Avenue de Wagram
View of Avenue de Wagram from the Place Charles de Gaulle | |
| Length | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 8th, 17th |
| Quarter | Faubourg-du-Roule Ternes |
| Coordinates | 48°52′51″N 2°18′00″E / 48.8808°N 2.3001°E |
| From | Place Charles de Gaulle |
| To | Place de Wagram |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1789 and 1854 |
| Denomination | 2 March 1864 |
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.