Rue de Ménilmontant

Rue de Ménilmontant
Shown within Paris
Former name(s)	Chemin du Ménil-Mautemps Chaussée ou avenue de Ménilmontant
Length	1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Width	13.7 m (45 ft)
Arrondissement	20th
Quarter	Belleville Saint-Fargeau Père-Lachaise
Coordinates	48°52′4.79″N 2°23′12.91″E / 48.8679972°N 2.3869194°E / 48.8679972; 2.3869194
From	2, boulevard de Belleville 152, boulevard de Ménilmontant
To	105, rue Pelleport

The Rue de Ménilmontant is a street which runs through the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France.^[1]

The street, formerly a chemin (path), took its name from the hamlet of Mesnil-Maudan, that it led to, in the 13th century. In 1732, the street was altered to be less steep; in 1733, it was made wider; and in 1734, by order of King Louis XV, trees were planted on both sides.^[2] From 1777 to 1806, it was separated in three parts. The first part between the Rue de la Folie-Méricourt and the Rue Popincourt was called the Rue du Chemin de Ménilmontant, the second part ending the Rue Saint-Maur was called the Rue de la Roulette, the third and last part was called Haute-Borne. Since 1806, the whole length has been entirely known as the Rue de Ménilmontant.^[3] In 1860, Baron Haussmann integrated the village of Ménilmontant into Paris, making the Rue de Ménilmontant a street of Paris.

The word mesnil (from the latin masnilium) meant "country house" and was also sometimes used to designate a hamlet. The name later became Mesnil-Mautemps then Mal-Temps and finally Mesnil-Montant,^[4] probably due to the steepness of the street (montant meaning "climbing").^[2]

Metro: Ménilmontant (Paris Métro); Saint-Fargeau (Paris Métro)

Bus: 26, 60, 61, 96