Rue Bonaparte

Rue Bonaparte

View starting at no. 88 Rue Bonaparte from the Rue de Vaugirard
Shown within Paris
Length	1,010 m (3,310 ft)
Width	11 m (36 ft)
Arrondissement	6th
Quarter	Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Odéon
Coordinates	48°51′11″N 2°19′59″E / 48.85306°N 2.33306°E / 48.85306; 2.33306
From	7 Quai Malaquais
To	58 rue de Vaugirard
Construction
Completion	Ord. du 7 septembre 1845
Denomination	12 August 1852

The Rue Bonaparte (French pronunciation: [ʁy bɔnapaʁt]) is a street in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It spans the Quai Voltaire/Quai Malaquais to the Jardin du Luxembourg, crossing the Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Place Saint-Sulpice and has housed many of France's most famous names and institutions as well as other well-known figures from abroad.

The street runs through the heart of the fashionable Left Bank and is characterised by a number of 'hôtels particuliers' (grand townhouses) and elegant apartment buildings as well as being bounded by the river at one end and the park at the other. With fifteen buildings or monuments classified as Monument historique, it has more such listed sites than any other street in the 6th arrondissement.

The Rue Bonaparte also has many literary associations and contains a number of bookshops, antiquarian booksellers, publishers and art galleries. Its architecture and location have made it one of Paris' most historic and sought-after residential addresses.