Place Beauvau (English: Beauvau Square) is a public square in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, at the intersection of the

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, Avenue de Marigny,

Rue des Saussaies Rue des Saussaies is a short (50m long) street in the 8th arrondissement of Paris that adjoins the Ministry of the Interior. It begins at place Beauvau and finishes at place Saussaies. At number 10, lived the comte de Ségur, Napoleon I ...

and Rue de Miromesnil. It is located in the La Madeleine neighbourhood, next to the Élysée Palace.

Hôtel de Beauvau

Place Beauvau is best known for the Hôtel de Beauvau, built by the architect

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around 1770 for the prince, Charles Juste de Beauvau-Craon. In 1859, the Government of France purchased the building and installed the French governor-general of Algeria there. However, Victor Fialin, the duke of Persigny, who was

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

under

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, arranged for his ministry to be moved from the Rue de Grenelle, in the 7th arrondissement, to this location. The Hôtel de Beauvau has housed the

Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministr ...

since 1861; "Place Beauvau" is often used by French news-gathering organisations as shorthand for the ministry. The buildings to the north of the square are devoted to various services of the ministry.

Nearby places of interest

*The Elysée Palace (''Palais de l'Elysée''), located on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, is the official residence of the

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, where the president's office is located, and the

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meets. *Important foreign visitors are hosted at the nearby

Hôtel de Marigny The Hôtel de Marigny is a town house in Paris, France, on the Avenue Marigny, not far from the Elysée Palace. It is used as a state guest house for state visitors to France. The house has been the property of the French government since 1972. ...

(not a hotel in the English sense, but a palatial residence.) *The

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(SPHP) is a French national police unit in charge of the protection of high-profile personalities who visit France. It is located just a few steps off the Place Beauvau in the Rue de Miromesnil.

Metro station

The Place Beauvau is: {{station paris metro, Miromesnil, Madeleine, Franklin D. Roosevelt It is served by lines 1, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 14. Paris Metro 1

External links

* ''Place Beauvau : La face cachée de la police'' par Jean-Michel Décugis, Christophe Labbé, Olivia Recasens; Robert Laffont, 2006
L'hôtel de Beauvau

Sur le site du ministère de l'Intérieur
Beauvau Buildings and structures in the 8th arrondissement of Paris