Le Village Royal, a passage dedicated to the luxury trade
The Village Royal, a passage dedicated to luxury, is an open-air shopping arcade connecting No. 25 rue Royale to No. 24 rue Boissy d’Anglas.
It is located in the upscale Quartier de la Madeleine, near the Madeleine Church.
This short passage is renowned for its high-end luxury goods and designer boutiques, including Chanel, Dior, Anne Fontaine, Eric Bompard, Bric’s, and Guy Degrenne.
The area was originally home to the Marché d’Aguessau, a traditional market built in 1723 to serve the needs of wealthy Parisians who had left the Marais district to settle in the vicinity of the Louvre Palace.
This market was then located a few streets west of the present-day Rue Royale, and it was moved to the site of the current the passage in 1745.
The buildings lining it were constructed between 1760 and 1785, thus forming the private thoroughfare known as Passage du Marché d’Aguessau.
The market alley quickly transformed into a lively village lane, which was renovated in 1837.
This passage was renamed Cité Berryer in 1877 in honour of the lawyer and politician Pierre-Nicolas Berryer, a renowned opponent of Emperor Napoleon III, and continued to evolve.
Thus, in 1992, the architect Jean-Jacques Ory was commissioned to renovate it along with the shops, and the apartments that line it, while preserving the original 18th-century buildings that give this village street a unique charm.
The Cité Berryer reopened in 1994 as Le Village Royal, a unique enclave dedicate to luxury.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; closed on Sundays. Free admission.
Directions: 8th district – no25 rue Royale – no24 Rue Boissy d’Anglas
Metro stations: Madeleine, Concorde on Lines 8,12
Coordinates Lat 48.869026 – Long 2.323346
