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Rue des Lombards

Coordinates: 48°51′33.5″N 2°20′57″E / 48.859306°N 2.34917°E / 48.859306; 2.34917
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Rue des Lombards

The rue des Lombards is a street in Paris, France which is famous for hosting three of the main French jazz clubs: Le Baiser Salé, Le Duc des Lombards and the Sunset/Sunside. It was originally a banking center in medieval Paris, a trade dominated by Lombard merchants, name given from the 12th century onwards to Italian merchants and bankers. It was also shown on The Simpsons episode "To Courier with Love".

48°51′33.5″N 2°20′57″E / 48.859306°N 2.34917°E / 48.859306; 2.34917