Rue Mouffetard and Place de la Contrescarpe

Anyone else notice the location shooting in Paris as the autos race toward the finish line included shots of the cars zooming up Rue Mouffetard and around Place de la Contrescarpe on the Left Bank? This is just before the classic shot of Professor Fate's vehicle bouncing down Sacre Coeur's steps. The architecture along the Mouffe & Contrescarpe goes back to early 19th c. I'm guessing. It was probably easy for Edwards to close off these particular streets for a day to get the shots.