Gavroche

Gavroche
Les Misérables character
Illustration of Gavroche by Émile Bayard (1837–1891)
Illustration of Gavroche by Émile Bayard
(1837-1891)
Created byVictor Hugo
In-universe information
Full nameGavroche Thénardier
GenderMale
OccupationStreet child
Revolutionary
AffiliationLes Amis de l'ABC (Friends of the ABC)
Family
NationalityFrench
Born1820
Death1832

Gavroche (French pronunciation: [ɡavʁɔʃ]) is a fictional character in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a boy who lives on the streets of Paris. His name has become a synonym for an urchin or street child. Gavroche plays a short yet significant role in the many adaptations of Les Misérables, sharing the populist ideology of the Friends of the ABC and joining the revolutionaries in the June 1832 rebellion. He figures in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th parts of the novel.