Filles du Calvaire (Paris Métro)

Filles du Calvaire
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Location 3rd arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°51′51″N 2°21′58″E / 48.86417°N 2.36611°E / 48.86417; 2.36611Coordinates: 48°51′51″N 2°21′58″E / 48.86417°N 2.36611°E / 48.86417; 2.36611
Owned by RATP
Operated by RATP
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 5 May 1931 (1931-05-05)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
toward Balard
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8
Location
Filles du Calvaire
Location within Paris

Filles du Calvaire is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro, named after the Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire.

The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The boulevard was named after the Calvairiennes or Filles du Calvaire (Daughters of Calvary) who were an order of reformed Benedictine sisters. Antoinette d’Orléans and Père Joseph founded the order in Poitiers, in 1617. The convent was later moved to Paris and was closed in the French Revolution.

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine for platform connection
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
toward Balard toward Balard (République)
toward Pointe du Lac toward Pointe du Lac (Saint-Sébastien – Froissart)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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