Rue Saint-Séverin, Paris
The rue Saint-Séverin is a sometimes boisterous street running parallel to the river in the north of Paris' Latin Quarter. Lined with restaurants and souvenir shops, much of its commerce is dedicated to tourism. Name Origin. One of Paris' oldest churches, the "Église Saint-Séverin", lies midway along this street's length. History. The rue Saint-Séverin is one of Paris' oldest streets, as it dates from its quarter's creation in the early 13th century. At first existing only between the rue de la Harpe and the rue Saint-Jacques, it was later extended  westwards from the former street to join the . The rue Saint-Séverin reclaimed the remnants of the ancient "rue du Macon" upon the construction of the boulevard Saint-Michel from 1867, but from 1971 this isolated westward portion was renamed the . Former Names: Between the rue de la Harpe and the rue Saint-Jacques, this street was called the ""rue Colin Pochet"" in the 16th century.