L'Androuno is one of the world's narrowest streets
found in the city of
Gassin
Gassin () is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It is located very near to the holiday destination of Saint-Tropez. Perched high up on a rock, it is less than from the sea. Many Tr ...
,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
It measures 29 centimeters (11.41 inches) at its narrowest point.
[Var Matin, 2015-06-07, Var Matin, 2015-07-25]
The name derives from a
Greek
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Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
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**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
term for a passage between two houses, with a subtext for a place for men only, such as a hiding place or a latrine. The Provencal term is defined as an "alley", a "cul-de-sac", or a "void that separates two houses", with the same subtext.
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See also
* Spreuerhofstraße
Spreuerhofstraße is, according to ''Guinness World Records'', the world's narrowest street, found in the city of Reutlingen, Germany. It ranges from at its narrowest to at its widest. The lane was built in 1727 during the reconstruction efforts ...
: A narrow street in Germany
* Fan Tan Alley
Fan Tan Alley (番攤里) is an alley in the Chinatown neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It runs south from Fisgard Avenue to Pandora Avenue at the block between Government Street and Store Street. Named after the Chinese g ...
: A narrow street in Canada
* Mårten Trotzigs Gränd
Mårten Trotzigs gränd (Swedish: "Alley of Mårten Trotzig") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Leading from Västerlånggatan and Järntorget up to Prästgatan and Tyska Stallplan, the width of its 37 steps tape ...
: A narrow street in Sweden
* Parliament Street, Exeter
Parliament Street is a long street in the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It links the High Street to Waterbeer Street and dates from the 14th century. At about at its narrowest and approximately at its widest, it has been claimed to be the w ...
: A narrow street in the United Kingdom
* Strada sforii: A narrow street in Romania
* 9 de Julio Avenue
July 9 Avenue (Spanish: ''Avenida 9 de Julio'') is a major thoroughfare in the city centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name honors Argentina's Independence Day, July 9, 1816.
The avenue runs around to the west of the Río de la Plata water ...
: The widest street in the world in Buenos Aires
References
Var (department)
Pedestrian streets in France
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