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.

Voltaire
Paris Métro station
Location	11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′28″N 2°22′48″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	10 December 1933 (1933-12-10)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Saint-Ambroise toward Pont de Sèvres Charonne toward Mairie de Montreuil
Location
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
	Westbound	← toward Pont de Sèvres (Saint-Ambroise)
	Eastbound	→ toward Mairie de Montreuil (Charonne) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right