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 A view of the Rue de Vaugirard in the 15th arrondissement in 2024 | |
  Shown within Paris | |
| Length | 4,300 m (14,100 ft) |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | 6th,15th |
| Quarter | Quartier de l'Odéon Quartier Necker Quartier Saint-Lambert |
| Coordinates | 48°50′34″N2°18′42″E / 48.84278°N 2.31167°E /48.84278; 2.31167 |
| From | Jardin du Luxembourg |
| To | Porte de Versailles |
TheRue de Vaugirard (French pronunciation:[ʁyd(ə)voʒiʁaʁ]; English: Street of Vaugirard) is the longest street insideParis's former city walls, at 4.3 km (2.7 mi). It spans the6th and15th arrondissements. TheSenate, housed in thePalais du Luxembourg, is at 15 Rue de Vaugirard.
The Rue de Vaugirard is mostly a one-way street from the southwest edge of Paris (at the Porte de Versailles) towards theLatin Quarter at the junction of the Boulevard Victor and the Boulevard Lefebvre. Traffic flows in both directions between the Rue de Rennes and thePlace de l'Odéon. Numbering starts in the Latin Quarter, reaching the 400s by the Porte de Versailles. It the longest street in Paris.
The road, which appeared in the 15th century, led fromPhilip II's city walls towards the village ofVaugirard. This route was itself based on an oldRoman road.
Vaugirard came from anold French noun-and-genitive constructionval Girard (Latin:vallis Girardi), meaning "vale of Girard", after anAbbé Girard, who owned the land over which the road passes.
A substantial portion ofLine 12 of the Paris Métro follows the Rue de Vaugirard. The following stations have entrances on the road:
