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Part of the space has been dedicated as a market since 1791 in the colonial period, but the oldest extant structures date to about 1813.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=St. Germain|first=Sheryl|date=2010|title=Postcards from New Orleans|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-259296683.html|journal=The Mississippi Quarterly|volume=|pages=|access-date=May 21, 2017|via=}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The French Market stretches just inland from the [[Mississippi River]] in the section of the French Quarter downriver from [[Jackson Square (New Orleans)|Jackson Square]], from the [[Café du Monde]] at the upriver end, to the [[flea market]] stalls across from the [[New Orleans Mint]] building.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Kbm8tL0zOEkC&rdid=book-Kbm8tL0zOEkC&rdot=1&source=gbs_vpt_read&pcampaignid=books_booksearch_viewport|title=New Orleans: Facts and Legends|last=Holmes|first=Jack David Lazarus|date=June 10, 2014|publisher=Pelican Publishing|isbn=9781455615971|location=|pages=|language=en}}</ref>