Blacksmiths & Smithys

Next month, I am going to Paris for the first time in my life.

I%26#39;m wondering if there are any blacksmiths in or around Paris, and if so, where?

I%26#39;m sure I%26#39;ll have a million other questions before I leave ...

Thanks.

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Unfortunately no. Since the metro eliminated all the horse drawn subway routes last year, all of the blacksmiths and ferriers have moved outside of the city.

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I think the French term is maréchalerie (is that forging horse shoes?). Here is the %26quot;maréchalerie%26quot; business website : www.marechalerie.net/cd_prof.htm.

It includes a list of profesionnals. See under %26quot;Ile-de-France%26quot; for Paris and its region.

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The tourist website has links to a silversmith and an ornamental ironwork shop welcoming visitors - very limited dates for some though:

…parisinfo.com/paris_sightseeing/rub7865.html

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Go to http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en

In the %26quot;Business type%26quot; box type blacksmith. In the %26quot;region%26quot; box type IDF for Île de France, the region surrounding and including Paris. Et voilà!

I did not find any listings for blacksmiths in Paris proper.

Isn%26#39;t the French word forgeron?

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A %26quot;maréchal-ferrant%26quot; is a %26quot;forgeron%26quot; (blacksmith) specialising in horse shoes, according to my Petit Robert (so %26quot;maréchalerie%26quot; is correct). The only place I can think of in Paris where you can find one, are the stables of the Garde Républicaine near the Pont de Sully - but those are off-limits to almost everyone. Maybe near Longchamp?

But I%26#39;m probably not the only one wondering why a tourist would be looking for a farrier (I think that%26#39;s the correct word in English) in Paris..?

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All farriers are blacksmiths. Not all blacksmiths are farriers. The distinction is the same in French as English I think.

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Thanks for all of your replies.

IrishRovr is correct. Not all blacksmiths are farriers. Many blacksmiths have no idea which end of a horse is which.

I’m more interested in finding the artisans who are responsible for making and maintaining the city’s ornamental ironwork than I am in finding the folks who keep the horses in shoes.

As a blacksmith, I like to visit other blacksmiths when I travel. I learn interesting things about the craft, and also get a view into the local culture that I wouldn’t get just from gazing at the Eiffel Tower … though I’m looking forward to doing that too.

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%26quot;I’m more interested in finding the artisans who are responsible for making and maintaining the city’s ornamental ironwork than I am in finding the folks who keep the horses in shoes%26quot;.

In this case you are not looking for forgerons or maréchaux-ferrants but for ferroniers d%26#39;art.

Here are a few addresses - shops selling their own creations (except for the last one in Montrouge). Maybe they could put you in touch with their blacksmiths

Art et Fer Pur Créations

7 rue Commines - Paris 3

BFA Créations

22 rue Trousseau - Paris 11

Emarg et Cie

16 Passage Main d%26#39;Or - Paris 11

Galerie La Ferronerie

40 rue de la Folie Méricourt - Paris 11

Madleniak

Rue du Colonel Gillion

92 Montrouge

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THe OP might be interested in checking out in the Coubertin art Foundry, near Paris.

www.coubertin.fr/home/index.php…

They are specialised in all metalwork

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