Boulevard Hippolyte-Marquès (formerly known as: Boulevard de la Zone) is a street in the
13th arrondissement of Paris
The 13th arrondissement of Paris (''XIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''treizième''.
The arrondissement, called Gobelins, is situated ...
named from the historical military zone. It has been planted with trees for much of its length of 515m and has an average width of 8m. It runs from the
Avenue de la Porte d'Ivry to the
Avenue de la Porte de Choisy. It now forms part of the ring-road around Paris, the ''boulevard périphérique'' or le périf.
One side marks the border of
Ivry-sur-Seine
Ivry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Paris's main Asian district, the Quartier Asiatique in the 13th arrondissement, borders the ...
from which it was annexed to Paris on April 19, 1929. On July 27, 1945 it was renamed after
Hippolyte Marquès.
The closest métro stations are
Porte de Choisy
The Quartier asiatique (Asian Quarter), also called Triangle de Choisy or Petite Asie (Chinese: 巴黎唐人街, Vietnamese: ''Phố Tàu Paris'') is the largest commercial and cultural center for the Asian community of Paris. It is located in ...
(approx. 300 m) and
Porte d'Ivry (approx. 300 m).
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Zone, Boulevard de la
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