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Île des Cygnes (former island)

7th arrondissement of ParisFormer islands of FranceIslands of the River Seine
Isle Maquerelle ou des Cignes
Isle Maquerelle ou des Cignes

The Île des Cygnes or Île Maquerelle was an island on the river Seine in Paris. It was in the north-west part of the 7th arrondissement, between rue de l'Université and the Seine, the Invalides and the Champ de Mars. The Musée du quai Branly is located on it. It was formed by the merger of the islets known as île des Treilles, île aux Vaches, île Maquerelle, île de Jérusalem and île de Longchamp, and was merged into the rive gauche of the Seine at the end of the 18th century.

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Île des Cygnes (former island)
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75007 Paris, 7th Arrondissement (Paris)
Ile-de-France, France
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