Rue L'Équerre

This small street in the historic center of Valence is called a "square" because it has a 90 degree angle. It begins on the Chapeliers slope and ends at the Place Saint Jean, where there is a church. It is a quiet place where the old family residence of Laurencin is located. Napoleon Bonaparte, then a young student at the military school of Valence, dated the daughter of this family and recalls his visits to this house in his memoirs. The street also hosts other old houses and its cobbles are no longer straight, so it is like a journey into the past when you enter the square. It is part of a Napoleon