Place Denfert-Rochereau, Paris

Place Denfert-Rochereau, previously known as Place d'Enfer, is located in the XIV^e arrondissement of Paris, France, in the Montparnasse area and is situated at the intersection of boulevards Raspail, Arago and Saint-Jacques, and avenues René Coty, Général Leclerc, Denfert-Rochereau and rue Froidevaux. Its coordinates are coord|48|50|3.66|N|2|19|56.62|E|region:FR_type:landmark|display=inline,title.

It is named after Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, French commander during the Siege of Belfort in the Franco-Prussian War.

The Place is dominated by The Lion of Belfort statue (a copy of that in Belfort) and is also the location of the Paris Catacombs museum.

References

* [http://www.v1.paris.fr/CARTO/nomenclature/2691.nom.html Place Denfert-Rochereau]