Anatole France's townhouse on Villa Saïd.

Villa Saïd is a cul-de-sac in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.[1] It runs for 200 metres from 68, Rue Pergolèse.[1] It is 7,5 metre wide.[1]

History

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.[3] Anatole France acquired this house, at number 5, in 1894 and kept it until his death, in 1924.

The painter Kees van Dongen (1877-1969) lived and painted at number 29 after the First World War.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "villa Saïd". Mairie de Paris. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Queneau, Raymond, ed. (2011). Connaissez-vous Paris?. Paris: Gallimard. pp. 135–136. ISBN 9782070442553. OCLC 748104742.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kupferman, Fred (2015). Pierre Laval (2nd ed.). Paris: Tallandier. pp. 25–53. ISBN 9782847342543 – via Cairn.info.

48°52′24″N 2°16′46″E / 48.8734°N 2.2795°E / 48.8734; 2.2795


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