Rue de la Pompe
Street in Paris, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the street. For the Métro station on the street, see Rue de la Pompe (Paris Métro).
Rue de la Pompe is a street in Paris, France, which was named after the pump which served water to the castle of Muette. With a length of 1690 metres, Rue de la Pompe is one of the longest streets in the 16th arrondissement. It runs from Avenue Paul Doumer (in the district of Muette) to Avenue Foch (in the district of Porte Dauphine).
Quick Facts Length, Width ...
Length | 1,690 m (5,540 ft) |
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Width | 15 m (49 ft) |
Arrondissement | XVIe 16th |
Quarter | Muette / Porte Dauphine |
Coordinates | 48°52′6″N 2°16′53″E |
From | Avenue Paul Doumer, Paris |
To | Avenue Foch, Paris |
Construction | |
Completion | Opened around 1730 |
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Originally, it was a small way and first mentioned in 1730. For a long time, Rue de la Pompe, which runs from South to North, was together with Rue de Longchamp (which runs from East to West) the main axis of Passy whose terrain was mainly used for agricultural reasons until it became a part of Paris on 1 January 1860.