Rue de Solférino

7e Arrt
Rue de SOLFERINO
Arrondissement VIIe
Quarter Invalides.
Begins Quai Anatole France
Ends 260 Boulevard Saint-Germain
Length 232 m
Width 20 m
Creation 1866
Denomination August 10, 1866

Rue de Solférino is a street in the Left Bank area of Paris. It is most commonly heard as a reference to the headquarters of the French Socialist Party, which are located there. The street is named after the Battle of Solferino, fought by Napoleon III and Victor Emmanuel II against Francis Joseph of Austria in 1859.

Access

Located near the metro stationsSolférino or Musée d'Orsay.