The quai André Citroën is a road and ''

quai A wharf, quay (, also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths (mooring location ...

'' along the

rive gauche The Rive Gauche (, ''Left Bank'') is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or ''Rive D ...

of the

Seine ) , mouth_location = Le Havre/Honfleur , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = Seine basin , basin_size = , tributaries_left = Yonne, Loing, Eure, Risle , tributarie ...

, in the 15e arrondissement of

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. Formerly the quai de Javel, after the town of Javel formerly on the site (this developed in 1485 out of the village of Javetz and its small port and boat yard), it was renamed in honour of the car manufacturer

André Citroën André-Gustave Citroën (; 5 February 1878 – 3 July 1935) was a French industrialist and the founder of French automaker Citroën. He is remembered chiefly for the make of car named after him, but also for his application of double helical ...

(1878–1935). The

Citroën Citroën () is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded in March 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën is owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part of the PSA Group after Peugeot acquired ...

factories operated here between 1915 and 1974Marine Juton
(on what is now the

Parc André Citroën Parc André Citroën is a public park located on the left bank of the river Seine in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Built on the site of a former Citroën automobile manufacturing plant, the park is named after company founder André Citroën ...

). The quai's axis is largely north-east to south-west. It continues in the north into quai de Grenelle, at pont de Grenelle, and to the south by quai d'Issy-les-Moulineaux at

pont du Garigliano The Pont du Garigliano is a bridge across the Seine in Paris. Location and construction The Pont du Garigliano links Boulevard Martial-Valin in the quartier de Javel ( 15th arrondissement), to Boulevard Exelmans in the Auteuil quartier ( 16th ...

Pont Mirabeau The pont Mirabeau in Paris was built between 1895 and 1897. It was listed a historical monument in 1975. Geography The bridge spans the Seine from the 15th arrondissement (left bank), to the 16th arrondissement. It links rue de la Convention ...

also joins to the Quai André-Citroën. The whole of this quai along the Seine is occupied by the port de Javel.

Notable sites

Front de Seine Front de Seine is a development in the district of Beaugrenelle in Paris, France, located along the river Seine in the 15th arrondissement at the south of the Eiffel Tower. It is, with the 13th arrondissement, one of the few districts in th ...

, a collection of 1970s skyscrapers *

* The headquarters of

France Télévision France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, on the extreme south end of the quai.

Notes and references

External links

Quai André Citroën on Google Earth
Andre-Citroen Buildings and structures in the 15th arrondissement of Paris {{Paris-road-stub