Credits: NC/CNFF
Caption: 08/2003/view from the Saint Louis Bridge
Credits: Benoit Caron/CNFF
Caption: 03/2000/Saint Louis Island
Credits: Benoit Caron/CNFF
Caption: 03/2000/Bourbon quay
Credits: NC/CNFF
Caption: 08/2003/street
Credits: NC/CNFF
Caption: 08/2003/Orléans quay
Location type
Categories
Environment
Riverside
General presentation
Location History
Originally, it was a small desert isle of 5,5 hectare given to the bishop of Paris by Charles le Chauve (the king). It was formerly named Ile Notre Dame.
The island remained a simple field of grazing ground until the XVIIe century when the architect Louis Le Vau arranged it in an elegant residential district.
In 1726, the isle change is name for Ile Saint Louis.
The island remained a simple field of grazing ground until the XVIIe century when the architect Louis Le Vau arranged it in an elegant residential district.
In 1726, the isle change is name for Ile Saint Louis.
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