Invalides in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Edgar Faure

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

1. Edgar Faure Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Edgar Faure
a vécu dans cet immeuble
de 1979 à 1988
Homme d' État
Homme de Lettres, Académicien
Musicien

(English translation:)

In this building from 1979 to 1988 lived Edgar Faure - a statesman and man of letters, an academic and musician.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is March 30, 1988.

Location. 48° 51.451′ N, 2° 19.073′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Invalides. It is at the intersection of Rue de Grenelle and Rue de Martignac, on the right when traveling east on Rue de Grenelle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134 Rue de Grenelle, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Le Maréchal Foch (within shouting distance of this marker); Pierre Brossolette (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hôtel du Châtelet (about 150 meters away); Michel de Bretagne (about 210 meters away); Hôtel de Clermont (about 210 meters away); Rainer-Maria Rilke (about 240 meters away); Hôtel national des Invalides (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Hôtel de Castries (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Edgar Faure (Wikipedia).

Overview: Edgar Jean Faure (18 August 1908 – 30 March 1988) was a French politician, lawyer, essayist, historian and memoirist who served as Prime Minister of France in 1952 and again between 1955 and 1956. Prior to his election to the National Assembly for Jura under the Fourth Republic in 1946, he was a member of the French Committee of National Liberation (CFLN) in Algiers (1943–1944). A Radical, Faure was married to writer Lucie Meyer. In 1978, he was elected to the Académie Française.

(Submitted on August 6, 2023.)

Edgar Faure Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 35/2023

2. Edgar Faure Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.