Rue de Solférino

Coordinates: 48°51′36″N 2°19′24″E / 48.86000°N 2.32333°E / 48.86000; 2.32333
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Rue de Solférino
Seat of the Socialist Party (10 rue de Solférino)
Rue de Solférino is located in Paris
Rue de Solférino
Shown within Paris
Length232 m (761 ft)
Width20 m (66 ft)
Arrondissement7th
QuarterInvalides.
Coordinates48°51′36″N 2°19′24″E / 48.86000°N 2.32333°E / 48.86000; 2.32333
FromQuai Anatole France
To260 Boulevard Saint-Germain
Construction
Completion1866
DenominationAugust 10, 1866

Rue de Solférino is a street in the Left Bank area of Paris. It was most commonly heard as a reference to the headquarters of the French Socialist Party, which were located there until 2018. The street is named after the Battle of Solferino, fought by Napoleon III and Victor Emmanuel II against Francis Joseph of Austria in 1859.

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Located near the Métro stationsSolférino and Musée d'Orsay.