Rue Saint-Dominique

The Rue Saint-Dominique is a street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is crossed by the Esplanade des Invalides.

Rue Saint-Dominique

Origin of the name

It was formerly known as the Chemin de la Longue Raye (1355), Chemin des Treilles (1433), Chemin Herbu (des Moulins à Vent) (1523), Chemin de l'Oseraie (1527), Chemin du Port (1530), Chemin des Vaches (1542), Chemin de la Justice and Chemin des Charbonniers. It was renamed the Rue Saint-Dominique in 1643 after the Dominican monastery set up a few years earlier near the eastern end of the street (now absorbed by the Boulevard Saint-Germain), whose only remnant is the Église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin on the Place Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (called the Place des Jacobins until 1802, after the Dominicans).

Notable addresses

• In 1670, Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes was born at no. 33, the Hôtel de Luynes. The building is now destroyed.
• No. 14, the Hôtel de Brienne serves as the official residence of the minister of defense.

Popular culture

The Irish musician Rob Smith released a song in March 2011 called "Rue Sainte-Dominique". The music video was shot on the street and surrounding area.