Rue Joubert
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The rue Joubert is a street in the IXe arrondissement
IXe arrondissement
The 9th arrondissement , located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It contains many places of cultural, historical, and architectural interest, including the Palais Garnier, home to the Paris Opera, Boulevard Haussmann and its large department stores of Galeries...

 of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France.

It is named after General Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert was a French general. He joined the royal French army in 1784 and rose rapidly in rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte recognized his talents and gave him increased responsibilities...

, who was fatally wounded at the Battle of Novi in 1799.

At the n°20, (junction with rue de la Victoire
Rue de la Victoire
The rue de la Victoire is a street in the IXe arrondissement of Paris.The former name of the street was "rue Chantereine" . The street took the name "rue de la Victoire" from 1797 to 1816 after the victorious campaign of Napoleon in Italy...

) a mansion of the French architect François-Joseph Bélanger. When he was released from Saint-Lazare jail during the French Revolution, he rebuilt it in pompeian style for his wife, the dancer Mademoiselle Dervieux.
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