Rue Pierre Charron, Paris
Rue Pierre Charron () is a street in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, near Avenue Montaigne high-fashion district. History. This street was once part of a unique "rue de Morny" that extended until the Place d'Iéna. Already with its present name, its section between the avenue George V and the abovementioned "place" was renamed avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie in 1918. Present name. Pierre Charron (1541–1603) was a French philosopher, author of "Traité de la Sagesse" ("Treatise on Wisdom"), and a friend of fellow philosopher Montaigne after whom the nearby avenue Montaigne is named. Closest Métro  station. The Rue Pierre Charron empties into the avenue des Champs-Elysées about midway between métro line 1 stations George V and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also nearby are metro line 9's Saint-Philippe du Roule (to the north) and Alma-Marceau (to the south). Other attributions. Mentioned in French singer/songwriter Renaud's "Les Charognards."