Avenue Foch

16e Arr^t

Avenue FOCH
Arrondissement	XVIe
Quarter	Chaillot. Porte Dauphine.
Begins	place Charles De Gaulle
Ends	boulevard Lannes and place du Maréchal De Lattre De Tassigny
Length	1300 m
Width	120 m in the section surrounded by gardens; 40 m elsewhere.
Creation	March 31, 1854
Denomination	March 29, 1929
Memorial to Jean-Charles Alphand by Jules Dalou

Avenue Foch (French pronunciation: [avny fɔʃ]) is a street in Paris, France, named after Ferdinand Foch in 1929. It was previously named Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. It is one of the most prestigious streets in Paris, and one of the most expensive addresses in the world, home to many grand palaces, including ones belonging to the Onassis and Rothschild families. The Rothschilds once owned numbers 19-21.

It is located in the XVIe arrondissement and runs from the Arc de Triomphe southwest to the Porte Dauphine at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne city park. It is the widest avenue in Paris and is lined with chestnut trees its full course.

See also

• 84 Avenue Foch
• Rothschild family
• List of most expensive streets by city

External links

• insecula.com: Avenue Foch (en., fr.)
• parisrama.com: Avenue Foch (en., fr.)
• paris.org: "Musée National d'Ennery / Musée Arménien" (en.)