Boulevard Beaumarchais
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Former name(s)Boulevard Saint-Antoine
Length759 yd (694 m)
Width116 ft (35 m)
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| Former name(s) | Boulevard Saint-Antoine |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais |
| Length | 759 yd (694 m) |
| Width | 116 ft (35 m) |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48°51′26″N 2°22′05″E / 48.8571°N 2.3681°E |
The Boulevard Beaumarchais (French pronunciation: [bulvaʁ bomaʁʃɛ]) is a boulevard of the 3rd, 4th and 11th arrondissement of Paris[1] and the longest of the Grands Boulevards.[2][3] The boulevard is around 700 meters long[4] and 35 meters wide.[2] It was originally named the Boulevard Saint-Antoine but had its name changed in 1831 to honor Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais,[5] whose mansion was built on the boulevard in 1780.[6] The mansion was later seized by the government[7] and demolished in 1818[6] in order to expand the Canal Saint-Martin.[8] The boulevard was renovated in the 1980s.[2]
