Javel

Surely nothing to do with 'bleach' (= eau de Javel)?

gradins - French Word-A-Day 2009

Surely nothing to do with 'bleach' = eau de Javel ?

gradins - French Word-A-Day 2009

· Tablets (Javel solid (R)) 1.5 g active chlorine per tablet

Chapter 4 1993

There are men examining the Citroën payroll and searching the Javel district.

Maigret's Dead Man Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1964

We know through whom he will try to procure the indispensable work permit, genuine or forged; then we merely have to go and pick him up in the line that stretches out every morning in front of the big factories of Javel.

Maigret's Memoirs Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1963

Maigret decided to take Lucas with him, but found his office empty and remembered about the Javel affair.

Maigret in Montmartre Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1958

As for Lucas, he was left alone to clear up the Javel burglary, and was thoroughly disgruntled about it.

Maigret in Montmartre Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1958

Would the examining magistrate have been so punctilious in dealing with the Canon, for example, or some other professional thief, or with a bargeman from the Quai de Javel?

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

Sergeant Lucas told me the story while we were on our way to Javel.

Maigret in Montmartre Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1958

A few little lights flashed on against the wall, a few little crosses were put down – a bus had run into a car in the Rue de Clignancourt – and then there came a call from the Javel police station.

Seven Little Crosses Simenon, Georges 1951