Locksmith street

The Rue des Serruriers, in Laval

The Rue des Serruriers is one of the most beautiful medieval streets of Laval, lined with half-timbered houses. The Laval audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this picturesque alley of old Laval, witness of the artisanal and merchant animation of the town in the Middle Ages.

The medieval alley of the artisans

You are now in the Rue des Serruriers, one of the most beautiful medieval streets of Laval. As its name indicates, this street was formerly the domain of the locksmiths, these artisans of the metal who held there their workshops and their stalls. In the Middle Ages, it was common that the artisans of the same trade gathered in the same street, that then took its name: that is why so many old towns count streets of the Tanners, the Weavers or the Goldsmiths. The Rue des Serruriers testifies to this organisation and to the intense artisanal and merchant activity that animated old Laval. Narrow and picturesque, it has kept its medieval character with its charming half-timbered houses, whose corbelled façades, with apparent beams and sculpted decors, lean above the roadway. Going up this street, you plunge into the atmosphere of the Laval of the past, made of cobbled alleys and wooden residences, and you imagine the bustling life of the artisans and the merchants. It is one of the most charming and authentic corners of the town. A medieval alley and a witness of old Laval, the Rue des Serruriers is a fine stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

Here you wander in one of the most beautiful medieval streets of Laval, formerly the domain of the locksmiths, these artisans of the metal gathered in this street that took its name; narrow and picturesque, it has kept its character with its charming corbelled half-timbered houses with apparent beams, plunging the walker into the atmosphere of old Laval and the life of its artisans. The Rue des Serruriers is a charming corner of Laval. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Rue des Serruriers lies in the historic centre of Laval, in old Laval, reachable on foot. It is a public street freely accessible. You discover it by strolling along the cobbled alleys of the medieval district, raising the eyes towards the half-timbered façades.

Why does the Rue des Serruriers bear this name in Laval?

Because it was formerly the domain of the locksmiths, these artisans of the metal who held there their workshops: in the Middle Ages, the artisans of the same trade gathered in the same street that took its name; one of the most beautiful medieval streets of Laval, it has kept its character with its charming corbelled half-timbered houses.

Where is the Rue des Serruriers in Laval?

In old Laval, the historic centre, in France.