Rue Pierre Charron, Paris
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Rue Pierre Charron is a street in Paris
Paris
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' VIIIe arrondissement
VIIIe arrondissement
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, near Paris' Avenue Montaigne high-fashion district.

History

This street was once part of a unique rue de Morny that extended until the Place d'Iéna. Already with its present name, its section between the avenue George V and the abovementioned place was renamed avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie in 1918.

Present name

Pierre Charron
Pierre Charron
Pierre Charron was a French 16th-century Catholic theologian and philosopher, and a disciple and contemporary of Michel Montaigne.-Biography:...

 (1541–1603) was a French philosopher, author of Traité de la Sagesse (Treatise on Wisdom), and a friend of fellow philosopher Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne
Lord Michel Eyquem de Montaigne , February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592, was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism...

 after whom the nearby avenue Montaigne is named.

Closest Métro station

The Rue Pierre Charron empties into the avenue des Champs-Elysées about mid-way between métro
Paris Métro
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 line 1
Paris Metro Line 1
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 stations George V
George V (Paris Metro)
George V is a station on line 1 of the Paris Métro, under the Champs-Élysées.The station was opened on 13 August 1900, almost a month after trains began running on the original section of line 1 between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900. It was originally called Alma, after a...

 and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Paris Metro)
Franklin D. Roosevelt is a station of the Paris Métro serving both Lines 1 and 9. With 12.19m passengers annually, Franklin D. Roosevelt is the fourteenth busiest station in the Paris Métro system.-History:...

. Also nearby are metro line 9
Paris Metro Line 9
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's Saint-Philippe du Roule
Saint-Philippe du Roule (Paris Metro)
Saint-Philippe du Roule is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station opened on 27 May 1923 with the extension of the line from Trocadéro to Saint-Augustin...

 (to the north) and Alma-Marceau
Alma - Marceau (Paris Metro)
Alma - Marceau is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro, named after the Pont de l'Alma and the Avenue Marceau. The station opened on 27 May 1923 with the extension of the line from Trocadéro to Saint-Augustin....

 (to the south).

Other attributions

Mentioned in French singer/songwriter Renaud
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's "Les Charognards."
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