In Paris, many shops open on Sunday
Although Sunday closing is the norm, some tourist areas are exceptions to this rule:
- Montmartre,
- Haussmann,
- Porte-Maillot-Place des Ternes,
- Champs-Elysées-Avenue Montaigne,
- Beaugrenelle,
- Saint-Germain,
- Rennes-Saint Sulpice,
- Olympiades,
- Saint Emilion-Blibliothèque,
- le Marais,
- les Halles,
- Saint Honoré-Vendôme
In the Marais district, the numerous clothing and accessories shops in rue des Francs-Bourgeois are open on Sunday.
Some main roads are even closed to motorized traffic on Sunday afternoon. The La Défense business district is also a place for Sunday shopping: at the 4 Temps shopping centre and close byin the shopping galleries of the Cnit.