Rue Brancion
# Rue Brancion

The Rue Brancion is a street in the Saint-Lambert quarter in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France.

## Route

Rue Brancion starts at 6, Place d'Alleray and ends at 167, Boulevard Lefebvre.

It forms the eastern boundary of Parc Georges-Brassens and crosses over the disused tracks of the Petite Ceinture railway line.

* The Petite Ceinture line seen from the Rue Brancion

## History

In 1864, the street was named after Colonel Adolphe-Ernest Raguet de Brancion [fr], who was killed in the Malakoff bastion attack in 1855.

The southern part of the street, between Rue des Morillons and Boulevard Lefebvre, was previously known as "rue du Pont de Turbigo".

The street was extended from Rue des Morillons to Rue de Vouillé in 1901, then from Rue de Vouillé to Rue d'Alleray in 1906.

## Important and historical buildings

* No. 10: headquarters of the chairman of France Télécom, then of the Directorate of Population and Migration (2001–06).
* No. 104: entrance of the former horse market building of the Vaugirard slaughterhouses [fr]; now the Parc Georges-Brassens. Every Saturday and Sunday since 1987, around 50 booksellers gather here for the ancient and second-hand book market.
* The former horse market building, where the book market takes place every weekend
* Entrance of the former Vaugirard slaughterhouses, at the intersection of Rue des Morillons and Rue Brancion.
* In front of this entrance, there are two statues:
* Statues
* François Barbaud.
* Émile Decroix.
* A bit further, the entryway leads to the Monfort-Théâtre.
* Théâtre Le Monfort
