Rue Brancion
 Looking toward the Boulevard Lefebvre | |
  Shown within Paris | |
| Length | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 15th |
| Quarter | Saint-Lambert |
| Coordinates | 48°49′55″N 2°18′10″E / 48.831857°N 2.302805°E |
| From | 6, Place d'Alleray |
| To | 167, Boulevard Lefebvre |
| Construction | |
| Denomination | 1864 |
The Rue Brancion is a street in the Saint-Lambert quarter in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France.[1]
Route
[edit]The Rue Brancion starts at 6, Place d'Alleray and ends at 167, Boulevard Lefebvre.[1]
It forms the eastern boundary of the Parc Georges-Brassens and crosses over the disused tracks of the Petite Ceinture railway line.
History
[edit]In 1864, the street was named after Colonel Adolphe-Ernest Raguet de Brancion, who was killed in the Malakoff bastion attack in 1855.[1]
The southern part of the street, between the Rue des Morillons and the Boulevard Lefebvre, was previously known as the Rue du Pont de Turbigo.[1]
The street was extended from the Rue des Morillons to the Rue de Vouillé in 1901, then from the Rue de Vouillé to the Rue d'Alleray in 1906.[2]
Important and historical buildings
[edit]- No. 10: headquarters of the chairman of France Télécom, then of the Directorate of Population and Migration (2001–06).[3]
- No. 104: entrance of the former horse market building of the Vaugirard slaughterhouses, at the intersection of the Rue des Morillons and the Rue Brancion; now the Parc Georges-Brassens. Every Saturday and Sunday since 1987, around 50 booksellers gather here for the ancient and second-hand book market.
- In front of this entrance, there are two statues depicting François Barbaud and Émile Decroix.
- A bit further, the entryway leads to the Monfort-Théâtre.
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The former horse market building, where the book market takes place every weekend -
Second-hand book market -
Entrance of the former Vaugirard slaughterhouses -
François Barbaud -
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References
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- ^ a b c d "rue Brancion". v2asp.paris.fr (in French). Paris City Council. June 9, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Jacques Hillairet. Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris (in French). Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit. p. 237. ISBN 2-7073-1054-9. OCLC 466966117.
- ^ "L'organisation des services centraux du ministère du travail 1945–2012". Les Cahiers du comité d’histoire des administrations chargées du travail, de l’emploi et de la formation professionnelle (PDF) (in French). Vol. I : 1945–1989. December 2012. p. 12.