# Marché des Enfants Rouges

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The **Marché des Enfants Rouges** is the oldest [covered market](/source/Market_hall)[1] in [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France). It was established in 1628[1] as the "petit marché du Marais" and is located at 39 Rue de Bretagne in the Marais (3rd) arrondissement. The market has been listed as a historic monument since 1982.

The name in [English](/source/English_language) translates as "Market of the Red Children", and refers to the nearby "[Hospice des Enfants-Rouges](/source/Hospice_des_Enfants-Rouges)" where orphans were clothed in red (the color of [charity](/source/Charity_(practice))).[2] The market offers fresh [fruits](/source/Fruit), [vegetables](/source/Vegetable), [flowers](/source/Flower) and [bread](/source/Bread), as well as restaurants where shoppers can buy cooked meals.[3]

## References

1. ["New York Times travel guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120517054831/http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/europe/france/paris/36528/marche-des-enfants-rouges/shopping-detail.html). *New York Times*. Archived from [the original](http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/europe/france/paris/36528/marche-des-enfants-rouges/shopping-detail.html) on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

1. Brunton, John (28 November 2008). ["The best Paris markets"](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/28/paris-markets-shopping-trips-france). London: The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

1. ["3rd Arrondissement (Upper Marais)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120406023722/http://www.travelandleisure.com/activities/marche-des-enfants-rouges). Travel and Leisure. Archived from [the original](http://www.travelandleisure.com/activities/marche-des-enfants-rouges) on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

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