Rue de l'Abbaye

Rue de l'Abbaye

Shown within Paris
Length	180 m (590 ft)
Width	7.80 m (25.6 ft) between rue de l'Echaudé and rue Cardinale; 9.74 m for the remaining
Arrondissement	6th
Quarter	Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Coordinates	48°51′15.2″N 2°20′5″E / 48.854222°N 2.33472°E / 48.854222; 2.33472
From	18 rue de l'Echaudé
To	1 place Saint-Germain des Prés and 37 rue Bonaparte
Construction
Completion	c. 18th century

Rue de l'Abbaye is a residential street in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, named after the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It has a length of some 170m and runs from the Rue Guillaume Apollinaire to the Rue de l'Echaudé. The street itself dates from 1800 although the land it runs over has a much longer history. The oldest and most prominent buildings on the street are the side entrance of the Abbey and former residence of the Abbot of the Abbey, built in 1586. It now is the home of the Catholic Institute of France.