Paris - Faubourg Saint-Germain

Must-see attractions nearby: Eiffel Tower Montmartre Notre-Dame de Paris Musée d'Orsay Champs-Elysées Luxembourg Gardens Louvre

Since then the Faubourg Saint-Germain has remained the favored residential district of the upper ranks of Paris society. Some streets in the area still give an impression of the homogeneous urban architecture of those earlier days. In Rue de Varenne, for example, are the Hôtel de Gallifet (No. 50), the Hôtel Matignon (No. 57), residence of the Prime Minister, and the Hôtel Biron, now occupied by the Musée Rodin. In Rue de Grenelle are the Hôtel d'Avaray (No. 79), the Hôtel de Bauffremont (No. 87) and the Hôtel de Maillebois (No. 102), as well as the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (1739-46), a masterpiece by Edmond Bouchardon, one of the most fashionable sculptors of the time of Louis XV.