
Ratatouille · Real place that inspired the film
Aurouze (rat-catcher's shop window)
In the story · Django's warning: a real shop that appears in the film
On a stormy night Remy's father Django shows him a shop window full of dead rats hanging in traps: 'This is what happens when a rat gets a little too comfortable around humans.' Pixar drew it from this real pest-control shop, open since 1872, whose window of stuffed rats has startled passers-by for a century.
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More Ratatouille places nearby
Pont des Arts720 m away · 10 min on foot
Notre-Dame de Paris (exterior)740 m away · 10 min on foot
Pont au Double780 m away · 10 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Sainte-Chapelle
490 m away · 6 min on footA royal chapel whose upper level is walled almost entirely with stained glass.
Louvre Museum
720 m away · 10 min on footticket neededThe Mona Lisa, Greek statues and the glass pyramid in the courtyard.
Place des Vosges
1.4 km away · 19 min on footThe oldest planned square in Paris, with red brick arcades around a leafy garden.
Where to stand for the photo
Stand on the opposite pavement and frame the whole green shopfront with the 'Destruction des animaux nuisibles' lettering; the rats are best seen with the window lit after dark.
Getting there
- Address: 8 Rue des Halles, 75001 Paris
- Nearest metro: Châtelet (L1/L4/L7/L11/L14)
- Access
- Open shop
Public sources (6)
- Filming locations of Ratatouille on IMDb
- Établissements Julien Aurouze on Wikidata
- Official website
- atlasobscura.com
- sortiraparis.com
- paris.fr
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Théâtre du ChâteletLupin200 m away · 3 min on foot
- Pont NeufThe Bourne Identity480 m away · 6 min on foot
- Place DauphineMidnight in Paris500 m away · 7 min on foot
- Pont NeufEmily in Paris510 m away · 7 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Le Petit Bouillon Pharamond
410 m away · 6 min on foottraditional bouillon€Tripes à la mode de Caen, served since 1832, in a listed Belle Époque dining room
Au Pied de Cochon
520 m away · 7 min on footFrench brasserie€€Les Halles brasserie open since 1947, serving pig's trotters and onion soup until 5am
Riz Riz
680 m away · 9 min on footvegetarian€Plant-based rice canteen with a 100% gluten-free menu, from curries to onigiri, near Porte Saint-Martin from Lupin
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story