Rue Molière

Street in Paris, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Rue Molière is a short street in central Paris, in the 1st arrondissement. It begins at the Avenue de l'Opéra, near the Comédie-Française, and ends at the Rue de Richelieu with the Fontaine Molière.

Rue Molière in June 2021

It has borne several names, including the Rue de la Fontaine-Molière, the Rue Traversière-Saint-Honoré before 1843, earlier the Rue Traversine or Traversante, and in 1625 the Rue de la Brasserie or Rue du Bâton-Royal.[1] It is notable for collège Jean-Baptiste-Poquelin, named after the playwright Jean-Baptiste-Poquelin, the real name of Molière.

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