Rue Armand Gouffé

Armand Gouffé, born in Paris on March 22, 1775 and died in Beaune on October 30, 1845, was a French poet, chansonnier, goguettier and vaudevillist. He entered the Ministry of Finance as an employee and became its deputy chief. Of a delicate health and inclined to sadness, he was however one of the most joyful poets of his time, singing the wine of which he could not drink and enlivening with his refrains the desserts of meals which his stomach almost forbade him to touch. The ease of his verses made him nicknamed "the Panard of the XIX century". Gouffé was one of the first members of the Vaudeville dinners. In 1806, with Pierre Capelle, he revived the defunct Caveau, creating the modern Caveau. This new goguette existed until 1817. He preceded Désaugiers and Béranger. Several of his songs were popular for a long time, like the one with the title and refrain "The more the merrier". He was the occasional contributor to the Journal des dames et des modes between 1800 and 1814. He is buried in the cemetery of Beaune.