Rue de Tilsitt

Rue de Tilsitt is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris. It is one of two streets which form a circle around the Place de l’Étoile (renamed the Place Charles-de-Gaulle in 1970) - the other is the Rue de Presbourg. It was named after the Peace of Tilsit by a decree of 2 March 1864 (its spelling with the two final "t"s reflects old German spellings, which tended to double terminal consonants after short vowels).

Rue de Tilsitt
Shown within Paris
Length460 m (1,510 ft)
Width12 m (39 ft)
Arrondissement8th, 17th
QuarterFaubourg-du-Roule, Ternes
Coordinates48°52′31″N 2°17′43″E
From154 Champs-Élysées
To2 avenue de la Grande-Armée
Construction
Completion1670
Denomination2 March 1864


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