Boulevard Poniatowski

Boulevard Poniatowski

Looking north, between Porte de Charenton and Porte Dorée
Shown within Paris
Length	1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Width	28.80 m (94.5 ft) to 40 m (130 ft)
Arrondissement	12th
Quarter	Bel-Air, Picpus, Paris and Bercy
Coordinates	48°49′54″N 2°23′52″E
From	Quai de Bercy
To	282, avenue Daumesnil and 2, place Édouard-Renard
Construction
Denomination	March 2, 1864

The Boulevard Poniatowski is a boulevard in the Bel-Air, Picpus and Bercy neighborhoods in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is one of the Boulevards of the Marshals that run in the outer parts of the city.

Location

The Boulevard Poniatowski starts at the Quai de Bercy and goes through Porte de Charenton, before ending at Porte Dorée and Avenue Dumesnil, where it is continued by Boulevard Soult.

Boulevard Poniatowski was accessible through the Petite Ceinture bus line. It can now be reached through the tramway Line 3, the Métro Line 8 (Porte Dorée and Porte de Charenton stations), as well as RATP bus lines 29, 46, 87, 109 and 111.

History

The boulevard was named after Polish Marshal of France Józef Antoni Poniatowski (1763–1813). in 1864.

In 1859, the military engineering service handed operation of the boulevard to the city council under conditions. Boulevard Poniatowski is part of the Boulevards of the Marshals belt first established in 1861 along the Thiers wall, replacing Rue Militaire.

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  Boulevard Poniatowski during the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition.
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  Roadworks in 2011.

Important buildings and historical places

• No. 5: La Rapée-Bercy station on the former Petite Ceinture railway line
• No. 117: vestige of the Bastion No. 1 of the Thiers wall

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  Between Porte de Charenton and Porte de Bercy in 2015.
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  Roadworks for the tramway system.
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  Building.
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  Vestige of the Bastion No. 1.