- List of things named after Charles de Gaulle
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Many streets and public buildings in France bear the name of Charles de Gaulle. They include:
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
- Charles de Gaulle, an aircraft carrier in the Marine Nationale
- Charles de Gaulle-Étoile, the name of the large plaza around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and the nearby Métro and RER station.
- Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly, the extension of one of the many avenues in Paris that radiate from the Charles de Gaulle-Étoile
- In addition, a large number of cities and towns in France have a street and/or a square named after de Gaulle. Considering the number of towns where this is the case, it would be impractical to attempt to list them all here.
De Gaulle is also commemorated outside of France, particularly in street names. These include:
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Rua Charles de Gaulle (Joinville)
- Rua General de Gaulle (Osasco )
- Rua Charles de Gaulle (São Luís)
- Avenida General Charles de Gaulle (São Paulo)
- Rua General Charles de Gaulle (Boa Viagem, Recife)
- Cambodia
- Charles de Gaulle Boulevard (Phnom Penh)
- Cameroon
- Avenue du Général de Gaulle (Douala)
- Chad
- Canada
- Chile
- Avenida Charles de Gaulle (Arica)
- Calle Charles de Gaulle (Valparaíso)
- Calle General de Gaulle (Santiago, Chile)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Avenue du Général de Gaulle (Abidjan)
- Czech Republic
- Charlese de Gaulla (Prague)
- Dominican Republic
- Avenida Charles de Gaulle (Santo Domingo)
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- General De Gaulle Square (Addis Ababa)
- French Guiana
- Avenue General de Gaulle (Cayenne)
- Germany
- Charles de Gaulle Avenue (Berlin)
- Lycée de Gaulle-Adenauer[1] (Bonn)
- Charles de Gaulle Straße (Bonn)
- Charles de Gaulle Straße (Erkelenz)
- Charles de Gaulle Straße (Landau in der Pfalz)
- Charles de Gaulle Straße (Munich)
- Charles de Gaulle Straße (Weißenburg)
- Charles de Gaulle Straße (Wertheim)
- Charles de Gaulle Straße (Wiesbaden)
- Italy
- Via Charles De Gaulle Licata
- Lebanon
- Avenue General de Gaulle (Beirut)
- Paraguay
- Calle Charles de Gaulle (Asunción)
- Mauritius
- Charles De Gaulle Street (Beau Bassin)
- Mexico
- Parque Charles de Gaulle (Guadalajara)
- Calle Charles de Gaulle, (Naucalpan)
- Netherlands
- De Gaullelaan (Delft)
- De Gaullestraat (Doetinchem)
- De Gaullesingel (Ede)
- Charles de Gaullestraat (Roermond)
- Charles de Gaullestraat (Rotterdam)
- Poland
- Romania
- Piaţa Charles de Gaulle (Bucharest)
- Russia
- Charles de Gaulle Square (Moscow)
- Senegal
- Boulevard du Général de Gaulle (Dakar)
- Spain
- Carrer de Gaulle (San Fulgencio)
- South Africa
- Charles de Gaulle Crescent (Centurion, Gauteng)
- Turkey
- Dögol Caddesi (Ankara)
- Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, Ankara
- United Kingdom
- United States
- De Gaulle Street (North and South) (Aurora, CO)
- De Gaulle Place (El Paso, TX)
- De Gaulle Street (Iowa City, IA)
- General De Gaulle Drive (New Orleans, LA)
- De Gaulle Court (Youngstown, OH)
- Uruguay
- Rbla. Pte. Charles De Gaulle (Montevideo)
People
- Charles de Gaulle, member of the European Parliament for the National Front Party was named after his grandfather.
See also
- Names and terms of address used for Charles de Gaulle
Categories:- Charles de Gaulle
- Lists of things named after people
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