Rue Cortot

The Rue Cortot is a historic lane in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris's 18th arrondissement. Named after the French sculptor Jean-Pierre Cortot, the street traces back to an old road of the village of Montmartre that was already mapped in 1672 and was officially incorporated into the capital's street network in 1863. Especially well known is No. 12, considered one of the oldest buildings on the Butte. It houses the Musée de Montmartre, which documents the history and the artists of the neighborhood. In this manor house, dating to the 16th century, famous painters such as Maximilien Luce and Raoul Dufy, as well as the couple Suzanne Valadon and André Utter, had their studios or residences. Other addresses on the street are also linked to cultural figures, including the composer Erik Satie, who lived here in the 1890s, and the painter Adolphe-Félix Cals. Here you can experience the close connection between the architecture and the rich artistic tradition of the hill.