Picpus (Paris Métro)

Picpus
Paris Métro station
Location	12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′43″N 2°24′02″E / 48.84515°N 2.400494°ECoordinates: 48°50′43″N 2°24′02″E / 48.84515°N 2.400494°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1 March 1909
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Bel-Air toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Nation Terminus
Location
Picpus Location within Paris

Picpus is a station on line 6 of the Paris Métro in the 12th arrondissement. The station is located under the Avenue de Saint-Mandé, to the west of the crossroads with the Boulevard de Picpus. There is only one entrance/exit, located on the southern side of the Avenue de Saint-Mandé.

History

The station was opened on 1 March 1909 as Saint-Mandé with the extension of the line from Place d'Italie to Nation. It is named after the district of Picpus and the Boulevard de Picpus. It was renamed Picpus on 1 March 1937 to avoid confusion with Saint-Mandé on line 1. The station has the additional name of Courteline, named after author Georges Courteline (1858–1929). It was the location of the Barrière de Saint-Mandé, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished during in the nineteenth century.^[1][2][3]

Places of interest

• Square Courteline
• Picpus Cemetery, where, in particular, General La Fayette is buried
• Church of l'Immaculée Conception

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (Bel-Air)
	Eastbound	→ toward Nation (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. "Barrière de Saint-Mandé, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
2. "Barrière de Saint-Mandé, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
3. "Barrière de Saint-Mandé" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 21 October 2009.