Avenue Foch

Avenue Foch
Avenue Foch seen from the Arc de Triomphe
Avenue Foch is located in Paris
Avenue Foch
Shown within Paris
Length1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Width120 m (390 ft) in the section surrounded by gardens; 40 m elsewhere
Arrondissement16th
QuarterChaillot, Porte Dauphine
Coordinates48°52′25″N 2°17′19″E / 48.87361°N 2.28861°E / 48.87361; 2.28861
FromPlace Charles de Gaulle
ToBoulevard Lannes and Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny
Construction
Completion31 March 1854
Denomination29 March 1929

The Avenue Foch (French pronunciation: [avny fɔʃ]) is an avenue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, named after World War I Marshal Ferdinand Foch in 1929. It was previously known as the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. It is one of the most prestigious streets in Paris, as well as one of the most expensive addresses in the world, home to many grand city palaces, including ones belonging to the Onassis and Rothschild families. The Rothschilds once owned numbers 19–21.

The avenue 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, lined with chestnut trees along its full length.