Avenue Hoche

Avenue Hoche looking toward the Arc de Triomphe

The Avenue Hoche is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Location

The avenue runs the intersection at 67, Rue de Courcelles and the Place du Général-Brocard all the way to the Place Charles de Gaulle and its Arc de Triomphe, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

History

The avenue was built as a private road in 1822. It was later renamed in honour of General Lazare Hoche. French royalist and general Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie lived here after the royal family was removed from the Palace of Versailles.

References

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48°52′34″N 2°18′02″E / 48.8761°N 2.3006°E / 48.8761; 2.3006

8th arrondissement of Paris
Neighbourhoods	Quartier des Champs-Élysées Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule Quartier de la Madeleine Quartier de l'Europe
Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Chaptal Lycée Racine Cours Hattemer Lycée Fénelon Sainte-Marie
Colleges and universities	Intégrale : Institut d'enseignement supérieur privé
Landmarks	Arc de Triomphe (partial) Armenian Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Avenue Hoche Champs-Élysées Petit Palais Grand Palais Élysée Palace Four Seasons Hotel George V Hôtel de Crillon Hôtel de Marigny Hôtel de la Marine La Madeleine Musée Bouilhet-Christofle (closed) Musée Cernuschi Musée Jacquemart-André Musée Nissim de Camondo Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Palais de la Découverte Parc Monceau Pinacothèque de Paris (closed) Place Charles de Gaulle Place de la Concorde Luxor Obelisk Pont Alexandre III Pont de l'Alma Pont de la Concorde Pont des Invalides Saint-Augustin The Scots Kirk Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Théâtre du Rond-Point
Paris Métro stations	Alma–Marceau Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau Charles de Gaulle–Étoile Concorde Courcelles Europe George V Liège Madeleine Miromesnil Monceau Place de Clichy Rome Saint-Augustin Saint-Lazare Saint-Philippe du Roule Ternes Villiers
SNCF station	Gare Saint-Lazare

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