Quartier de Rochechouart

The Quartier de Rochechouart in Paris's 9th arrondissement is a historic neighborhood named after Abbess Marguerite de Rochechouart de Montpipeau. Originally agricultural, it grew into an important center of trade and industry in the 19th century, first with the construction of the Montmartre slaughterhouse and later with industrial developments such as the city's first gasometer. The neighborhood is also known as the home of famous figures including Victor Hugo, Georges Bizet, and Gustave Courbet. Today you can still marvel at reminders of this rich history in the form of Belle Époque buildings, among them Bizet's birthplace as well as the residences of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Alexis Godillot, and Camille Corot.