Avenue Foch

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16e Arrt.
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Avenue FOCH
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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
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Avenue Foch is a street in Paris, France, named after Ferdinand Foch in 1929. It was previously named Avenue du Bois de Boulogne.

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.

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Coordinates: 48°52′25″N, 2°17′19″E