Claude Debussy
A documented Debussy residence during a later phase of his Paris life, in the Plaine Monceau district of the 17th arrondissement.
10 rue Gustave-Doré
Still standing
Outside only
A building
One of Claude Debussy's documented Paris addresses, in the quiet Plaine Monceau district of the 17th arrondissement.
- 10 rue Gustave-Doré, 75017 Paris
- A Debussy residence in a later phase of his Paris life
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The place, briefly
Claude Debussy lived at 10 rue Gustave-Doré during a later phase of his Paris life. He moved a good deal — the addresses in the 17th and 9th arrondissements come and go through the 1890s and 1900s — and the pattern reflects both his finances and a personal life that was, by any measure, turbulent.
The rue Gustave-Doré is a short residential street in the Plaine Monceau, north-west of the Parc Monceau. It is a quieter and more respectable quarter than the streets Debussy had lived in earlier, and the move is part of a general drift westward across his life that ends at the avenue du Bois de Boulogne.
The building is private.
Key facts
- Plaine Monceau, 17th arrondissement
- One of a series of Debussy addresses moving gradually west across Paris
- Private — exterior only
In images
Timeline
Debussy moves repeatedly between addresses in the 17th and 9th arrondissements.
On the map
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How many Paris addresses did Debussy have?
Several. He moved frequently through the 1890s and 1900s, drifting gradually west across the city and ending on what is now the avenue Foch.
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93 rue de Courcelles
The sixth-floor former studio near Parc Monceau where Colette and Willy lived while the Claudine novels appeared under his name.
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The sources below include histories, archival materials, scholarly research, and official records that informed this page. They document 10 rue Gustave-Doré, the people connected to it, and its place in Paris.
1Debussy in fin-de-siècle Paris
WebsiteAcademia.eduUsed forWeb source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the 10 rue Gustave-Doré page.
2Claude Debussy
WebsiteOpéra national de ParisUsed forWeb source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the 10 rue Gustave-Doré page.
3Claude Debussy: Biographie
WebsiteIRCAM–Centre PompidouUsed forWeb source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the 10 rue Gustave-Doré page.
4The Velvet Revolution of Claude Debussy
PeriodicalThe New Yorker, 2018Used forContemporary reporting or criticism used to document the historical reception and context of 10 rue Gustave-Doré.
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