Voltaire (Paris Métro)
Voltaire ([vɔltɛʁ]) is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station is located in the Place Léon Blum (formerly called the Place Voltaire) along with the town hall of the 11th arrondissement, which serves a lively district.
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| Location | 11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°51′28″N 2°22′48″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 December 1933 | ||||||||||
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  Voltaire Location within Paris | |||||||||||
The station was opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu – Drouot to Porte de Montreuil. It is named after the Rue Voltaire, which is named after François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known under the pen name Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher.
Station layout
| Street Level |
| B1 | Mezzanine |
| Line 9 platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
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