Vaugirard: history and sights
Served by: metro line 12.
Did you know?
Named after the village of Vaugirard, annexed to Paris in 1860, whose main street was for a long time the longest street in the capital, stretching nearly 4.4 kilometres.
Anecdote
Rue de Vaugirard remains today the longest street within central Paris.
Around Vaugirard
- Parc Georges-Brassens, 950 m away — A park laid out on the site of the former Vaugirard slaughterhouses, with a vineyard, climbing rocks and a book market.
- Rue de Vaugirard, 170 m away — The longest street in Paris, crossing several arrondissements in the southwest of the capital.
- Institut Pasteur, 850 m away — A scientific foundation created by Louis Pasteur, still at the forefront of global biomedical research.