The Place Beauvau is a public square in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, at the intersection of the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, the Avenue de Marigny, the Rue des Saussaies

Rue des Saussaies

Rue des Saussaies is a short street in the VIIIe arrondissement of Paris that adjoins the Ministry of the Interior. It begins at place Beauvau and finishes at place Saussaies...

, and the Rue de Miromesnil

Rue de Miromesnil

Rue de Miromesnil is a street in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It begins at rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré at the level of place Beauvau and ends at boulevard de Courcelles....

. It is in the quartier (district) known as La Madeleine.

The hôtel de Beauvau

The Place Beauvau is best known for the hôtel de Beauvau, built by the architect Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières

Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières

Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières was a French architect and theoretician. He was born and died in Paris. He published several works on architectural and related subjects, including Architecture of Expression, and The Theatre of Desire at the End of the Ancien Régime; Or, The Analogy of Fiction with...

 around 1770 for the prince, Charles Juste de Beauvau-Craon. In 1859, the French government purchased the building and installed the French governor-general of Algeria there. However, Victor Fialin, the duke of Persigny

Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, duc de Persigny

Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, duc de Persigny was a French statesman of the Second French Empire.Fialin was born at Saint-Germain-Lespinasse , the son of a receiver of taxes, and was educated at Limoges. He entered the cavalry school at Saumur in 1826, becoming maréchal des logis in the 4th Hussars...

, who was Minister of the Interior under Napoléon III, arranged for his ministry to be moved from the Rue de Grenelle, in the 7th arrondissement, to this location.

The hôtel de Beauvau has housed the Ministry of the Interior

Minister of the Interior (France)

The Minister of the Interior in France is one of the most important governmental cabinet positions, responsible for the following:* The general interior security of the country, with respect to criminal acts or natural catastrophes...

 since 1861, and "Place Beauvau" is often used by French news-gathering organizations as shorthand for that Ministry (as, say, one might use "Downing Street" in referring to the British prime minister.) The buildings to the north of the square are devoted to various services of the ministry.

Nearby places of interest

• The Elysée Palace
  Élysée Palace
  The Élysée Palace is the official residence of the President of the French Republic, containing his office, and is where the Council of Ministers meets. It is located near the Champs-Élysées in Paris....
  
   (Palais de l'Elysée), located on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, is the official residence of the President of the French Republic
  President of the French Republic
  The President of the French Republic colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France's elected Head of State....
  
  , where the president's office is located, and the Council of Ministers meets.
• Important foreign visitors are hosted at the nearby Hôtel de Marigny
  Hôtel de Marigny
  The Hôtel de Marigny is a town house in Paris, France, on the Avenue Marigny, not far from the Elysée Palace. It is used as a residence for state visitors to France. The house has been the property of the French government since 1972...
  
   (not a hotel in the English sense, but a palatial residence.)
• The Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités
  Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités
  The Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités or in English, VIP Protection Service, is a unit within the French National Police which is responsible for the protection of French and Foreign dignitaries and the provision of technical security support...
  
  (SPHP) is a French national police unit in charge of the protection of high-profile personalities who visit France. It is located just a few steps off the Place Beauvau in the Rue de Miromesnil.

Metro station

The Place Beauvau is:
It is served by lines 1, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 14.

External links

• Place Beauvau : La face cachée de la police par Jean-Michel Décugis, Christophe Labbé, Olivia Recasens; Robert Laffont, 2006
• L'hôtel de Beauvau
• Sur le site du ministère de l'Intérieur