▁du ▁Nord . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁rue ▁du ▁Fa ub ourg - Saint - D enis ▁ow es ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁rue ▁Saint - D enis ▁to ▁the ▁fa ub ourg ▁or ▁area ▁outside ▁Paris ' s ▁walls ▁( as ▁marked ▁today ▁by ▁the ▁Por te ▁Saint - D enis ). ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁eastern ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁en clos ▁( l ater ▁prison ) ▁Saint - L az are . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁this ▁street ▁was ▁an ▁extremely ▁upper - class ▁area , ▁occupied ▁by ▁j ew ellers ▁and ▁text ile ▁mer ch ants , ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁king ' s ▁process ional ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁Saint ▁Den is . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁the ▁street ▁briefly ▁bore ▁the ▁name ▁rue ▁du ▁Fa ub ourg ▁Francia de ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁( with ▁the ▁portion ▁between ▁rue ▁Saint - La urent ▁and ▁place ▁de ▁la ▁Chap elle ▁being ▁renamed ▁rue ▁du ▁fa ub ourg ▁Saint - L az are ▁and ▁rue ▁du ▁fa ub ourg ▁de ▁Glo ire ). ▁ ▁L ength ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁bou lev ard ▁de ▁B onne - N ouvelle ▁to ▁bou lev ard ▁de ▁Mag enta ▁: ▁ 8 5 0 ▁m ▁▁ ▁between ▁bou lev ard ▁de ▁Mag enta ▁and ▁rue ▁C ail ▁: ▁ 5 2 0 m ▁▁ ▁from ▁rue ▁C ail ▁to ▁bou lev ard ▁de ▁la ▁Chap elle ▁: ▁