Picpus (Paris Métro)

Picpus (Courteline) ([pikpys]) 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.

Picpus
Paris Métro station
Location12th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°50′43″N 2°24′02″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened1 March 1909 (1909-03)
Previous namesSaint-Mandé (1909-1937)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Terminus
Location
Picpus
Location within Paris

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 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.
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