Saint-Roch Church in Paris: opening hours, free entry, visit and access

Updated on October 15, 2026

Saint-Roch church, on rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st arrondissement, can be visited freely, with no ticket and no reservation; allow 30 to 45 minutes. Built from 1653 to 1690 to plans by Jacques Le Mercier, with a facade by Robert de Cotte (1736-1738), it keeps a rich decor of 17th and 18th-century paintings and sculpture. It is a working church: the parish itself reminds visitors that Saint-Roch is not a museum.

Highlights

An 18th-century facade

The facade, designed by Robert de Cotte and completed in 1738, opens onto rue Saint-Honoré, a few minutes from the Louvre and the Palais-Royal. According to tradition, bullet marks from the royalist uprising of October 1795 are still visible on the stone.

The nave and its chapels

The body of the church dates from 1653-1690; the Lady Chapel, by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, was added on the north side in 1706-1710. In the 18th century the parish priest Jean-Baptiste Marduel commissioned Falconet, Pierre, Vien and Doyen for the decor, and the church later received works from buildings destroyed during the Revolution.

Sculpture and funerary monuments

Saint-Roch houses many sculptures, including a marble Pietà by Frédéric Bogino. Pierre Corneille and André Le Nôtre are buried here, which makes it a stop for anyone interested in the Grand Siècle.

Practical info

Tips

Entry is free. Saint-Roch is an active place of worship: avoid walking around during Mass, whose times are published on the parish website.
Free guided visits are offered on some Thursdays at 3 pm and some Saturdays at 4 pm, meeting under the organ gallery; the calendar is on the parish website. The parish also organises concerts.
The church is next to the Palais-Royal, the Louvre and the Tuileries Garden, and the Opéra Garnier is a few minutes' walk away.

How to get there

Metro line 7 or 14, Pyramides station; line 1, Tuileries station; lines 3, 7 or 8, Opéra station. Address: 296 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris (the parish office is at 24 rue Saint-Roch). For somewhere to sleep nearby, see the hotels in the Palais-Royal area on Booking.

Opening hours

Best: Weekdays, daytime

Lundi-Dimanche 08:30-19:00 (indicative hours, may vary with services)

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