its pickpockets were renowned. Many old houses line the street. At number 14, on the corner of Rue du Chat qui Pêche (“Street of the Fishing Cat”), a medallion affixed to the facade is adorned with a Y, a rebus for "lie-grègues," the laces used to fasten breeches and hose.

The street has regained its bustling medieval activity with the opening of numerous Mediterranean and exotic restaurants.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list.

Location. 48° 51.176′ N, 2° 20.76′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sorbonne. It is at the intersection of Rue de la Huchette and Rue du Chat qui pêche, on the right when traveling west on Rue de la Huchette. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Rue de la Huchette, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Defenseurs du Fortin Huchette / Defenders of the Huchette Barricade Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 19 Quai Saint-Michel (within shouting distance of this

Rue de la Huchette Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 8, 2025

2. Rue de la Huchette Marker - wide view

marker); Rue Galande (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hôtel de Laffemas (about 90 meters away); Monseigneur Joseph NASRALLAH (about 90 meters away); Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (about 120 meters away); Square René Viviani (1928) (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Rue de la Huchette (Wikipedia). Overview:

The Rue de la Huchette is one of the oldest streets running along the Rive Gauche in Paris, France. Running eastward just below the Seine river from the Place Saint-Michel, it is today an animated Latin Quarter artery with one of the highest concentrations of restaurants in the city, Greek specialties predominating. It is situated between the Boulevard Saint-Michel and the Rue du Petit-Pont and faces the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. This almost exclusively pedestrian street is very popular with tourists. Disdained by some guidebooks as "Bacteria Alley", the street nevertheless has an intense night life with no fewer than four pubs and several bars.

The street
Photographed by Paris14aime (via Wikimedia Commons under CC 4.0 license), November 16, 2025

3. Sign of the “Y” (as mentioned on the marker)
is celebrated by the American writer Elliot Paul, who lived there in the 1920s and 30s, in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1942).

(Submitted on November 17, 2025.)

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Rue de la Huchette image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Ciry, circa 1905

4. Rue de la Huchette

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.