Esplanade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas, Public esplanade in 7th arrondissement, France.
Esplanade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas is a long open plaza near École-Militaire that stretches across several hundred meters through the 7th arrondissement. It functions as a major walking path with sections of green space that break up the paved areas.
The esplanade was previously part of the place El Salvador, forming the central median of the avenue de Breteuil. A municipal decree of 19 August 2004 gave it its current name, honouring Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915-2000), a former Resistance fighter and military leader, because of its proximity to the École militaire.
The esplanade's name honours Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915-2000), a former Resistance fighter and military chief, chosen because the walkway sits beside the École militaire. It occupies what was once the central median of the avenue de Breteuil, part of the place El Salvador, and was given its present name by a municipal decree of 19 August 2004.
The esplanade forms the central median of Avenue de Breteuil, a straight walk toward the gilded dome of the Invalides visible ahead. Benches line the right-hand side, and the Saint-François-Xavier church stands at the near end. Métro line 13 stops at Saint-François-Xavier station.
The esplanade was carved out of the central median of Avenue de Breteuil, formerly part of Place El Salvador, and only received its own name by a municipal decree of 19 August 2004. It honours Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915-2000), a Resistance leader and military chief, because of its proximity to the École militaire.
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