Boulevard de l'Amiral-Bruix
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The Boulevard de l'Amiral-Bruix is a boulevard in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It is named after admiral Étienne Eustache Bruix
, making it one of three of the Boulevards of the Marshals which do not bear the name of a marshal of France
. It starts at the avenue de Malakoff
and ends at the place du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, where it leaves the square as the boulevard Lannes (before 1932 it was part of the boulevard Lannes). It is 720 metres and 40 metres wide.
Étienne Eustache Bruix
Étienne Eustache Bruix was a French sailor.-Life:From a distinguished family originating from Béarn, he embarked as a volunteer on a slaving vessel commanded by captain Jean-François Landolphe...
, making it one of three of the Boulevards of the Marshals which do not bear the name of a marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
. It starts at the avenue de Malakoff
Avenue de Malakoff
The Avenue de Malakoff is a street in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It was given its present name in 1854, the year in which French troops captured the Malakhov Tower during the Crimean War, leading to the subsequent capture of nearby Sebastopol the following year.410 metres long and 23.5...
and ends at the place du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, where it leaves the square as the boulevard Lannes (before 1932 it was part of the boulevard Lannes). It is 720 metres and 40 metres wide.