Chanoines Street

The Rue des Chanoines, in Rouen

The Rue des Chanoines is one of those discreet and charming small passages that make the charm of old Rouen, near the cathedral. The Rouen audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this picturesque alley, heir of the district of the canons of the cathedral.

The discreet alley of the cathedral district

In Rouen, the Rue des Chanoines is one of those discreet and charming small passages that make the discovery of the town even more picturesque, provided you know how to find them. As its name indicates, this alley evokes the canons, these religious attached to the service of Notre-Dame Cathedral, who formerly lived in the canonial district, the ensemble of dwellings and buildings reserved for the clergy, in the immediate vicinity of the sanctuary. Nestled in the heart of old Rouen, the street has kept its intimate atmosphere and its old character, lined with buildings of character and bathed in the calm proper to these passages away from the bustle. It offers sometimes pretty perspectives over the neighbouring monuments and invites the walker to linger, far from the most frequented arteries. A discreet witness of the religious past and the medieval charm of the town, the Rue des Chanoines is a charming stop of the discovery of Rouen.

What to see

Here you stroll in one of those discreet and charming small passages of old Rouen, near the cathedral, which evokes the canons formerly living in the canonial district, with an intimate atmosphere and an old character, lined with buildings of character and offering pretty perspectives, away from the bustle. The Rue des Chanoines embodies the discreet charm of Rouen. It is a charming stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Rue des Chanoines lies near the cathedral, in the heart of old Rouen, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible alley. You discover it during a walk in the cathedral district.

Where does the name of the Rue des Chanoines come from in Rouen?

From the canons, these religious attached to the service of Notre-Dame Cathedral, who formerly lived in the canonial district, the ensemble of dwellings reserved for the clergy, in the immediate vicinity of the sanctuary.

Where is the Rue des Chanoines of Rouen?

Near the cathedral, in the heart of old Rouen, in France.