Censier – Daubenton (Paris Métro)

Censier – Daubenton (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃sje dobɑ̃tɔ̃]) is a station on Line 7 of the Paris Métro. It opened on 15 February 1930 as part of a planned section of the line, which was temporarily operated as part of Line 10 until the completion of the under-Seine crossing of Line 7 from Pont de Sully to Place Monge. The station was integrated into Line 7 on 26 April 1931.

Censier – Daubenton
Paris Métro station
Station view
Location5th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°50′26″N 2°21′06″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened15 February 1930 (1930-02-15)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Location
Censier – Daubenton
Location within Paris

It is named after the streets of Rue Censier and Rue Daubenton. Censier is the name of the locality. Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton was a naturalist who collaborated with Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon on his Histoire Naturelle (French for "Natural History"). Daubenton was the first director of the nearby natural history museum, the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Prior to 1965, the station was known as Censier-Daubenton halle aux cuirs. Halle aux cuirs is French for "leather market" and referred to the leather market along the Bièvre River, which is now covered in the area.

Nearby
  • Saint-Médard church
  • Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (natural history museum)
  • Institut national agronomique Paris-Grignon (a former Grandes école, now part of the Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences)
  • Rue Mouffetard
  • University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle

Station layout
Street Level
B1 Connecting level
Line 7 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Les Gobelins)
Northbound → toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Place Monge) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
  • MF 77 rolling stock on Line 7 at Censier – Daubenton
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References
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.


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