Saint Placide, a residential, bourgeois district in the 6th arrondissement. The stylish district of Saint Placide forms a quadrilateral with Rue de Sèvres to the west and Rue de Rennes to the east, Boulevard du Montparnasse to the south and Boulevard Raspail to the northeast. You'll have no problem finding an apartment for short-term rental in this arrondissement of Paris. One the very residential districts of the capital A residential and bourgeois district, Saint Placide has extremely beautiful residential buildings. Part A of Rue Saint Placide was constructed on land belonging to the Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Présy. The other part, between Rue du Cherche Midi, Rue de Rennes, and Rue de Vaugirard, is known as part B. Rue de Rennes is now a very busy, lively shopping street whe..
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St Placide
Saint Placide, a residential, bourgeois district in the 6th arrondissement. The stylish district of Saint Placide forms a quadrilateral with Rue de Sèvres to the west and Rue de Rennes to the east, Boulevard du Montparnasse to the south and Boulevard Raspail to the northeast. You'll have no problem finding an apartment for short-term rental in this arrondissement of Paris. One the very residential districts of the capital A residential and bourgeois district, Saint Placide has extremely beautiful residential buildings. Part A of Rue Saint Placide was constructed on land belonging to the Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Présy. The other part, between Rue du Cherche Midi, Rue de Rennes, and Rue de Vaugirard, is known as part B. Rue de Rennes is now a very busy, lively shopping street where you will enjoy making your purchases. The district is also home to the Bon Marché department store, with its undeniable good taste. You will discover the latest fashion collections and tableware in an architecturally rich setting. A few hundred yards away, the Jardin du Luxembourg and its large, leafy paths provide a haven of peace far from the hubbub of the city. A religious and cultural place The district has a wealth of religious institutions in various forms: the Saint-Sulpice catholic seminary, the Jesuit Faculty of Paris, and small churches, including the Eglise Notre-Dame des Anges Marist, the Jesuit Eglise Saint-Ignace, and the Lazarist Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul. The Lazarists have a vast complex between Rue de Sèvres and Rue du Cherche-Midi, and the Visitandines have a convent between Cherche-Midi and Rue de Vaugirard. Not far from the Bon Marché department store, take the time to visit the Musée Ernest Hébert. There you can see a whole series of beautiful portraits painted by the artist. The Ecole Grégoire Ferrandi of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Fondation Jean Dubuffet, which displays work by the artist, are also in the neighborhood. A shopping district with good transportation connections The district is served by the Sèvres-Babylone, Vaneau, Duroc, Montparnasse, Saint-Placide, and Rennes metro stations. Rue Saint-Placide, from which the district gets its name, is a quarter mile long and is lined with many stores, as is nearby Rue de Rennes. Visit the Saint Placide district during your stay in Paris and discover our selection of short-term Paris apartment rentals in the area.