Place Colette
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The Place Colette is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.
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| Former name(s) | none |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette |
| Arrondissement | 1st arrondissement |
| Coordinates | 48.86322°N 2.33590°E |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 19 February 1966 |
The square is bordered to the north and east by wings of the Palais-Royal (containing, to the north, the Comédie-Française and to the east, the Conseil d'État), to the south by the Rue Saint-Honoré and to the west by the Rue de Richelieu.[1]
An entrance to the Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre Métro station, serving lines 
and 
, is on the Place Colette. It was redesigned by Jean-Michel Othoniel as the Kiosque des noctambules (Kiosk of the night-walkers), completed in October 2000 for the centenary of the Métro.
The Place Colette had no name (it was simply part of the Rue Saint-Honoré) until 1966 when it was named after the writer Colette following a request by her only daughter, Colette de Jouvenel, to André Malraux who was then Minister of Culture.[1][2]
The café "Le Nemours", in the façade of the Conseil d'État, has been used as a location for several films:
- Conversations with My Gardener (2007)
- The Tourist (2010)
- The Intouchables (2011)
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