A suburb or outer district of a city, particularly in France; a neighborhood on the outskirts of a town.
From Old French 'faux bourg' (false town or suburb), where 'faux' means false/outer and 'bourg' means town/village, literally 'false town' meaning 'outside settlement'.
The word 'faubourg' tells the story of city expansion—these outer settlements weren't considered 'real' cities, so calling them 'false boroughs' was actually quite snobbish about urban geography.
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