Boulevard de Denain
| Boulevard de Denain | |
|---|---|
| location | |
| Arrondissement | 10. |
| quarter | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul |
| Beginning | 114, Boulevard de Magenta |
| The End | 23, rue de Dunkerque |
| morphology | |
| length | 110 m |
| width | 30 m |
| history | |
| Original names | Rue de la Barrière-Saint-Denis Rue de Denain Avenue de Denain |
| Coding | |
| Paris | 2701 |
The Boulevard de Denain is a street in the Saint-Vincent de Paul district of the 10th arrondissement in Paris . It ends in front of the main facade of the Gare du Nord .
location
The Boulevard de Denain begins at Place de Valenciennes , at 114, Boulevard de Magenta . It leads to the main facade of the Gare du Nord and ends at Rue de Dunkerque and Place Napoléon III . The street does not cross any other street in its course.
The nearest metro station is Gare du Nord with the lines:
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and 
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RER and .
There are also many bus routes:
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RATP 26, 30, 31, 35, 38, 39, 42, 43, 46, 48, 54, 56, 65, 302,350, L'Open Tour
Name origin
The boulevard was named after the northern French city of Denain , where France defeated its opponents in the Battle of Denain in 1712 .
history
The road was opened by royal decree of January 31, 1827 on the grounds of the Enclos Saint-Lazare .
The street, completed in 1859, was first rue de la Barrière-Saint-Denis , then rue de Denain , and finally avenue de Denain (1847) before it was finally renamed Boulevard de Denain .
The boulevard, which is 30 meters wide and 110 meters long, is bordered on both sides by residential buildings that house restaurants, bank branches and retail outlets on the ground floor.
literature
- Jacques Hillairet: Dictionnaire Historique des Rues de Paris. Éditions de Minuit , Paris, 1963, ISBN 2-7073-0092-6 .
- Laure Beaumont-Maillet: Vie et histoire du Xe arrondissement. Éditions Hervas, Paris, 1988, ISBN 2-903118-35-3 .
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 '45.3 " N , 2 ° 21' 15.8" E