Rue Marx Dormoy

Rue Marx Dormoy is a street in Paris, Île-de-France. Rue Marx Dormoy is situated nearby to the suburb Quartier de La Chapelle, as well as near the railway station Paris Nord.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paris Nord and Sacré-Cœur Basilica.

Paris Nord

Railway station

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The Gare du Nord, officially Paris-Nord, is one of the seven large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France, and Europe's busiest railway station. Paris Nord is situated 1 km southwest of Rue Marx Dormoy.

Sacré-Cœur Basilica

Church

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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica or simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sacré-Cœur Basilica is situated 1¼ km west of Rue Marx Dormoy.

Gare de Paris-Est

Railway station

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The Gare de l'Est, officially Paris-Est, is one of the seven large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. It is located in the 10th arrondissement, not far southeast from the Gare du Nord, facing the Boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north–south axis of Paris created by Georges-Eugène Haussmann. Gare de Paris-Est is situated 1¼ km south of Rue Marx Dormoy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quartier de La Chapelle and 18th arrondissement.

Quartier de La Chapelle

Suburb

The Quartier de La Chapelle is a neighborhood of Paris, in the eastern part of the 18th arrondissement. It was originally the village of La Chapelle on the outskirts of Paris and a commune in its own right, separated from the commune of Paris by the wall of the Farmers-General.

18th arrondissement

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The 18th arrondissement of Paris is probably best known for the hill of Montmartre which was the centre of the Communard uprising of the late-nineteenth century, but is also perhaps better known as the centre of the flourishing artist community of the period from around 1907-1914.