Boulevard du Montparnasse

The Boulevard du Montparnasse (French pronunciation: [bulvaʁ dy mɔ̃paʁnas]) is a two-way boulevard in Montparnasse, in the 6th, 14th and 15th arrondissements of Paris.

Boulevard du Montparnasse

Boulevard Montparnasse
Shown within Paris
Length	1,632 m (5,354 ft)
Width	39 m (128 ft)
Arrondissement	6th, 14th, 15th
Quarter	Notre-Dame des Champs . Necker . Montparnasse .
Coordinates	48°50′34″N 2°19′38″E
From	place Léon Paul Fargue
To	place Camille Jullian
Construction
Completion	Lettres patentes du 9 août 1760

Situation

The boulevard runs south-eastward from the place Léon Paul Fargue to the Port-Royal (place Camille Jullian) and is 1.7km in length.^[1] The Tour Montparnasse and place du 18 juin 1940 are located along it. During a period in his life when American writer Henry Miller had no money in the 1930s, he would sleep on a bench outside the Closerie des Lilas, a brasserie located at 171, Boulevard du Montparnasse.^[2]

___	Located near the Métro stations: Duroc, Vavin, Port-Royal and Montparnasse – Bienvenüe.

See also

• France portal

• Cimetière du Montparnasse
• Gare Montparnasse

References

1. Google Maps, accessed 13 April 2024
2. Paris Aéroport, Paris Vous Aime Magazine, No 13, avril-may-juin 2023, p. 122