Avenue Mac-Mahon
Avenue Mac-Mahon is a street in Paris’ 17th arrondissement. It runs from Place Charles de Gaulle to Avenue des Ternes, about 402 meters long and 36 meters wide. Traffic is one-way toward Place Charles de Gaulle, while the opposite side is reserved for buses, taxis, and bicycles.
The avenue is named after Patrice de Mac Mahon (1808–1893), the 1st Duke of Magenta and a Marshal of the Second Empire who later served as the French president from 1873 to 1879. The Mac Mahon family had Irish roots and fled to France with James II after the Glorious Revolution of 1689.
Patrice de Mac Mahon became known for his role in the 1859 Italian campaign; at the Battle of Magenta he advanced his troops without explicit orders, helping secure victory. For his service, Napoleon III awarded him the marshal’s baton and the title Duke of Magenta.
Originally it was called Avenue du Prince-Jérôme, after Napoleon I’s youngest brother, but it was renamed Avenue Mac-Mahon in 1875. The avenue was developed in two phases.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 11:10 (CET).