Mar 27

Mar 27 Rare Paris Mansion for Sale on Rue des Saints-Pères, Saint-Germain

City Living, Europe, For Sale, France, Historic, Lakefront, Market Watch, Notable, Townhome

This property is on the market with DGC Luxury Homes. Price is disclosed upon application with the listing agency.

““There is Paris, and there is Rue des Saints-Pères.””

-whispered by the Italian Countess still living in the last private wing of the Hôtel de Cavoye, a 17th-century residence once owned by French nobility and later by Hubert de Givenchy, who passed it to her directly. It was never sold, even during Bernard Tapie’s infamous real estate sweep.

In Paris, every street has a story—but only a few belong to the city’s unwritten canon of power, legacy, and near-mythic discretion. Rue des Saints-Pères, nestled between the Seine and the inner sanctum of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, is one of them.

Now, an exceedingly rare 310 m² (3,330+ sq. ft.) private mansion is for sale within one of its 17th-century gated enclaves.

This particular section of the 7th arrondissement—where Saint-Germain blurs into the Left Bank’s intellectual heart—has long been the quiet stronghold of old power. It’s where Givenchy lived, where Sartre and Beauvoir debated, and where the city’s most discerning residents still quietly reside.

Unlike the display windows of Avenue Montaigne or the flash of Place Vendôme, Rue des Saints-Pères doesn’t need to perform. It simply exists—for those who know.

This newly listed home is hidden between two courtyards of a former hôtel particulier, behind a guard-gated entrance.

Inside, it's all Parisian refinement: 3.7-meter (12-foot) ceilings, a baronial fireplace, oak-paneled walls, and stone floors reinterpreted for contemporary living. Outside, the magic is even more rare— 50 m² (530+ sq. ft.) of secret gardens, layered terraces, and green views that erase the city around you.

There’s also a lock-up garage, a private studio with separate entrance (ideal for staff, an office, or gym), and enough space to entertain or retreat in total privacy.

You’re steps from Café de Flore, the Abbey of Saint-Germain, and Les Deux Magots—but completely removed from the noise.

This is not just a property—it’s an invitation to inhabit a street that most Parisians will never truly know. Discover the listing on DGC Luxury Homes.