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Le Marais on Sunday
Shops, market and museums open on a Sunday in Le Marais — the international tourist zone and its limits, hours checked for 2026, and the metro works to expect. Checked October 2026.
The legal frame
Le Marais is one of twelve areas of Paris where retail shops may open on Sundays: the « international tourist zones ». The Marais zone was created by an order of 25 September 2015. It means a shop may open, not that it must, and employees are covered by agreements with pay compensation. Evening work from 9 p.m. to midnight is for volunteers, paid double for that slot. Outside the zones, the mayor may authorise up to 12 Sundays a year.
What the zone covers
The Marais zone covers the district east of rue des Archives: the Archives quarter, the place des Vosges, rue des Rosiers, the north side of rue Saint-Antoine as far as rue de Fourcy, the Village Saint-Paul, the north-east of the Haut-Marais up to boulevard du Temple, and, on the Île Saint-Louis, rue Saint-Louis-en-l’Île and the streets that cross it, but not the quays. The order does not name rue de Bretagne itself, only the streets that cross it. The Square du Temple and the Carreau du Temple are not mentioned in the text.
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
West of rue des Archives, a neighbouring zone, « Les Halles », covers Beaubourg and Saint-Merri, and the BHV on the north side of rue de Rivoli. Neither zone covers the Arts-et-Métiers administrative quarter or the Île de la Cité. For a precise street, consult the City’s PDF map. Our Marais shopping page covers what to buy.
Sunday addresses
- Marché des Enfants-Rouges: 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The eating counters keep their own hours within this range. Producer’s stand on Wednesday and Saturday only.
- Village Saint-Paul: shops and restaurants open, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. depending on the trader. See the Village Saint-Paul, where works are under way in 2026.
- Place des Vosges: the garden is open from 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. until 24 October 2026, and closes earlier from late October. Our place des Vosges page has the rest.
- Museums: the Picasso museum is open on Sunday from 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Carnavalet from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the National Archives museum from 2 to 5.30 p.m.
- Rue des Rosiers: pedestrian, crowded at lunch, with kosher counters open again after Shabbat. See rue des Rosiers.
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Reaching the district on a Sunday
Line 6 shuts all day on 11 and 18 October and on 8 and 22 November 2026, and line 13 until noon on several Sundays up to 13 December. Line 8 trains do not stop at République until April 2027.
A Sunday hour by hour
The opening times below are those of our data, read on the dates given on each page. They make a sequence that works from morning to mid-afternoon.
| Time | What is open | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30 a.m. | Marché des Enfants-Rouges opens (until 5 p.m.) | Haut-Marais |
| 9 a.m. | Courtyard and garden of the Hôtel de Sully (until 7 p.m.); square Louis-XIII, place des Vosges (9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. until 24 October); Village Saint-Paul, depending on the trader | Saint-Paul, place des Vosges |
| 9.30 a.m. | Picasso Museum (until 6 p.m.) | Haut-Marais |
| 10 a.m. | Carnavalet Museum, Museum of Jewish Art and History, Shoah Memorial (all until 6 p.m.); Maison de Victor Hugo | Archives, Rosiers, place des Vosges |
| 2 p.m. | National Archives museum (until 5.30 p.m.) | Archives |
| 3 p.m. | Guided tour of the permanent exhibition at the Shoah Memorial, in French, free, 1.5 hours, no booking | Rosiers |
Two Sunday rules are worth keeping. The Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris is closed on Sunday. The church of Saint-Paul–Saint-Louis is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on other days, but accepts no individual visit on Sunday morning, nor during services.
What closes, and what shifts
Outside the tourist zones, food shops may open on Sunday morning until 1 p.m., under the general rule of the labour code; the covered markets keep their own hours. Inside the Marais zone, the Village Saint-Paul keeps its shops and restaurants open on Sunday. The Hôtel de Sully’s bookshop opens at 1 p.m. on Sunday, not before.
On Sunday the street plan changes: rue des Rosiers is pedestrian, and our sources describe it as very busy. Because the Archives open at 2 p.m., the first half of our walking tour fits a Sunday morning and the Archives the afternoon. For what else is open, see things to do in Le Marais.
Metro for the Sunday addresses
The Sunday addresses sit on different sides of the district, so the line you choose matters.
- Cour des Vosges, 116 m from the place des Vosges, lists Chemin Vert (line 8) at 350 m, 4 min on foot; Saint-Paul (line 1) at 400 m, 5 min on foot.
- Boudoir des Muses, 180 m from the Picasso Museum, lists Saint-Sébastien–Froissart (line 8) at 500 m, 6 min on foot; Filles du Calvaire (line 8) at 550 m, 7 min on foot.
- Hôtel Caron Le Marais, 67 m from the church of Saint-Paul–Saint-Louis, lists Saint-Paul (line 1) at 150 m, 2 min on foot; Sully-Morland (line 7) at 500 m, 6 min on foot.
Where to sleep
For a Saturday-night stay that puts you near the Sunday addresses, compare the hotels of the 4th arrondissement and hotels near the place des Vosges.
History and distinctive features
- Paris has 12 international tourist zones, including « Marais » in the 3rd and « Halles » in the 1st. Retail shops there may open on Sundays, and from 9 p.m. to midnight on weekdays, all year. Source : paris.fr
- Opening is a possibility, not an obligation. A shop needs a collective agreement with pay compensation, and only volunteers can work the 9 p.m.-to-midnight slot, paid double. Source : paris.fr
Frequently asked questions
Are shops open on Sundays in Le Marais?
Many can be, because the district lies in an international tourist zone. This is a permission, not a duty, so each shop decides. Village Saint-Paul says its shops are open on Sundays.
Is the Enfants-Rouges market open on Sunday?
Yes, from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to the City of Paris. The market is closed on Monday.
Is the BHV open on Sundays?
We did not confirm the store's own hours. The BHV stands on the north side of rue de Rivoli, which belongs to the neighbouring zone, « Les Halles », and not to the Marais zone.
Is rue des Rosiers busy on Sunday?
Very. It is pedestrian on Sundays, and Wikipedia and our own page on the street describe heavy crowds. Many kosher businesses close for Shabbat and reopen on Sunday.
Outside the tourist zones, can a shop open on a Sunday?
Up to 12 Sundays a year, by the mayor's authorisation, for sales, the start of term and holidays, according to the City of Paris.
What is open in Le Marais on a Sunday morning?
The Marché des Enfants-Rouges from 8.30 a.m., the courtyard and garden of the Hôtel de Sully from 9 a.m., the Picasso Museum from 9.30 a.m. and the Carnavalet Museum from 10 a.m. The Archives nationales open only at 2 p.m.
Is there a free guided tour on Sunday?
Yes, at the Shoah Memorial: a free guided tour of the permanent exhibition in French every Sunday at 3 p.m., 1.5 hours long, with no booking.
Which metro lines are disturbed on Sunday mornings in autumn 2026?
Line 6 is closed all day on 11 and 18 October and on 8 and 22 November, and line 13 until noon on several Sundays up to 13 December, according to the City of Paris list.
Which metro station is nearest to the place des Vosges?
Chemin Vert, on line 8, about 350 m on foot from the Cour des Vosges hotel, and Saint-Paul, on line 1, at 400 m, according to the hotel’s page; Bastille is also listed by neighbouring hotels.