I am moving to Paris and found this apt online that looks great but in rue du faubourg saint denis ....?

Question

rue du faubourg saint denis and 40 metres from the metro bonne Nouvelle and the porte de Saint Denis in the 10th arrondissement.

Isnt this the red light district?!?

Answer 1

I am a little confused by your question because it is not possible to be on the rue du Faubourg Saint Denis and 40 meters from the Bonne Nouvelle metro stop. Perhaps you meant to type 400 meters, which would be possible. But that would also mean that the closest Metro stop would be Strasboug St. Denis rather than Bonne Nouvelle.

If you are that end of the rue du Faubourg Saint Denis then you would have some prostitutes and drug addicts immediately to the south of you.

I am not quite so cautionary as the previous answerer about crime in Paris. Remember that prostitution per se is not against the law in France so while this activity may be annoying it does not carry the full implication of criminality that it does in, for example, the United States.

Answer 2

Something is wrong, the metro Bonne Nouvelle is in the 9 arrondissement near Lafayette Galleries.

Check in www.paris.fr

Good Luck!!.

Answer 3

Years ago it was not that good, but it's going to be okay, nowadays.

Actually, the area you say you go to is rather a popular area though rents in this area knew a rise that prevents the average worker to live there, today.

Today, the red light district is rather the 20th district (or arrondissement, in French) where a lot a young offenders are wandering and idling. Around the Porte de la Chapelle is also frequented by all sorts of mean people.

But, you know, it's hard to avoid bad people in Paris downtown nowadays. You can see a lot of those craps wandering and idling avenue des Champs Elysees too. They come from Paris suburbs to wander there because they are jobless and don't know what to do of their free time. Beware of them, however. They can be very violent, though they have no guns.