The Avenue de Wagram is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris, extending from the Place de Wagram to the Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly Place de l'Étoile, and the site of the Arc de Triomphe). It is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and 36 metres (118 ft) wide, and is divided into two sections by the Place des Ternes. It was renamed on 2 March 1864 after Napoleon's 1809 victory at the Battle of Wagram; the section between the Avenue des Ternes and the Place de l'Étoile was formerly known as the Boulevard de l'Étoile or Boulevard de Bezons and the section between the Avenue des Ternes and the Place de Wagram, as Route départementale n°6.

Avenue de Wagram
View of Avenue de Wagram from the Place Charles de Gaulle
Avenue de Wagram is located in Paris
Avenue de Wagram
Shown within Paris
Length1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Width36 m (118 ft)
Arrondissement8th, 17th
QuarterFaubourg-du-Roule
Ternes
Coordinates48°52′51″N 2°18′00″E / 48.8808°N 2.3001°E / 48.8808; 2.3001
FromPlace Charles de Gaulle
ToPlace de Wagram
Construction
Completion1789 and 1854
Denomination2 March 1864

History

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The street was first opened on 16 January 1789 between the Rue de Tilsitt and the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, then on 13 August 1854 was extended to the Place de l'Étoile.

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Surviving

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Notable inhabitants

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Félix de Rochegude, Promenades dans toutes les rues de Paris. VIIIe arrondissement, Paris, Hachette, 1910, p. 92
  2. ^ Becq de Fouquières, Mon Paris, pp. 274–275
  3. ^ Bernard Baritaud (1992). Pierre Mac Orlan : sa vie, son temps. Librairie Droz. p. 76. ISBN 978-2-600-03693-1.
  4. ^ Roger Nichols (2002). The Harlequin Years: Music in Paris 1917-1929. University of California Press. p. 7.

48°52′51″N 2°18′01″E / 48.8808°N 2.3002°E / 48.8808; 2.3002