Rue Vaneau is a street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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. It is named after Louis Vaneau (1811–1830), a student of the École Polytechnique

École Polytechnique

The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...

, who was killed while charging the Caserne de Babylone (barracks) during the July Revolution

July Revolution

The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution or in French, saw the overthrow of King Charles X of France, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would in turn be overthrown...

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It is close to the personal residence of the Prime Minister of France

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, rue de Varenne.

Karl Marx

Karl Marx

Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...

lived in this street when he was in Paris between 1843 and 1845. It is now populated by Hotels, apartments, and high class department stores.