Rue Brancion

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

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

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

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

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