Faubourg St Honoré, Paris
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Bounded by Rue Royale, the Boulevards Malesherbes and Haussmann and the Champs-Elysées is the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, the name of both a district and a street, which calls up a variety of images - haute couture, the residence of the President of the Republic, the embassy quarter. The most interesting section of the faubourg extends between Rue La-Boétie and Rue Royale.
Faubourg St Honore Map
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Transit: Metro: St-Philippe-du-Roule, Madeleine; Bus: 24, 28, 38, 42, 49, 52, 80, 84, 93, 94.
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