The Quartier de la Place-Vendôme is one of the 80 quartiers administratifs of Paris, the fourth in the official numbering, situated in the 1st arrondissement. This district takes its name from the Place Vendôme.Quand la place Vendôme était une place révolutionnaire

Typographical rules distinguish between the following forms in writing:

place Vendôme, for the square itself;

Place Vendôme, a metonymic name for the Ministry of Justice;

Place-Vendôme, the short name for this administrative district.La place Vendôme à Paris, symbole du luxe et des révoltes

History

The Place Vendôme section was established in 1790; this administrative district became the "Section des Piques" in 1792 and subsequently the "Place-Vendôme Quarter" in 1795. It was located within Paris's 1st arrondissement, with boundaries extending from Place Vendôme and following—to the left—the streets of Neuve-des-Petits-Champs, Louis-le-Grand, Chaussée-d'Antin, Saint-Lazare, Arcade, Madeleine, Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, and Saint-Honoré, returning to Place Vendôme.Jean de La Tynna, Dictionnaire topographique, étymologique et historique des rues de Paris, 1817.

A new administrative quarter was created by the Imperial decree of November 1, 1859; the attached map defined the quarter as follows: "Place Vendôme Quarter (sic). A line starting from Rue de Rivoli and following the axis of the streets of (sic) Saint-Florentin, Richepance, and Duphot; the streets of Neuve-des-Capucines, Neuve-des-Petits-Champs, Neuve-Saint-Roch, and Dauphin; and Rue de Rivoli, returning to the starting point..."Jean-Baptiste Duvergier, Collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, règlements et avis du Conseil d'État, publiée sur les éditions officielles du Louvre: de l'Imprimerie nationale, par Baudouin ; et du Bulletin des lois, « year 1859 », 1859, p.372 (décret 1st November 1859, Tableau indicatif des circonscriptions des nouveaux arrondissements et quartiers de Paris, selon le plan annexé au décret).

Places of interest L’église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Place du Marché-Saint-Honoré Ministry of Justice Hôtel de Gramont Passage des Jacobins Cour des Comptes

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