Villa Saïd

[1] The street was built by Mr. Alphonse Hardon, an investor in the development of the Suez Canal, who named it after Sa'id of Egypt.

[1][2] Pierre Laval, who served as the Prime Minister of France from 1942 to 1944, moved into the hôtel particulier at 15, Villa Saïd, in 1917.

[3] He was a tenant from 1917 to 1925, and he purchased the townhouse at an auction for 371,339 French francs on July 23, 1925.

[3] Prior to the auction, Laval had sued the owner over allegations of dereliction.

[3] Laval's next-door neighbour was French author Anatole France.