Rue Pierre Charron, Paris
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 Rue Pierre-Charron as seen from Avenue George V, April 2011 | |||
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| Length | 320 m (1,050 ft) | ||
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| Width | 20 m (66 ft) | ||
| Arrondissement | 8th | ||
| Quarter | Champs-Elysées | ||
| Coordinates | 48°52′10″N 2°18′12″E / 48.86944°N 2.30333°ECoordinates: 48°52′10″N 2°18′12″E / 48.86944°N 2.30333°E | ||
| From | 30 | ||
| To | 55 Champs-Elysées | ||
| Construction | |||
| Completion | 1804 | ||
| Denomination | October 25, 1879 | ||
Rue Pierre Charron (French pronunciation: [ʁy pjɛʁ ʃaʁɔ̃]) is a street in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, near high-fashion district.
History[]
This street was once part of a unique rue de Morny that extended until the . Already with its present name, its section between the and the abovementioned place was renamed in 1918.
Present name[]
Pierre Charron (1541–1603) was a French philosopher, author of Traité de la Sagesse (Treatise on Wisdom), and a friend of fellow philosopher Montaigne after whom the nearby is named.
Closest Métro station[]
The Rue Pierre Charron empties into the avenue des Champs-Elysées about midway between métro line 1 stations George V and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also nearby are metro line 9's Saint-Philippe du Roule (to the north) and Alma-Marceau (to the south).
Other attributions[]
Mentioned in French singer/songwriter Renaud's "Les Charognards."
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