Benin
von
Meaning
an unpaved side street
Elsewhere
ruelle
Explanation
Ruelle is the nearest standard word, though a von is usually unpaved. Benin and Togo use it for the dirt side streets off the main roads.
Example
On habite au bout d’un von, juste après le grand fromager.
We live down a dirt side street, just past the big kapok tree.
Origin
An acronym, from VONS, voie orientée nord-sud (a north-south oriented road).
Where
Benin
Togo
Source