Even the smallest streets are clearly named. The name of the street and district is written in white letters on a dark blue plate and the house number is located next to it. The system of numbering the buildings first appeared in Paris during Napoleonic times. The house numbers begin from the Seine and work outwards from there. Dark blue plaques with the names of old Parisian streets can be bought as souvenir key chains from many gift shops.

Classic dark blue plate with the name of the street