Avenue Hoche
The Avenue Hoche is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Location[]
The avenue runs the intersection at 67, Rue de Courcelles and the Place du Général-Brocard all the way to the Place Charles de Gaulle and its Arc de Triomphe, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
History[]
The avenue was built as a private road in 1822. It was later renamed in honour of General Lazare Hoche. French royalist and general Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie lived here after the royal family was removed from the Palace of Versailles.
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Coordinates: 48°52′34″N 2°18′02″E / 48.8761°N 2.3006°E
Categories:
- 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Avenues (landscape) in Paris
- Paris road stubs