US EditionAnglo-French Star Jane Birkin Gets Name on Bridge over Paris Canal
Paris honors Jane Birkin with a footbridge naming over Canal Saint-Martin, celebrating her artistic legacy and lasting impact on the city's culture.
- On Saturday, Paris named a footbridge over the Canal Saint‑Martin after Anglo‑French singer and film star Jane Birkin, who made the city her home after moving from London in the 1960s.
- As a performer, Birkin recorded the hit duet `Je t'aime... moi non plus` with Serge Gainsbourg, and appeared in films with directors including Agnes Varda, according to the source.
- Her family unveiled the Jane Birkin Footbridge plaque, with Lou Doillon, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Roman de Kermadec present at the ceremony.
- Family members spoke, with Lou Doillon saying `This morning my son asked me if my mother was still dead`, and Gainsbourg telling those gathered `It could be the bridge that connected her to England and brought her hurrying back to France`.
- Organizers framed the naming as a way to commemorate Jane Birkin's life in Paris rather than a private graveside tribute, making the bridge a public memorial in Paris.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon have inaugurated a gateway that now bears the name of their mother. She spans the famous Saint-Martin Canal in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. "The Jane Birkin Bridge is poetic, she would have loved so much," said Charlotte, very moved. - "She would have loved so much": Charlotte Gainsbourg's emotion at the inauguration of the "Jane Birkin Gateway" in Paris (Culture, media and entertainment).
On Saturday, December 13, 2025, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon were gathered at the Saint-Martin Canal in Paris for the inauguration of a bridge in tribute to their mother Jane Birkin, who died in July 2023 at the age of 76. Their nephew, Roman de Kermadec, son of Kate Barry, was also present at the event.
Jane Birkin Bridge Unveiled In Paris
Today is the late Jane Birkin’s birthday. The English-born singer, actress, and fashion icon died in 2023, and this weekend, her adoptive hometown of Paris honored her legacy by renaming the “passerelle des Douanes” to “passerelle Jane Birkin.” The newly-named Jane Birkin Footbridge is the oldest bridge crossing the Canal Saint-Martin, in Paris’ 10th arrondissement.…
A bridge in Paris is named after actress and singer Jane Birkin. It's a pedestrian bridge over the Canal Saint-Martin. Jane, after whom the world-famous Birkin bag from the fashion house Hermès was named in 1984, died in the French capital in 2023.
On Saturday, December 13th, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon felt very emotional. The two sisters paid tribute to their mother, Jane Birkin, who disappeared in July 2023 at the age of 73. To honour her memory, a bridge on the Saint-Martin Canal, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, was baptized in her name. The inauguration took place in the presence of her relatives. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon unveiled the commemorative plaque. Th…
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